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The verb to be

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Present continuous form = am/is/are + verb + ing. We use it to show that something is happening NOW.

You can use the short forms.

Am/Is/Are doing
"What am I doing?"			"I'm standing.
"What is he doing?"			"He's sitting.
"What is she doing?"			"She's walking.
"What is it doing?"			"It's running.
"What are they doing?"			"They're playing."
"What are we doing?"			"We're surfing the Internet.

More - Learn English Through Pictures - Picture It - The Present Continuous

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Spelling Tip:

add -ing to
Words ending in two consonants	To walk	walk + ing	walking
Words ending in two vowels + consonant.	To sleep	sleep + ing	sleeping
Words ending in one consonant and a vowel (not 'e')	To do	do + ing	doing
Words ending in one vowel and g - add g + -ing	To jog	jog + ging	jogging
Words ending in one vowel and m - add m + -ing	To swim	swim + ming	swimming
Words ending in one vowel and n - add n + -ing	To run	run + ning	running
Words ending in one vowel and p - add p + -ing	To shop	shop + ping	shopping
Words ending in one vowel and t - add t + -ing	To put	put + ting	putting
Words ending in ie - delete ie - + -ying	To die	d + ying	dying
Words ending in one consonant and e - delete e + -ing	To phone	phon + ing	phoning

Pronunciation - Short forms

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I am	I'm	I am not	I'm not
He is	He's	He is not	He's not	He isn't
She is	She's	She is not	She's not	She isn't
It is	It's	It is not	It's not	It isn't
You are	You're	You are not	You're not	You aren't
We are	We're	We are not	We're not	We aren't
They are	They're	They are not	They're not	They aren't

You will also see and hear the following slang terms:-

!Note - This is non-standard English and won't win you any marks in a test or exam:-

I am not	I ain't
He is not	he ain't
She is not	she ain't
It is not	it ain't
You are not	you ain't
We are not	we ain't
They are not	they ain't

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Unit 2 - Lesson 7 - Present Continuous - Positive