Intermediate Grammar
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Present Continuous“I am doing” — 44 interactive questions
📖 Grammar Reference — Present Continuous
Study the notes, then work through the six exercises.
A How we form it
B What it really means
You use it when you are in the middle of an action — it started before now and it isn’t finished yet.
C When we use it
An action at the moment of speaking — not finished.
“Be quiet — I’m trying to read.”This week / these days — even if not this exact second.
“Tom is working in a café this summer.”With get, become, rise, grow, improve, start…
“The days are getting longer.”An arrangement you’ve already fixed.
“We’re meeting Anna at six tonight.”D Spelling of the -ing form
| most verbs + ing | work → working · play → playing |
| ends in -e drop e | make → making · write → writing |
| vowel+consonant double it | run → running · begin → beginning |
| ends in -ie → -ying | lie → lying · die → dying |
| ends in -y keep y | study → studying · play → playing |
E State verbs — usually NOT continuous
Some verbs describe a state, not an action. We don’t normally use them in the -ing form:
💡 A few verbs change meaning: I’m thinking about it (= considering) and I’m having lunch (= eating) are correct.
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