The Present progressive is used for describing what someone is doing at the moment.

Example:

We are swimming in the pool.

The Sun

NA. (2016). Sol. Retrieved from:
https://pixabay.com/es/gafas-de-sol-personas-el-agua-azul-1284419/

With most verbs we have to add just ING ending.

Example:

Talk --> talking
Eat --> eating
Drink --> drinking
Watch --> watching

He is watching an interesting program on the TV


TV

Raic, V. (2014). Television. Retrieved from: https://pixabay.com/es/ni%C3%B1os-tv-ni%C3%B1o-televisi%C3%B3n-casa-403582/

With the verbs that ends in a consonant + e, we drop the e and we add -ING

Example:

Come --> coming
Make --> making
Take --> taking
Write --> writing

Joe is writing a love letter to his girlfriend.


Love

Altmann, G. (2013). Amor. Retrieved from:
https://pixabay.com/es/coraz%C3%B3n-amor-zuneigng-promesa-mano-229776/

With some verbs ending in a vowel + a consonant; we have to double the consonant and add ING.

Example:

Run --> running
Swim --> swimming
Sandy is running in a competition.


Runner
NA. (2015). Corredor. Retrieved from:
https://pixabay.com/es/corredor-carrera-la-competencia-888016/

Read and check the following examples, look at the correct conjugation of the verb to be and the combination with the verb + ing.

Example: