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¿What Is The Present Progressive? 1

The present progressive tense is used to describe actions that are ongoing or in progress. It is formed using a form of the verb "to be" plus the present participle (verb + "ing"). Examples are provided of how to form the present progressive for regular and irregular verbs. The positive, negative, and interrogative forms of the present progressive tense are explained and examples given of how to use each form to talk about actions happening now, currently, or planned in the near future.

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¿What Is The Present Progressive? 1

The present progressive tense is used to describe actions that are ongoing or in progress. It is formed using a form of the verb "to be" plus the present participle (verb + "ing"). Examples are provided of how to form the present progressive for regular and irregular verbs. The positive, negative, and interrogative forms of the present progressive tense are explained and examples given of how to use each form to talk about actions happening now, currently, or planned in the near future.

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¿What is the present progressive?

• The present progressive is a verb construction comprised of a


present form of the verb "to be" plus a present participle that
usually conveys a sense of ongoing action at the present time.
¿What is the present progressive? 2
• This construction is also known as the durative aspect. The present progressive
is used to describe an activity currently in progress.
• For example:
• "I am reading right now."
• Notice this construction is distinct from the simple present ("I read"), the
present perfect ("I have read"), and the present perfect progressive ("I have
been reading"). The present progressive also occurs when a speaker is referring
to things that are planned for the future, e.g, "I am reading at the event
tomorrow."
Verb + ing 3

For many verbs we make the ING form by simply adding -ING to end of the verb.
For example:

eat - eating
speak - speaking
cook - cooking
start - starting
do - doing
stay - staying
fix - fixing
try - trying
Verb + ing 4

Verbs ending with -e (with the exception of verbs ending in -ee and -ie) Drop
the -e and add ING
For example:

hope - hoping
ride - riding
make - making
write - writing
Verb + ing 5

Verbs ending with –ee Just add -ING


For example:

agree - agreeing
flee - fleeing
see - seeing
Verb + ing 6

Verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant.


For one syllable verbs, double the consonant and add -ING
For example:

jog - jogging
sit - sitting
run - running
stop - stopping
Verb + ing 7
Verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant.
For two syllable verbs. If the 1st syllable is stressed, just add ING
For example:
answer - answering
offer - offering
listen - listening
visit - visiting

Verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant.


For two syllable verbs. If the 1st syllable is stressed, just add ING
For example:
admit - admitting
prefer - preferring
begin - beginning
Present progressive Exercise ing-forms: 8

• Present progressive the ing-forms.


Present progressive Positive form: 9

• The present progressive is formed using: (Subject) + (A form of be


+ Verb ing) + Rest of Sentence
Present progressive positive form Exercise: 10

• Match the items on the right to the items on the left.


I ARE EATING

YOU ARE EATING

HE AM EATING

SHE ARE EATING

IT ARE EATING

WE IS EATING

YOU IS EATING

THEY IS EATING
Present progressive Negative form: 11

• The negative in the present progressive tense is created using am


not, is not or are not together with the ing form of the verb.
Present progressive negative form Exercise: 12
Present progressive Interrogative form
(Yes/No questions): 13

• To ask a question that will be answered with either a yes or no,


start with Am, Is or Are, then choose your subject, followed by the
ing form of the verb and then the rest of your question.
Present progressive interrogative form Exercise: 14
Present progressive Interrogative form (Wh-
questions): 15

• To create a wh-question, start with the wh-word, then add am, is


or are, then the subject , followed by the ing form of the verb and
only then add the rest of the sentence.
Present progressive interrogative form Exercise: 16
Uses: 17
1. Is used to talk about something that is happening at the moment
we are speaking.
For example:

I’m studying He’s eating Is it raining?


Uses: 18
2. We also use it to talk about something that is currently happening
but not necessarily when we speak. In this case, we use time
expressions such as "currently", "lately" or "these days".
For example:
They’re learning She’s currently Are you working
English looking for a job. much lately?
Uses: 19
3. It is used to talk about something that is already decided to be
done in the near future. Its use indicates that it is fairly certain that
what is planned will happen.
For example:
I’m going to the He’s not coming to Are you working
party tonight class tomorrow. next week?

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