Present progressive

1. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
The present progressive puts emphasis on the course or duration of an action.
The present progressive is used for actions going on in the moment of speaking and for actions taking
place only for a short period of time. It is also used to express development and actions that are arranged
for the near future.
Present progressive is also known as present continuous.
Form
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION
I
I am playing. I am not playing. Am I playing?
he, she, it
He is playing. He is not playing. Is he playing?
you, we, they
You are playing. You are not playing. Are you playing?
Exercise on affirmative sentences: Use the words below to make sentences in present progressive.
1. I / to read a book: ___I am reading a book.___
2. it / to rain: _______________________________________________
3. he / to repair his bike: _______________________________________________
4. they / to watch a film: _______________________________________________
5. the cat /to sleep on the chair: _______________________________________________
6. Jane and Emily / to do their homework: _______________________________________________
7. Bill / to wait at the bus stop: _______________________________________________
8. we / to listen to the radio: _______________________________________________
Exercise on negative sentences: Transform the sentences below into negative sentences.
1. I am watching TV: ___I am not watching TV.___
2. I am talking: _______________________________________________
3. They are drawing: _______________________________________________
4. He is opening the window: _______________________________________________
5. Angela is cleaning the bathroom: _______________________________________________
6. We are helping in the garden: _______________________________________________

2. 7. You are singing: _______________________________________________
8. It is raining: _______________________________________________
Exercise on questions I: Write questions with the words below.
1. Peter / to go / to the cinema: ___Is Peter going to the cinema?___
2. they / to play / a game: _______________________________________________
3. she / to listen /to the radio: _______________________________________________
4. I / to dream: _______________________________________________
5. they / to pack / their bags: _______________________________________________
6. you / to do / the washing-up: _______________________________________________
7. we / to talk / too fast: _______________________________________________
8. they / to clean / the windows: _______________________________________________
Exercise on questions with interrogative particles: Askforthe informationinthe boldpartof the sentence.
1. Ashley is going to a restaurant: ___Where is Ashley going?___
2. Gareth is reading the paper: _______________________________________________
3. Stacey is playing in the garden: _______________________________________________
4. She is wearing a red dress: _______________________________________________
5. Britney is doing her homework: _______________________________________________
6. Mandy is leaving at nine: _______________________________________________
7. Joe is repairing his bike: _______________________________________________
8. Amanda is going out with Dan: _______________________________________________
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