Present Continous Forms &
Singular-Plural
“Rules for Continous Forms and
Making Plurals”
Era Purike
Present Continuous Verb Tense
Use to talk about actions that are
happening right now
I am working. He is carrying the boxes.
They are talking. We are writing.
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Present Continuous Verb Tense
Use to talk about something that is
happening these days, but not
necessarily right now
She is studying at MiraCosta College.
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Present Continuous Verb Tense
Ask and answer these questions with a
partner:
 What are you doing right now, at this very
moment?
 What is your boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife,
friend doing?
 What are your classmates doing?
 What are your parents doing?
 What is the teacher doing?
 What is something new you are doing these
days?
Practice with a partner
Look at the pictures the instructor shows
you and tell what is happening in each
picture
 Use the following form when you speak:
Subject + to be + verb+ing
Examples:
She is sleeping.
They are eating.
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Example
Partner A
Partner B
Partner A
Partner B
Partner A
Partner B
Partner A
Partner B
Partner A
Partner B
Partner A
Partner B
Partner A
Partner B
Partner A
Partner B
To Form Present Continuous
Subject + to be + verb+ing
Negatives and Questions in the Present Continuous Tense
Statement
Yes/no
question
Wh- question
Negative
I am eating.
Am I eating?
What am I eating?
I am not eating.
You are crying.
Are you crying?
Why are you crying?
You are not crying.
He is going.
Is he going?
Where is he going?
He is not going.
She is arriving.
Is she arriving?
When is she arriving?
She is not arriving.
It is sleeping.
Is it sleeping?
Why is it sleeping?
It is not sleeping.
We are leaving.
Are we leaving?
When are we leaving?
They are arguing.
Are they arguing?
Why are they arguing?
We are not leaving.
They are not arguing.
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
AFFIRMATIVE: Play
I
am
‘m
You
We
They
He
She
It
are
‘re
is
‘s
playing
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
INTERROGATIVE: Play
NEGATIVE: Play
am not
‘m not
Am
I
I
Are
you
we playing?
they
You are not
We
aren’t
playing
They
Is
he
she
it
He
She
It
is not
isn’t
VERB + ing (spelling rules)
Make –ing forms of each verb given.
begin
 rub
 listen
 lie
 swim
 study
 happen
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get
use
admit
try
decide
come
put
EXERCISES
Admit
Answer
Break
Bring
Buy
Build
Clean
Come
Cut
Cry
Die
Do
Dream
Enjoy
Eat
Enter
Feel
Forget
Get
Go
Hand
Heat
Hit
Jump
Jog
Lie
Live
Lend
Make
Meet
Match
Open
Play
Put
Rain
Refer
Rob
Run
Shop
Shout
Sing
Swim
Sit
Stand
Start
Take
Talk
Turn
Visit
Vote
Wash
Write
EXERCISES
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Admitting
Answering
Breaking
Bringing
Buying
Building
Cleaning
Coming
Cutting
Crying
Dying
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Doing
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Dreaming
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Enjoying
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Eating
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Entering
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Feeling
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Forgetting
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Getting
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Going
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Handing •
Heating
Hitting •
Jumping•
Jogging •
Lying
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Living •
Lending •
Making •
Meeting •
Matching•
Opening •
Playing
Putting
Raining
Referring
Robbing
Running
Shopping
Shouting
Singing
Swimming
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Sitting
Standing
Starting
Taking
Talking
Turning
Visiting
Voting
Washing
Writing
Questions and negatives
He is working.
Negative:
1.
He is working.
Question:
1.
2.
The classmates are
studying.
Question:
2.
Everybody is listening.
Question:
3.
3.
The classmates are
studying.
Negative:
Everybody is
listening.
Negative:
Questions and Negatives
Questions:
To be + subject + verb + ing + ?
Negatives:
Subject + to be + not + verb + ing
Any Questions?
Write a paragraph
Write one paragraph describing this scene. Use a topic sentence, present
continuous verbs to write about the actions of people in the picture, and a
conclusion.
Rules for Making Plural
Rule # 1
Add an (s) to form the plural of most of
words.
Examples: book – books
bug – bugs
friend- friends
tutor – tutors
flower - flowers
Rule # 2
For words that end in (s, z, x, ch, sh, ss) add
(es) to form the plural.
Examples: quiz - quizzes
box - boxes
church –churches
bush – bushes
class – classes
Rule # 3
If the word ends in a vowel + (y)
[ay, ey, iy, oy, uy] add an (s) to the word.
Examples: tray – trays
key – keys
stay – stays
toy - toys
buy – buys
Rule # 4
If the word ends in a consonant + (y) change
the (y) into (i) and add (es) to form the
plural.
Examples: enemy – enemies
cherry – cherries
baby – babies
party – parties
dictionary - dictionaries
Rule # 5
For words that end in (f), drop the (f) change
it to (v) & add (es) for the plural. For
words that end in (fe), change the (f) to (v)
& ad (es) to form the plural.
Examples: wolf - wolves
wife - wives
knife – knives
self – selves
Rule # 6
For nouns that end in a consonant + (o) add
(es) to make the noun plural.
Examples: tomato – tomatoes
hero - heroes
potato – potatoes
volcano - volcanoes
Irregular Plurals
I. Some nouns change spelling in the plurals.
Singular
child
man
woman
foot
mouse
person
goose
Plural
children
men
women
feet
mice
people
geese
Irregular Plurals
II. Some nouns do not change in plural.
one deer – two deer
one sheep – three sheep
one fish – four fish
Irregular Plurals
c. Some nouns are always plural.
- scissors
- pajamas
- eyeglasses
- shorts
- clothes
- plants
Examples:
1.My pajamas.
2.Susan’s shorts.
3.Lilly likes plants.
Practice
Click the word that has the correct plural form.
1. party - parties - partys
2. shoes - shoeses - shoe
3. fox - foxs - foxes
4. gallery - galleries - gallerys
5. weeks - weekes - week
6. bus - buses - buseses
7. elves - elf - elfes
8. leaf - leaves - leafes
9. watches - watch - watchs
10. stereo - stereoses - stereos
11. month - months – monthes
12. witches – witch - witcheses
Any Questions?
Now Janet is in her house. She is sitting on
a wooden chair. She is holding a coat. She
is fixing it. James is Janet's husband. He is
sitting in front of her. He is fixing clothes too.
Elizabeth is sitting next to James. She is
Janet's sister. Right now she is helping Janet
and James. They are working together. They
are fixing clothes.
At this moment a man is coming in. He is
wearing dark clothes. He is carrying a pile of
clothes. They are all working very hard.
Where is Janet sitting now? What is she
doing?
Where is James sitting now? What is he doing?
Who is coming in at this moment? What is he carrying?