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Grammar Summary A-One / Unit Two – Lesson One
Grammar Summary
The Present Progressive
We use the Present Progressive to talk about things that are going on right now, at the moment of speaking
We use the verb be (am , is or are) and add -ing to the base form of the verb (V)
Remember! The Present Progressive has two parts
We need both parts (am/is/are + Ving) to say something in the Present Progressive
Spelling with –ing
In verbs that end in e, we drop the e and add -ing
For example: shine → shining / The sun is shining
In short verbs (one syllable verbs) that end in consonant- one vowel- consonant combinations, we double the last consonant and add -ing. We don’t double the letters w, x, y
For example: run → running / Moby is running
sit → sitting / I am sitting
Reading and Writing
You can write the letter a in two ways: a or a
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