2. The Present Progressive is used when we talk about something
which is happening now. It is also called Present Continuous.
The present progressive is formed by combining the verb "to be"
with the present participle. (The present participle is merely the "-
ing" form of a verb.)
Present Progressive Forms
The present progressive is a verb phrase consisting of
both estar (the "is" part which indicates the tense) and the
present participle (the "-ing" part which indicates what the action
is). To form the present progressive, conjugate estar to the
present indicative tense and add the present participle form of
the verb that the person is actually doing.
Present Progressive Formula: estar + present participle (verb stem
+ -ando for -ar verbs/-iendo for -er and -ir verbs)
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3. USES
AFFIRMATIVE
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YES/NO
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EXERCISES
Form of the Present Progressive/Continuous
We use a form of to be (am, are or is), the infinitive of the verb and the ending –ing. to be (am, are, is) +
infinitive + -ing
Affirmative sentences:
I am playing volleyball.
He/she/it is playing volleyball.
We/you/they are playing volleyball.
NOTE: Use am with I - is with he, she, it - and with all other pronouns are.
We often use short forms in affirmative sentences in the Present Progressive. For many verbs we make
the ING form by simply adding -ING to end of the verb.
eat - eating
speak - speaking
cook - cooking
start - starting
do - doing
stay - staying
fix - fixing
try - trying
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Negative sentences:
I am not playing volleyball.
He/she/it is not playing volleyball.
We/you/they are not playing volleyball.
NOTE: We often use short forms in negative sentences in the Present Progressive.
Present Continuous - Negative Sentences
I
'm
not
playing football.
Youaren'tstanding up.
He isn't listening to music.
She isn't swimming.
It isn't playing with the ball.
Wearen'tgoing home.
Theyaren'trunning.
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Questions:
In the Present Progressive we put the auxiliary (am, are or is) before the
subject
(Auxiliary - Subject – Verb ing - Rest)
Am I playing volleyball?
Is he/she/it playing volleyball?
Are we/you/they playing volleyball?
Information questions are also sometimes called "Wh" questions.
(wh-question –auxiliar-subject-verb ing -rest)
What am I doing?
Where are you living now?
Who is he speaking to?
When is she coming?
What is it doing here?
When are we having the test?
What are they watching?
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EXERCISE 1 MATCH THE PICTURES AND THE ACTIONS LISTED BELOW by writing the numbers.
1 They are getting married.
2. She is driving a car.
3 He is shopping.
4 She is reading a booK.
5. He is playing the piano.
6. They are having lunch
7. He is ice skating.
8. She is sleeping
9. They are watching television.
10.He is building with his legos.
