Transcript Present Progressive

Present Progressive
When do we use Present
Progressive?
We use the present progressive to talk
about actions that we:
are doing now.
are planning on doing soon.
For example:
The pirates are cleaning the ship now.
The pirates are looking for treasure today.
The pirates are sailing to the island tonight.
Time expressions
Time expressions for present progressive:
*Now
*Right now
*At the moment
*Soon
*Today
*Tonight
How do we form
the present progressive?
Look at the examples:
Henry is reading a book now.
Lucy is pointing at the bird.
To form the present progressive we need to have the following:
Subject + am/is/are + VERB + ing + ~~~~~ + Time Expression
Henry
is
READing
a book now
am/is/are
The verb ‘be’ is a helping verb
in the present progressive.
Just a reminder:
I am
You are
We are
They are
He is
She is
It is
How do we add ‘ing’ to the
verb.
O Regular verbs just add‘ing’
play – playing
sing – singing
O Verb ending in ‘e’, we drop the ‘e’ and add ‘ing’
dance – dancing
write – writing
O Verbs ending in ‘ie’, we drop the ‘ie’ and put ‘y’
tie – tying
lie – lying
O Verbs that end with a combination of consonant – vowel –
consonant, CVC, we have to double the last letter and add
‘ing’.
sit – sitting
dig – digging
There are 5 letters that we cannot double: h, w, v, x and y.
O But if the word ends with a CVC combination and it has
more than one syllable, then we have to find out if the stress
is on the last syllable.
open – O/pen – The stress is on the first syllable, so we
don’t double the ‘n’ and we get –
opening.
begin – be/GIN – the stress is on the last syllable, so
we double the ‘n’ and get –
beginning.
Let’s try together!
O Henry and Lucy _____________ (talk) to the pirates.
O Henry and Lucy are talking to the pirates.
O Lucy _____________ (make) a pirate map.
O Lucy is making a pirate map.
Forming questions
O To ask a question in the present progressive,
you move the ‘am’ ‘is’ ‘are’ to the beginning of
the sentence:
O Is Henry talking to the pirates?
O Henry is talking to the pirates.
O Are Lucy and the pirates dancing?
O Lucy and the pirates are dancing.
Forming a negative sentence
O To form a negative sentence you have to add the
word ‘not’. It comes after the helping verb ‘be’.
O For example:
O I am not sailing a ship now.
O Henry is not eating fish and chips right now.
O The pirates are not digging for treasure right now.
Let’s try together!
O Henry and Lucy are talking to the pirates.
O ______Henry and Lucy _______ to the pirates.
O Are Henry and Lucy talking to the pirates.
O Lucy _____________ (not look) at a pirate map.
O Lucy is not looking at a pirate map.
Now you try!
O Fill in the correct form of the verb.
Lucy ________ (not eat) lunch now.
2. _____Henry ________ (sit) with the pirates right now?
3. Henry and Lucy ________ (sail) with the pirates tonight.
4. The pirates ________ (not look) for treasure.
5. I ________ (write) a story about pirates now.
6. The bird ________ (bring) a map to the pirates right now.
7. ______the pirates ________ (dance) on the ship?
8. The pirate ________ (open) the treasure chest.
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Check your answers!
O Fill in the correct form of the verb.
Lucy is not eating lunch now.
2. Is Henry sitting with the pirates right now?
3. Henry and Lucy are sailing with the pirates tonight.
4. The pirates are not looking for treasure.
5. I am writing a story about pirates now.
6. The bird is bringing a map to the pirates right now.
7. Are the pirates dancing on the ship?
8. The pirate opening the treasure chest.
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