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The Present Progressive

We use the Present Progressive to talk about things that are going on right now, at the moment of speaking.

We use the verb be (am , is or are) and add -ing to the base form of the verb (V).

Present Progressive
I am + Ving
I'm cleaning the room.
we are + Ving
We're eating ice cream.
you are + Ving
You're eating ice cream.
you are + Ving
You're drinking.
he is + Ving
He's resting.
She's playing.
It's jumping.
they are + Ving
They're cleaning the room.

Remember! The Present Progressive has two parts.

We need both parts (am/is/are + Ving) to say something in the Present Progressive.

Spelling with –ing

In verbs that end in e, we drop the e and add -ing.

For example: shine → shining / The sun is shining.

In short verbs (one syllable verbs) that end in consonant- one vowel- consonant combinations, we double the last consonant and add -ing. We don't double the letters w, x, y.

For example: run → running / Moby is running.
sit → sitting / I am sitting.

Reading and Writing

You can write the letter a in two ways: a or a.