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What Characterized the present progressive?
1. Adding [ ing ] for verb
2. Adding [ am / is / are ] after .S.
3.The Time expressions express present actions – actions that are happening at the moment of speaking:
Ex. she is reading (read) a book now
The Rule
.S. + am/is/are + verbing + Rest of the sentence .
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How addingg (ing) to verb
1. in general we add (ing) to verb
Ex. work = working
2. If the verb ends with (e)
we Delete e
after adding (ing)
Ex. take = taking
3. If the verb ends with (y)
we only adding (ing)
Ex. play = playing
study = studying
4.if the verb ends with (ie)
we chang (ie) to (y)
after adding (ing)
Ex. lie = lying
5.if the verb ends with (c,v,c) and they are pronounced as short syllable, we double the last letter and add ing:
we Weaken The last letter
after adding (ing)
Ex. swim = swimming
6. the letters [ x/y/w] not Weaken
only adding (ing)
Ex. fix = fixing
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How to negative sentences in the present progressive
we put (not) after the helping verb.
The Rule
.S. + am/is/are + not + verbing + Rest of the sentence .
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How to make [ yes / no ] .Q.
we change the location of the verb and the helping verb:
The Rule
Am/ Is/Are + .S. + verbing + Rest of the sentence ?
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How to make W/H .Q. = subject
choose W/H .Q.
put (is) after W/H .Q.
The Rule
who/what + Is + verbing + Rest of the sentence ?
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How to make W/H .Q. of the rest of the sentence
choose W/H .Q.
put (am/is/are) after W/H .Q.
The Rule
w/h.Q.+am/is/are + S. + verbing + Rest of the sentence ?
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Latest Revision: Feb 22, 2017
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