VIP Class Notes (Li)

LiEric M

Vocabulary

cycle: ride a bicycle

catch -> caught

hear -> heard

read -> read

cut -> cut

fall -> fell

walk -> walked

meet -> met

Grammar

present continuous – ing form

NOW 

What are you doing now? 

A: I am studying/reading/sleeping

to be + second verb + ing

I   am           playing

You are        playing

He/she/It   is       playing

We are       playing

They are     playing

swim+ ming 

hop + ping 

run + ning

rid+ ing

driv + ing

cycl +ing

Past continuous tense – ing form

BEFORE

*something you did for a while in the past  – I was reading books yesterday evening.

*two things that took place at the same time in the past – Jenny was eating an apple when Sally was reading books.

*when something happened while something else happened – He was eating when it rained outside.  (ing + simple past tense)

What were you doing at noon yesterday? 

A: I was having lunch

to be + second verb + ing

I was          reading

You were   reading

He/she/it     was     reading

We were      reading

They were reading