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What is Grammar?
English Grammar Terms
The 8 English Parts of
Speech
These are the words that you use to make a sentence.
There are only
8 types of word - and the most
important is the Verb!
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Verbs |
be, have, do, work |
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Nouns |
man, town, music |
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Adjectives |
a, the, 69, big |
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Adverbs |
loudly, well, often |
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Pronouns |
you, ours, some |
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Prepositions |
at, in, on, from |
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Conjunctions |
and, but, though |
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Interjections |
ah, dear, er, um |
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Hot Links
Verbs
Passive voice
Modal verbs
Conditionals
Questions
Irregular
verbs
Going to
Gerunds
Phrasal Verbs
Tenses
Nouns
(Un) Countable nouns
Adjectives
Articles
Pronouns
Preposition List
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| Grammar Quizzes
Parts of Speech Quiz
Verb Classification Quiz
Main Verb Forms Quiz
Active or Passive Quiz
Subjunctive Quiz
Future Time Quiz
Continuous Tense Verb
Quiz
Used to do or Be used to
Quiz
Have to,
Must, Must not Quiz
Can, Could, Be able
to Quiz
Questions Quiz
Tag Questions
Quiz
Infinitive or
-ing Quiz
Gerunds Quiz
Phrasal Verbs
Quiz
Conditionals Quiz
For or Since Quiz
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Simple
Present Perfect
Continuous
Past Simple
Questions
Comparative
Adjectives
Superlative
Adjectives
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How do we spell the Present Continuous?
We make the present continuous tense by adding -ing to the base
verb. Normally it's simple—we just add -ing. But sometimes we have to
change the word a little. Perhaps we double the last letter, or we drop a
letter. Here are the rules to help you know how to spell the present continuous
tense.
| Basic rule |
Just add -ing to the base verb: |
| work |
> |
working |
| play |
> |
playing |
| assist |
> |
assisting |
| see |
> |
seeing |
| be |
> |
being |
| Exception 1 |
If the base verb ends in consonant + stressed
vowel + consonant, double the last letter:
| s |
t |
o |
p |
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consonant |
stressed
vowel |
consonant |
(vowels = a, e, i, o, u) |
| stop |
> |
stopping |
| run |
> |
running |
| begin |
> |
beginning |
| Note that this exception does not apply
when the last syllable of the base verb is not stressed: |
| open |
> |
opening |
| Exception 2 |
If the base verb ends in ie, change the
ie to y: |
| lie |
> |
lying |
| die |
> |
dying |
| Exception 3 |
If the base verb ends in vowel + consonant +
e, omit the e: |
| come |
> |
coming |
| mistake |
> |
mistaking |
Now check your
understanding >> |
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