The present continuous
What are they doing? (2)
Describe the activities and use to be + present participle (= ing-form).
Use the following verbs:
clean - drink - lie down - paint - picnic - read - run - shout - study - swim
Form of
to be (He's/ He is) + present participle of
to shout.
Shout has a regular
present participle.
You can consult more information about the
present participle if you want to.
Form of
to be (They're/ They are) + present participle of
to picnic.
Careful,
picnic ends with a
c and has a
spelling change in the
present participle.
You can consult more information about the
present participle if you want to.
Form of
to be (She's/ She is) + present participle of
to run.
Run has a
spelling change in the
present participle.
You can consult more information about the
present participle if you want to.
Form of
to be (She's/ She is) + present participle of
to study.
Study has a regular
present participle.
You can consult more information about the
present participle if you want to.
Form of
to be (He's/ He is) + present participle of
to swim.
Swim has a
spelling change in the
present participle.
You can consult more information about the
present participle if you want to.
Form of
to be (She's/ She is) + present participle of
to drink.
Drink has a regular
present participle.
You can consult more information about the
present participle if you want to.
Form of
to be (She's/ She is) + present participle of
to clean.
Clean has a regular
present participle.
You can consult more information about the
present participle if you want to.
Form of
to be (She's/ She is) + present participle of
to paint.
Paint has a regular
present participle.
You can consult more information about the
present participle if you want to.
Form of
to be (He's/ He is) + present participle of
to read.
Read has a regular
present participle.
You can consult more information about the
present participle if you want to.
Form of
to be (He's/ He is) + present participle of
to lie down.
Careful,
lie ends with
ie and has a
spelling change in the
present participle.
You can consult more information about the
present participle if you want to.
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