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Present Progressive Explained and Practiced

The document discusses the present progressive tense, including how to form sentences in the present progressive using be verbs and the -ing form of verbs. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences and explains how to form negative and interrogative sentences. There are also exercises for students to practice forming present progressive sentences.

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Present Progressive Explained and Practiced

The document discusses the present progressive tense, including how to form sentences in the present progressive using be verbs and the -ing form of verbs. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences and explains how to form negative and interrogative sentences. There are also exercises for students to practice forming present progressive sentences.

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Present Progressive

The present progressive is used for actions going on in the moment of speaking
and for actions taking place only for a short period of time. It is also used to
express development and actions that are arranged for the near future.

Use a form of to be and the infinite verb plus -ing.

Use:

am with the personal pronoun I

is with the personal pronouns he, she or it (or the singular form of nouns)

are with the personal pronouns you, we, they (or the plural form of nouns)

affirmative negative question

I I am playing. I am not Am I
playing. playing?

he, she, it He is playing. He is not Is he


playing. playing?

you, we, You are playing. You are not Are you
they playing. playing?

Tips on how to form negative sentences and cuestiones.

In negative sentences, we put not between the form of be and the verb.

In questions, we simply swop the places of subject and the form of be.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (Writing)
NAME:__________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Use the words below to make sentences in present progressive.


(+) positive (-) negative (‽)interrogative

1. it / to rain (+)

2. he / to repair his bike (‽)

3. they / to watch a film (+)

4. the cat /to sleep on the chair (-)

5. Jane and Emily / to do their homework (‽)

6. Bill / to wait at the bus stop (+)

7. we / to listen to the radio(‽)

8. the children / to play a game (+)

9. Laura / to walk the dog (-)

10. I / to read a book (-)


PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Instructions:
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE (Listening)

Name:____________________________________________________________

Instructions: watch the video ‘Mater ande the ghostlight’ and identify and annotate
phrases with progressive present.
Link video: [Link]

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