THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE a. Fill in the right form of the verb to be (long and short forms) in the Present Continuous Tense: We use the Present Continuous Tense to speak about events happening at the moment of speaking The common time expressions are: now, at the moment, today Affirmative long forms I ... singing You ... dancing • He/she/it ... playing • We / you / they ... running Affirmative short forms • I... singing • You'.... dancing • He/she/it' ... playing • We / you / they ... running . FORM: 2. I The spelling rules: We simply add-ing to most verbs: eg, read - reading • Verbs ending in consonant + e drop the e and take -ing eg. come - .... have - ..., • Verbs ending in a vowel + consonant, double the consonant and take -ing: eg. stop - ... dig...​