PRESENT PROGRESSIVE OR CONTINOUOS

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE OR CONTINOUOS

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Introduction

The present progressive puts emphasis on the course or duration of an action.

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.
Present progressive is also known as present continuous.

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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 playing.	Am I playing?
he, she, it	He is playing.	He is not playing.	Is he playing?
you, we, they	You are playing.	You are not playing.	Are you playing?

Tips on how to form negative sentences and questions

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.

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EXERCISE

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Complete the table with the correct forms.

	affirmative	negative	question
I	I am working.
you	You are jumping.
he		He is not dreaming.
she			Is she sleeping?
it	It is snowing.
we			Are we singing?
you		You are not fighting.
they			Are they reading?

Use the words below to make sentences in present progressive.

1. I / to read a book -
2. it / to rain -
3. he / to repair his bike -
4. they / to watch a film -
5. the cat /to sleep on the chair -
6. Jane and Emily / to do their homework -
7. Bill / to wait at the bus stop -
8. we / to listen to the radio -
9. the children / to play a game -
10. Laura / to walk the dog -

Transform the sentences below into negative sentences.

1. I am watching TV. -
2. I am talking. -
3. They are drawing. -
4. He is opening the window. -
5. Angela is cleaning the bathroom. -
6. We are helping in the garden. -
7. You are singing. -
8. It is raining. -
9. She is joking. -
10. I am tidying up my room. -

Write questions with the words below.

1. Peter / to go / to the cinema -
2. they / to play / a game -
3. she / to listen /to the radio -
4. I / to dream -
5. they / to pack / their bags -
6. you / to do / the washing-up -
7. we / to talk / too fast -
8. they / to clean / the windows -
9. she / to watch / the news -
10. you / to pull / my leg -

Ask for the information in the bold part of the sentence.

1. Ashley is going to a restaurant. -
2. Gareth is reading the paper. -
3. Stacey is playing in the garden. -
4. She is wearing a red dress. -
5. Britney is doing her homework. -
6. Mandy is leaving at nine. -
7. Joe is repairing his bike. -
8. Amanda is going out with Dan. -
9. They are meeting at two o'clock. -
10. Sandy is looking for Phil. -

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