Grammar Verb Conjugation Present Continuous/Progressive - Affirmative (click on the verb to download/listen)   The Present Continuous (or Progressive) is used to describe actions happening in the present moment, progressive actions or near future. The structure is very simple: verb "To Be" Simple Present + main verb + -ing, example: I am teaching English. Quite easy, huh?   Examples Singular: I am calling her You are writing a long letter He is parking his red car She is kissing her beautiful baby It is burying its bone   Plural: We are learning the English language You are listening to the English lesson They are going home   Observe and analyze the conjugations below. Listen and repeat: Verbs ending in -e, -d, -k, -t, -l Verb: To See Verb: To Need Verb: To Speak Verb: To Want Verb: To Call Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am seeing I am needing I am speaking I am wanting I am calling You are seeing You are needing You are speaking You are wanting You are calling He  is seeing He is needing He is speaking He is wanting He is calling She is seeing She is needing She is speaking She is wanting She is calling It is seeing It is needing It is speaking It is wanting It is calling Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are seeing We are needing We are speaking We are wanting We are calling You are seeing You are needing You are speaking You are wanting You are calling They are seeing They are needing They are speaking They are wanting They are calling Verbs ending in -w, -n, -m, -r, -gh Verb: To Know Verb: To Open Verb: To Dream Verb: To Answer Verb: To Laugh Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am knowing I am opening I am dreaming I am answering I am laughing You are knowing You are opening You are dreaming You are answering You are laughing He is knowing He is opening He is dreaming He is answering He is laughing She is knowing She is opening She is dreaming She is answering She is laughing It is knowing It is opening It is dreaming It is answering It is laughing Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are knowing We are opening We are dreaming We are answering We are laughing You are knowing You are opening You are dreaming You are answering You are laughing They are knowing They are opening They are dreaming They are answering They are laughing Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by consonant (consonants are: b, c, d, f, g etc...) Verb: To Study Verb: To Cry Verb: To Bury Verb: To Fly Verb: To Deny Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am studying I am crying I am burying I am flying I am denying You are studying You are crying You are burying You are flying You are denying He is studying He is crying He is burying He is flying He is denying She is studying She is crying She is burying She is flying She is denying It is studying It is crying It is burying It is flying It is denying Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are studying We are crying We are burying We are flying We are denying You are studying You are crying You are burying You are flying You are denying They are studying They are crying They are burying They are flying They are denying Verbs ending in "-y" preceded by vowel (vowels are a, e, i, o, u) Verb: To Play Verb: To Buy Verb: To Enjoy Verb: To Betray Verb: To Destroy Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am playing I am buying I am enjoying I am betraying I am destroying You are playing You are buying You are enjoying You are betraying You are destroying He is playing He is buying He is enjoying He is betraying He is destroying She is playing She is buying She is enjoying She is betraying She is destroying It is playing It is buying It is enjoying It is betraying It is destroying Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are playing We are buying We are enjoying We are betraying We are destroying You are playing You are buying You are enjoying You are betraying You are destroying They are playing They are buying They are enjoying They are betraying They are destroying Verbs ending in "-ch" Verb: To Teach Verb: To Watch Verb: To Attach Verb: To Catch Verb: To March Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am teaching I am watching I am attaching I am catching I am marching You are teaching You are watching You are attaching You are catching You are marching He is teaching He is watching He is attaching He is catching He is marching She is teaching She is watching She is attaching She is catching She is marching It is teaching It is watching It is attaching It is catching It is marching Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are teaching We are watching We are attaching We are catching We are marching You are teaching You are watching You are attaching You are catching You are marching They are teaching They are watching They are attaching They are catching They are marching Verbs ending in "-ss" Verb: To Pass Verb: To Discuss Verb: To Dismiss Verb: To Miss Singular Singular Singular Singular I am passing I am discussing I am dismissing I am missing You are passing You are discussing You are dismissing You are missing He is passing He is discussing He is dismissing He is missing She is passing She is discussing She is dismissing She is missing It is passing It is discussing It is dismissing It is missing Plural Plural Plural Plural We are passing We are discussing We are dismissing We are missing You are passing You are discussing You are dismissing You are missing They are passing They are discussing They are dismissing They are missing Verbs ending in "-ss" Verb: To Express Verb: To Guess Verb: To Kiss Verb: To Press Singular Singular Singular Singular I am expressing I am guessing I am kissing I am pressing You are expressing You are guessing You are kissing You are pressing He is expressing He is guessing He is kissing He is pressing She is expressing She is guessing She is kissing She is pressing It is expressing It is guessing It is kissing It is pressing Plural Plural Plural Plural We are expressing We are guessing We are kissing We are pressing You are expressing You are guessing You are kissing You are pressing They are expressing They are guessing They are kissing They are pressing Verbs ending in "-sh" Verb: To Clash Verb: To Crush Verb: To Establish Verb: To Finish Verb: To Smash Singular Singular Singular Singular Singular I am clashing I am crushing I am establishing I am finishing I am smashing You are clashing You are crushing You are establishing You are finishing You are smashing He is clashing He is crushing He is establishing He is finishing He is smashing She is clashing She is crushing She is establishing She is finishing She is smashing It is clashing It is crushing It is establishing It is finishing It is smashing Plural Plural Plural Plural Plural We are clashing We are crushing We are establishing We are finishing We are smashing You are clashing You are crushing You are establishing You are finishing You are smashing They are clashing They are crushing They are establishing They are finishing They are smashing Verbs ending in "-x" Verb: To Fix Singular I am fixing You are fixing He is fixing She is fixing It is fixing Plural We are fixing You are fixing They are fixing Some irregular verbs. Notice that it makes no difference in Present Continuous whether the verb is regular or not. Is is all the same conjugation rule. Verb: To Be Verb: To Have Verb: To Go Verb: To Do Singular Singular Singular Singular I am being I am having I am going I am doing You are being You are having You are going You are doing He is being He is having He is going He is doing She is being She is having She is going She is doing It is being It is having It is going It is doing Plural Plural Plural Plural We are being We are having We are going We are doing You are being You are having You are going You are doing They are being They are having They are going They are doing The verbs "Can", "Must" and "May" have no conjugation in the Present Continuous. They are not continuous verbs. Globalized English School English in English   2009 - 2010 Globalized English School  - All rights reserved