PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING

AT PRESENT (1)

They are dancing right now.

TEMPORARY SITUATIONS (2)
They normally play tennis.

But this week they are skating.

CHANGING SITUATIONS (3)
Yesterday it was very sunny.

Today it’s raining more and more.

FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS (4)

They are celebrating a party next weekend.

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this week.

They are throwing snowballs now

 The Present Continuous Tense

• I am giving classes right now

• My mother is working now.
• The students are paying attention at
this moment.
AFFIRMATIVE: Run

I am
‘m
You are
We ‘re running
They
He is
She ‘s
It
 THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
INTERROGATIVE: Run NEGATIVE: Run

am not
Am I I ‘m not

you You are not

Are we running? We aren’t
running
they They
he He is not
Is she She isn’t
it It
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Is he praying in the church at the

moment?
No, he isn’t. He is running.
WHAT IS SHE DOING?
draw

She is drawing a picture at

the moment.
VERB + ing (spelling rules)
 Make –ing forms of each verb given.
 begin • get
 rub
• use
 listen
• admit
 lie
 swim • try
 study • decide
 happen • come
• put
EXERCISES
Admit Do Hit Play Sit
Answer Dream Jump Put Stand
Break Enjoy Jog Rain Start
Bring Eat Lie Refer Take
Buy Enter Live Rob Talk
Build Feel Lend Run Turn
Clean Forget Make Shop Visit
Come Get Meet Shout Vote
Cut Go Match Sing Wash
Cry Hand Open Swim Write
Die Heat

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 EXERCISES

• Admitting • Doing •
• Hitting • Playing Sitting
• Answering • Dreaming •
• Jumping• Putting Standing
• Breaking • Enjoying •
• Jogging • Raining Starting
• Bringing • Eating •
• Lying • Referring Taking
• Buying • Entering •
• Living • Robbing Talking
• Building • Feeling •
• Lending • Running Turning
• Cleaning • Forgetting •
• Making • Shopping Visiting
• Coming • Getting •
• Meeting • Shouting Voting
• Cutting • Going •
• Matching• Singing Washing
• Crying • Handing •
• Opening • Swimming Writing
• Dying • Heating
EXERCISE 2
EXERCISE 2

Hello, my name is Jorge. Today is a

holiday – May, 1st – The worker’s day.
We´re having a fantastic holiday! Sarah
and Ana are sitting on park benches –
they are with their boyfriends. Arthur is
telling a joke to Lisa and she is
laughing. Peter is listening to the radio
and reading.
 Mr. Silva is selling ice creams at the beach.
Mrs. Dantas is walking her dog at the park – it
is pissing at the light pole. Bob is riding a
bike – he is having so much fun! Mr. Dantas is
parking his car in a prohibited place. The
traffic cop Eduard is fining him. I´m sitting
on the beach I am eating an ice cream.
 Alice and Paul are swimming in the
sea. David is taking pictures of his
friends: they are jumping! Tom is in
the park. He´s playing soccer with
his friends: John and Robert who is
the goalkeeper. Everybody is happy
(except Mr. Dantas and Eduard).
EXERCISE 2

Alice and Paul

Tom, John and Robert
David

Mr. Silva
Jorge
Ana Mrs.Dantas Mr.Dantas
Eduard
Peter
Sarah
Bob

Arthur
And Lisa