Present Participle

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We set out the key objectives for this course so you can identify what you need to learn. We provide a downloadable checklist that you can print out to check off the points as you go through the course.

Learn how to create the present participle for any verb in English by watching this video and learning the rules. You can download the slides used in this grammar video and we provide an interactive worksheet (with answers) that you can complete at the same time as watching the video to check your understanding.

This is a short presentation that provides real-life examples of the present participle being used by native English speakers. We have collected examples from the news, online search tools and in comic strips.

Learn the correct pronunciation of the present participle ending ING by watching this pronunciation video. You can download the slides used in this pronunciation video as well as an interactive worksheet (and answers) that you can complete at the same time as watching the video so you can test your understanding.

You will learn from the pronunciation video in this course that there are three different ways to pronounce the present participle ending. We provide a list of the 20 most common verbs in English in their present participle form and audios of all three "ING" pronunciations. You can download this list in PDF format with each verb written phonetically.

It's really important that you can convert verbs into their present participle formation. Use these verb flashcards to test your ability to turn any verb into its present participle. We also provide an online tool as an alternative to printing.

You will learn in this course that the present participle is a formation that is used in many other grammar topics. By completing activities related to these other grammar topics you will automatically be practising your use of the present participle. We explain how you can use grammar resources from related topics to help you practise the present participle and point you towards our favourite online resources for these topics.

The present participle is a key part of the present continuous tense and we encourage you to practise using the present continuous tense (and the present participle) in our online forum called "what are you doing?"). Here, you can easily upload a picture and explain what you are doing in this picture order to practise your present participle. You can comment on the pictures of our other course members and engage with thme to practise using the present partciiple too. We will also provide any feedback and corrections to your comments related to the present participle.

This review page summarises everything learnt in this coursein a downloadable PDF page.

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