How to form the present continuous

To be + infinitive verb + ing

 

I am walking.

You / we / you / they are walking.

He / she / it is walking.

 

Exceptions

Verbs ending in –e ⮕ replace –e with –ing.

 

Verbs ending in –c ⮕ add –king

 

Verbs with one syllable and one vowel* ⮕ double consonant* + ing

 

Verbs ending in –l ⮕ double –l

 

*Vowels: a, e, i, o, u

Consonants: all other letters