Present Continuous/Present Progressive

Present Continuous/Present Progressive

by Musheerah Gill

Present Progressive​

​Present Progressive tells what someone is doing right now (ahora mismo/ à l'heure actuelle) . (am/is/are +-ing verb).

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EX:    I am talking on the phone right now.

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EX:   The girls are going to the party.

         Mom and Dad are cooking dinner tonight. 

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EX:    Mr. Smith is watching television right now. 

          The boy is eating a sandwich.

Multiple Choice

John ___________ to school with his brother. 

• is walk

• is walking

• are walking

• walking

Multiple Choice

We _______ English grammar in Ms. Gill's class.

• is learning

• learning

• are learning

• are

Multiple Choice

Maria and Janice ____________ a soccer game.

• watching

• are watch

• are watching

• is watching

Multiple Choice

The book ______________ on the table. 

• is sitting

• sitting

• is sit

• are sitting

​Negative

​Form the negative by using “not”. Put "not" between the two verbs.

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EX: My cousin is not coming to my house today.

EX: I am not walking. I am driving.

EX: My niece and nephew are not smiling because they are upset.

Multiple Choice

Sam ___________ to the party. 

• is not coming

• not coming

• is not

• are not coming

Multiple Choice

I __________ in 2022.

• graduating

• not graduating

• is not graduating

• am not graduating

Multiple Choice

You ____________all of the work. 

• is not doing

• are not doing

• not doing

• not do

​Questions

Verb +Subject+Verb+Complete thought

• Are you studying right now?

• ​Is the cat eating his food?

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Multiple Choice

Which is a correct question?

• Are you working right now?

• You are working right now?

Multiple Choice

Which is the correct question?

• The girls are talking?

• Are the girls talking?

• I

Open Ended

Answer the question IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE.

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