Transcript Present Progressive

Present Progressive
G R A M M A R L E S S O N F O R 8 TH G R A D E S
BY: MONTAHA HAWAITAH
JANUARY 2012
Use
There are several ways to express a specific
action in the present. One of these forms is
called Present Progressive.
When an action takes place at this moment we
use the Present Progressive.
Watch the movie then say 5 verbs
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Time Expressions
now
at this moment
at present
right now
Look!
Listen!
* today
* tonight
* this afternoon-
‫• االن‬
‫• في هذه اللحظة‬
‫• في الوقت الحاضر‬
‫• حاليا‬
!‫• انظر‬
!‫• استمع‬
‫• اليوم‬
‫• الليلة‬
‫• بعد الظهر‬
Present Continuous
Afirmative
Present Continuous
Interrogative
Present Continuous
Negative
What are they doing?
They are boxing
He is cooking
She is playing
the violing
He is driving
He is falling down
He´s playing golf
Present Progressive
1. When a verb ends with ( e ) you have to
omit the e and add ing.
write – writing
dance- dancing
smile – smiling
make – making
Present Progressive
1. When a verb ends with CVC you have to
double the last letter.
sit – sitting
run – running
put – putting
cut – cutting
Present Progressive ‫הווה ממושך‬
3. If a verb ends with w / x / y, you don’t
double the last letter.
fix – fixing
mix – mixing
blow – blowing
fly – flying
Present Progressive ‫הווה ממושך‬
3. When a verb ends with ( ie), you omit the
(ie )and add ing.
lie – lying
tie – tying
die – dying
Exercise 1:
Add am / is /are:
1. I ___ going to the Zoo now.
2. She ___ translating from English into Russian.
3. They ___ walking in the park now.
4. The cat ___ eating meat now.
5. Helen ___ talking on the phone now.
6. The children ___ running at the stadium.
7. It ___ raining now.
8. Her father ___ watching TV at this moment.
Exercise 2:
Negate the sentences:
1. We are discussing a difficult problem now.
2. I am learning a funny poem now.
3. The pupils are having history lesson.
4. Lis is sweeping the floor now.
5. He is playing computer games.
Exercise 3:
Rewrite the sentences . Use the present progressive:
1. I open the door.
2. The cat sleeps on the bed.
3. The boys write the letters.
4. We sing songs.
5. He plays chess.
6. Helen and Bess cook dinner.
7. Jane talks on the phone.
8. The children learn the rule.
Exercise 4:
Put the words in the correct order.
1. Now,
a literature lesson, we, having, are.
2. A child, sleeping, in the bedroom, now, is.
3. Isn’t, now, he, a story, reading.
4. Are, drinking, they, milk?
5. Volleyball, my friends, playing, in the
garden, are.
What are they doing?
The kangaroo/ jump
The birds/ fly
The girl/ sing
Tom/ read
He/ dance
The boy/ play football
The dogs/ run
The hare/ play the drum
The fish/ swim
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