Transcript Present Progressive - AlQods English Club

Present Progressive
Use be with –ing verbs to indicate
temporary and current happenings.
What’s present progressive?
• Use the present
progressive for any
activity that is
happening now.
• Example: Today we
are studying the
present progressive.
• Not: Today we study
the present
progressive.
Why are the couple using
the present progressive?
Which verbs are present progressive?
Identify each verb as present progressive or not:
__ 1. Karl is taking time to read the book.
__ 2. Earl is making a lot of money at work.
__ 3. Vince is smart enough to pass the test.
__ 4. The classmates are looking at the board.
__ 5. Sandra hates it when she feels bad.
__ 6. I am talking during the lecture time.
__ 7. No one seems better prepared than Al.
Do you recognize
the present progressive?
What types of verbs can be
present progressive?
• Present progressive
verbs must be about
an activity.
• Only action verbs can
be used, not be verbs.
• The Internet is
helping us to learn
more English.
• But Not: The Internet
is being on.
Are we using the Internet
to study English?
What about questions and
negatives in the progressive?
• Negatives use not after the be verb.
I am not writing a paragraph this week.
We are not going to church this weekend.
Alex is not interested in the message there.
• Questions often begin with the be verb.
Am I taking this class again next semester?
Is the computer working alright today?
Are the math students doing their problems?
Do you know how to use
the present progressive?
Can you make questions and negatives?
Use: is, isn’t, am not, are, are coming,
am going, are going, are doing.
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Ellen, what __ you __ tonight?
Hi Ron, I __ to see a movie.
Oh, what kind of movie __ it, action?
No, it __ an action movie; it __ a comedy.
So who __ you __ with to see the movie?
I __ with anyone; __ you wanting to go?
Yes, I can come; I __ doing anything.
OK. __ you __ over so we can go together?
Do you use the present
progressive correctly?
Where do we put frequency adverbs
in present progressive?
• Use frequency
adverbs like always
and often after be.
– Our class is
always meeting in
this room.
– We are never
going to the
language lab.
Is Chuck using the simple present
or the present progressive?
Can you use frequency adverbs?
Use: always, usually, sometimes, rarely, and never.
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Mario is a good student; he __ studies for
exams.
Marla is a pretty good student; she __ arrives in
class on time.
Ramon isn’t always in class; he __ stays at home.
Karla doesn’t like to study; she only __ opens up
her books to read anything.
Ken isn’t a college student; in fact, he __ comes
to the college for anything.
Do you use the present
progressive correctly?
Non-action verbs are never
present progressive!
• Non-action verbs express existence
and so they are never progressive.
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Students want to learn more English.
Not: They are wanting to learn …
They know that it is important.
Not: They are knowing that it is …
Can you think of other examples
of non-action verbs?
Do you know active and inactive verbs?
Identify each verb below as active or inactive:
__ 1. Karl takes a lot of time to read anything.
__ 2. Earl makes a lot of money at his work.
__ 3. Vince is smart enough to pass the test.
__ 4. Eva looks more beautiful than Debbie.
__ 5. Sandra hates it when she feels bad.
__ 6. Sara knows a lot about mathematics.
__ 7. No one seems better prepared than Al.
Do you know how to use
the present progressive?
How do you make short answers
for progressive questions?
• Use short answers
for questions in
the present
progressive.
– Are you taking a
class in the summer
semester?
• Yes, I am.
• No, I am not.
Is it really a surprise test
if the teacher announces it?
Can you make short answers?
Use: aren’t I, aren’t you, don’t I, don’t you,
doesn’t he, and doesn’t she.
__ 1. Karl takes a lot of time to read, __?
__ 2. Sheba makes a lot of money, __?
__ 3. You are going home after class, __?
__ 4. I am doing pretty well today, __?
__ 5. Sandra hates it when she feels bad, __?
__ 6. You know quite a lot of English, __?
Do you know how to use
the present progressive?
Is present progressive
permanent or temporary?
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Present progressive is used to
express the temporary or unusual.
Verbs: take, review, and study
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Usually our class __ new information.
But today we __ old data for the test.
Tomorrow we __ another unit exam.
Then we __ to discovering new data.
Do you like to learn the new
or review the old?
Can you use simple present and
present progressive?
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Present progressive is temporary.
Simple present is for permanent.
Verbs: take, prepare, and study
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Today we __ the present progressive.
We often __ verb tense in this class.
Learners __ for vocabulary quizzes.
__ present progressive easy to use?
Do you understand simple present
and present progressive?
Do you use simple present
and present progressive?
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Present progressive is temporary.
Simple present is for permanent.
Verbs: take, be, study, and learn
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Today we __ future verb forms.
We never __ mathematics in this class.
Over-busy students __ ready for tests.
__ you __ advanced class next time?
Do you see the difference between
simple present and present progressive?
Is it simple present or present
progressive?
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Present progressive is temporary.
Simple present is for permanent.
Words to use: rarely find, be, want, and often
1. Many immigrants __ to learn more English.
2. The most popular college majors __ in the
allied health fields.
3. College students __ good parking places near
to their classrooms.
4. College professors __ in their own offices
preparing for classes.
Can you use verbs with
frequency adverbs?
Can you use the correct
present tense?
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Present progressive is temporary.
Simple present is for permanent.
Verbs: be, plan, take, and practice
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On Mondays our class __ grammar.
__ your friend __ U.S. History?
Where __ your car parked now?
__ you __ to major in nursing?
Do you see which verbs are action
and which ones are not?
Can you use the academic words?
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Words Used: available, benefit, identity, method,
assistance, final, conclusion, similar, definition, area.
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The __ where you live in is your living place.
If two things are not different, they are __.
When you need help, you also require __.
The Internet is open; it is therefore __.
Show your I.D. so that they can see your __.
The last scene in a movie is also its __ one.
What you decide to do in the end is your __.
The way that you do something is your __.
The good point of a friend can be your __.
The explanation of a word can be its __.
Have you learned all
of these words yet?