Grammar World 3 - Ch14
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megamind publication14 Present Continuous
Tense
At the end of this chapter, students will be able to:
identify and use verbs in the present continuous tense.
understand when to use the present continuous tense.
frame correct sentences in the present continuous tense.
Look at the picture and complete the following sentences by choosing the correct
option.
1. Shilpa is ____________ from school. (coming/come)
2. She is ____________ her school bag. (carry/carrying)
3. She is ____________ an old man. (help/helping)
4. Her friends are ____________ ahead of her. (walk/walking)
5. I am ____________ to help her. (going/go)
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Read the following sentences:
1. I am reading a poem.
2. Radha is dancing on the stage.
3. Mother is cooking food for Dad.
4. What are they doing?
In the above sentences, the highlighted words—am reading, is dancing, is cooking and
are doing—describe actions that are on going. These verbs are said to be in the present
continuous tense.
The present continuous tense is used to talk about an action that is
happening at the time of speaking. It expresses that the action has not yet
finished.
In the present continuous tense, we always use—am/is/are + verb + –ing.
A. Fill in the blanks with the present continuous form of the verbs given in the brackets.
(Hints: Use am/is/are + verb + –ing)
1. I _______________ judo. (learn)
2. Ram _______________ to his sister. (talk)
3. I _______________ my luggage. (carry)
4. Manisha _______________ for a gold medal. (fight)
5. We _______________ to the market. (go)
6. She _______________ goodbye to her father. (say)
7. The baby _______________ for milk. (cry)
8. Kavita _______________ for her school bus. (wait)
Let us look at the following table to study the structure of the present continuous tense.
Singular Plural
Ram is singing. Ram and I are singing.
I am singing. We are singing.
You are singing. You are singing.
He is singing.
Ram and Geeta are singing.
She is singing.
They are singing.
It is singing.
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Rules for Forming Present Continuous Form of Verbs
For most verbs, we add –ing at the end of the verb to form the present continuous
verb. For example,
Simple Present Present Simple Present Present
Verb Continuous Verb Verb Continuous Verb
fight fighting learn learning
go going play playing
For verbs ending with –e, we remove –e and add –ing. For example,
Simple Present Present Simple Present Present
Verb Continuous Verb Verb Continuous Verb
bake baking love loving
dive diving take taking
For verbs ending with a vowel + consonant, we double the consonant and then add
–ing. For example,
Simple Present Present Simple Present Present
Verb Continuous Verb Verb Continuous Verb
put putting skip skipping
run running stop stopping
B. Fill in the blanks by choosing the most suitable option given in the brackets.
1. I _______________ in my room. (am sleeping/are sleeping)
2. You _______________. (am working/are working)
3. They _______________. (are laughing/is laughing)
4. Hari and I _______________ to the market. (am going/are going)
5. Shweta _______________ a horse. (is riding/am riding)
6. Mr Gupta and I _______________ in the park. (am walking/are walking)
7. You _______________ water. (are drinking/am drinking)
8. The Rajdhani train _______________ very fast. (is running/are running)
9. I _______________ in the pool. (am swimming/is swimming)
10. Stars _______________ in the sky. (is shining/are shining)
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C. Complete the following passage with the present continuous form of the verb
given in the brackets.
Mohini is a little baby. She _______________ (sit) with her mother. They
_______________ (talk). Now, the mother _______________ (put) her to sleep. But
Mohini _______________ not _______________ (sleep). She _______________
(look) at the moon.
She starts _______________ (cry).
Why_______________ she _______________ (cry)?
Oh, no! Mohini wants the moon!
NCF C-3.4
Productivity & Accountability
Look around your classroom. Write five simple sentences about what people around you
are doing.
Remember to use the correct grammar and structure.
Include a subject (the person doing the action), a verb (ending in -ing), and an object (if
needed). For example, Radha is writing in her notebook.
After writing your three sentences, exchange your book with a classmate. Read each
other’s sentences and check for any mistakes. If you find any, help your friend correct
them. Once done, give the book back to your classmate.
My Observations:
1. The teacher is standing.
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