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The Present Participle

Description: Learn how to form the present participle in English.

 

Video Transcript: The present participle is usually formed by adding ing to the verb - walk→walking. If the verb ends with a letter e we remove the e before adding ing - drive→driving. If the verb ends with a consonant then a vowel and then another consonant and the stress is on the last syllable, we double the last letter before adding ing - run→running, swim→swimming.

 

The present participle is usually formed by adding -ing to the verb.

      walk → walking

If the verb ends with a letter e, we remove the e before adding -ing.

      drive → driving

If the verb ends with a consonant, then a vowel, and then another consonant and the stress is on the last syllable, we double the last letter (except the letter "w").

      run → running
      swim → swimming

 

 

Practice

Instructions
Select the present participle form of the verb.

1) watch

     watching

     watchiing

     watchhing

    

 

2) ride

     rideing

     riding

     ridying

    

 

3) dance

     danceing

     dancing

     danccing

    

 

4) run

     runing

     running

     ruing

    

 

5) study

     studying

     studing

     studyiing

    

 

6) hit

     hiting

     hitting

     hitiing

    

 

7) leave

     leaving

     leaveing

     leavving

    

 

8) put

     puting

     putting

     putng

    

 

9) read

     reading

     readying

     readding

    

 

10) write

     writing

     writeing

     writting

    

 

 

Writing Practice

Write five verbs and their present participle forms. Write the "Writing Practice" in the comments section below.

 

Do you want more practice with the present participle?

Passport to English - Present Participle

Inglés Mundial - Participio Presente

 

 

 

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