Unit 6
call è call ing
To form the present participle , we add ‘ing’ to the root verb: Remember: For verbs ending in ‘-e’ : Remove ‘-e’ before adding ‘-ing’ :
take è tak ing For verbs ending in a vowel + consonant: Double the final consonant: run è runn ing
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3 Write the present participles of the verbs below.
4 stop 5 prepare 6 drop
7 taste 8 pour 9 move
10 swap 11 shout 12 come
1 buy è buying 2 take 3 clean
4 Complete these sentences with verbs in the present continuous tense. Example: The vendor is selling (sell) soup.
1 Some dogs _______ (search) for titbits in the piles of rubbish. 2 The wind _______ (blow) scraps of paper around the street. 3 I _______ (plan) to buy fresh vegetables at the market. 4 Office workers _______ (sit) at the tables eating lunch.
5 Mom _______ (make) a chicken stew for dinner. 6 People _______ (get) into the buses to go home.
5 Write five or more sentences to say what is happening in the picture. Use the present continuous tense. Example: The girls are sitting in the van.
• Exercise 5: Get students to brainstorm sentences about the picture in pairs before they write. DA Help some students with Exercise 5 by writing it as a group exercise on the board.
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