The Butterfly Called ING
There is a butterfly named ING. He is colorful and friendly. He has three best friends: the bees named ‘Is,’ ‘Am,’ and ‘Are.’
When something is happening now, the butterfly is always there, but he never goes alone. He always goes to the flower field, which has verbs with names like Run, Lie, Die, Sit, and Stop.
When he hears a noise, he tells his friends and quickly goes to the flower. They work hard together to make a correct sentence.
First, there is the subject, then one of his friends sits down. After that, the butterfly lands on the flower, adds ‘-ING,’ and makes it complete.
For example, in the sentence “I am doing my homework,” ‘I’ is the subject, ‘am‘ is the bee, ‘do‘ is the flower, and ‘-ING‘ is the butterfly.When the butterfly lands on flowers with special names, he follows some rules.
If the flower’s name is Lie or Die, the butterfly changes the ‘ie’ to ‘y’ before adding ‘-ING,’ creating Lying and Dying.
For flowers like Sit or Stop, the butterfly doubles the last consonant, turning them into Sitting and Stopping.
By working together, the butterfly and his friends help create beautiful sentences that show what is happening right now!
Fill-in-the-Gap Exercise: Present Continuous Tense
Objective: Complete the sentences using the present continuous tense.
1. Tom _______ (chase) Jerry around the house.
2. Mickey Mouse _______ (sing) a cheerful song in the garden.
3. Harry Potter _______ (practice) his spells in the Hogwarts classroom.
4. SpongeBob SquarePants _______ (make) a big bubble at Goo Lagoon.
5. Peppa Pig _______ (ride) her bicycle with George.
6. Dora the Explorer _______ (solve) a puzzle with her friends.
7. Donald Duck _______ (try) to catch a fish by the pond.
8. Winnie the Pooh _______ (look) for honey in the Hundred Acre Wood.
9.Scooby-Doo _______ (eat) a big sandwich while watching a mystery.
10. Puss in Boots _______ (show) off his sword skills in the town square.
Exercise 1: Butterfly Art
Objective: Illustrate the concept of present continuous.
Instructions:
Provide students with blank paper and colored pencils.
Ask them to draw the butterfly ING with its bee friends.
Next to their drawings, they should write three sentences using the present continuous tense. For example:
“The butterfly is flying.”
“The bees are buzzing.”
“The flowers are blooming.”
Exercise 2: Butterfly’s Busy Day
Objective: Write a short story using the present continuous tense.
Instructions:
Ask students to imagine a day in the life of butterfly ING.
They should write 4-5 sentences describing what the butterfly and its bee friends are doing throughout the day. For example:
“The butterfly is dancing in the sun.”
“The bees are collecting nectar.”