
lNтERinЕDlAтE  LANGUAGE  PRAстlсE
Presеnt 
simple:
pronunсiation
Present
сontinuous: 
form
Vеrbs whiсh 
еnd in 
lzl, 
ldzl, 
lsl, lshl, /tsh/ 
and 
/ks/ 
makе an еxtтa syllablе in thе
third 
pегson, 
pгonounсе6 
lпl 
.
wаtсhеs 
misses 
relахes
Аftеr 
lf l, lkl, lpl, 
ltl, 
thitd 
pelson 
sound 
is 
/s/. 
hits 
lhltsl
othеr 
third 
pеrson 
lsl 
arc 
pronounсеd 
as 
lzl 
.  seеs 
lst..zl
Does is 
normally 
pronounсеd 
/du'z/
r  Тhе 
prеsеnt 
сontinuous is formеd with thе auxiliary уеrb be and the 
.ing
form 
of thе main 
vеrb.
I аm relахing. 
You аre 
relахing. 
He/She is relахiпg.
Wе аre relахing. 
They 
аre 
relахiпg
r  Spеlling 
problеms
Vеrbs 
еnding 
-e 
drop thе 
-e 
whеn t}:rеу add 
-iпg.
like liking 
decide 
deciding 
write writiпg
Vеrbs with 
onе 
syllablе, 
еnding 
in onе vowеl and 
onе сonsonant, doublе thе
сonsonant whеn 
thеy add 
-ing.
sit sitting 
swim 
swimmiпg 
dig diggiпg
Vеrbs еnding 
-ie 
сhangе 
-ie 
to 
-y.
lie lуing 
tie 
фiпg 
die dуing
r 
Contraсtions
In 
spеесh and informal 
wгiting, thе vеrb 
bе 
is сontraсted:
I,m 
writing. 
You,re writiпg.  He,s/She,s writing.
We,re writiпg. 
Theу,rе writing,
l 
Quеstions
Yes/Ilo 
quеstions 
arе formеd by invеrting thе subjесt and thе alхi|iatу  be.
Is 
he/she 
writiпg?
I4lh. 
questions 
follow 
thе samе 
pattеrn.
Whаt 
аre 
уou 
writiпg?
Whу 
аre we writing?
r  Negativеs
Nеgativеs 
arе formеd 
with thе verb be + nof. This is сontraсtеd in spеесh 
and
informal 
writing.
I,m not 
writiпg. 
He,s пot writing'  Theу,re not writiпg.
r  Wе usе the 
prеsеnt 
сontinuous to dеsсribе:
Aсtions in 
progrеss 
at 
thе 
prеsеnt 
momеnt.
Sorry, I саn,t 
speаk 
to 
you, 
I,m wаshing mу hаir.
Aсtions 
happеning 
,around 
now,, 
еvеn 
though not 
at thе 
momеnt 
of
spеaking.
I,m reаdiпg 
The 
Lord of thе Rings.
r 
Thе 
prеsеnt 
сontinuous 
also has some
futurе 
mеanings.
Am I 
writing?
Are-we writiпg?
Ate 
уou 
writing?
Are 
theу writing?
Presеnt
сontinuous:
mеaning