Use: To talk about actions happening: - now, at the time of speaking; - around the moment of speaking, not necessarily this very moment; - in a near future, especially for planned actions.
Form:
Gerund = Infinite + -ing E.g.:
drink + ing = drinking watch + ing = watching listen + ing = listening
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1. E.g.:
have – having write – writing
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2. E.g.:
Your
die – dying
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3. E.g.:
EXCEPTIONS:
What
am I are you is he is she is it are we are you are they
doing?
I am You are He is She is It is We are You are They are
dancing. eating.
A. Build sentences following the examples. James / eat / a cake
James / not eat / a cake
James / eat / a cake / ?
James is eating a cake.
James isn’t eating a cake.
Is James eating a cake?
1. I / read / a comic book ________________________________________________ 2. You / not / study / Maths ________________________________________________ 3. He / run / very fast / ? ________________________________________________ 4. Sam and Gillian / listen / to music ________________________________________________ 5. She / play / volleyball ________________________________________________
Your
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B. Now look at the example and write questions and answers. The baby / cry Q.: What is the baby doing? A.: He is crying.