I am reading He is watching
-We form the negative by putting ''not'' after the verb to be :
-We form the interrogative by putting the verb to be before the subject and the present participle after the subject:
He is singing Is he singing? yes he is / no he isn't
-We use the Present Progressive for actions that are happening now, at the moment of speaking:
Mary is talking on the phone.
Expressions used with the Present Proggressive:
look! listen! now, at the moment, this morning,
Formations of the present participle
-We form the present participle by adding -ing to the verb:
talk-talking
-Verbs which end in -e drop the -e before the -ing:
come-coming take-taking
-Verb with one syllable which end in one vowel + one consonant double the final consonant before the -ing:
stop-stopping run-running
BUT We do not double x: mix-mixing
-Verbs with two or more sylables which end in one vowel + one consonant double the final consonant only when the last syllable is stressed:
begin-beginning but visit-visiting
-Verbs which end in one vowel + I double the -I before the -ing
travel-travelling but sail-sailing
-Verbs which end in -ie change the -ie to -y before the -ing
die-dying lie-lying
Note Some verbs which express permanent states are not normally used in present progressive. These are called stative verbs.
Verbs of senses: see,hear,taste,smell,feel,
verbs of describing feelings:like,dislike,love,hate,want,prefer,
verbs of describing thoughts, beliefs:think,believe,know,understand,guess,imagine,hope,remember,forget,
other verbs:seem,appear,weight,cost,own,belong to,debend on,
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