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Conjugation

Use
Is used to discuss current situations that have started but have not yet come to an end: It's
raining (it's raining). This verb is often used to describe situations that we have before our eyes
and we know that adults develop as we speak
Example
I am reading the newspaper.
He is having a shower.
We are playing tennis.


Spelling rules
. 1 When the verb ends in " e" normally "and" falls before the ending- ing :
make - making ; take - taking .
. 2 When it is a verb monosyllabic finish one vowel followed by a consonant , the final
consonant is doubled before the ending- ing :
stop - stopping ; sit -sitting ; win - winning .
When more than one vowel in the verb, not double the final consonant :
rain - raining
. 3 When is a verb whose bisilbico is the second syllable , the final consonant is doubled
before the ending - ing :
begin - beginning ; prefer - preferring .
But if the stressed syllable is the first no modifications:
visit - visiting ; open - opening


exception:
In British English , the bisilbicos verbs with accent on the first syllable ending in " l " and "
travel" double the "l " before the ending - ing ( traveling ) . In American English , do not double
the consonant ( traveling ) .
4 There are no changes when the verb ends in a vowel or consonant + y:
play - playing ; study - studying
. 5 finishes -ie verbs change this by a vocal group and before the ending- ing :
die - dying
Subject Verb (to be) gerund
I am talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
He, She, It is talking, eating, learning, doing, going...
You, We, They are talking, eating, learning, doing, going...

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