The document explains the present progressive tense, used for actions happening in the moment or processes around the present time, alongside examples and rules for affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. It demonstrates the formation of -ing verbs and provides various exercise prompts for understanding the tense in questions and situations. Additionally, a comparison is made between the present simple and present continuous tenses.

1. Present Progressive

2. It is raining very hard outside.

3. Can you help me?
The copy machine isn’t working at this
moment.

4. Where?
What?
She is buying
groceries and talking
on the phone.
She is cooking
dinner and talking
on the phone.

5. She is riding a
bicycle and talking
on the phone.
She is doing
homework.

6. They are
cleaning the
bedroom.

7. She is running in
the park.
They are talking
on the phone.

8. She is wearing a white
dress and white
sandals.

9. Use:
1. The Present Continuous is used for actions
happening at the moment of speaking. For
example:
You are studying English at this moment.
2. The Present Continuous is also used for
processes happening around the present
time. For example:
It isn’t raining in Chimbote now.
The world is changing.
Present Progressive

10. I. Affirmative Form:
S+ V To Be + Verb–ing + C.
You are studying the Present
Continuous at the moment.
II.Negative Form:
S+ V To Be + not + Verb–ing + C.
You aren’t studying the Present
Simple at the moment.

11. EXERCISES:
D
S
C
A
E
T P R

12. III. Interrogative Form:
1.Yes/No Questions:
V To Be + S + Verb–ing + C?
Are you studying English now?
Yes, I am.
Are you wearing a dress today?
No, I’m not. I’m wearing a t-shirt
and pants.
Is Nataly wearing a dress today?
No, she isn’t. She is wearing pants.

13. 2.Information Questions:
Wh- + V To Be + S + Verb–ing + C?
What are you doing now?
I am studying English .
What are you wearing today?
I am wearing ...

14. 1) Most
verbs,
add -ing
2) Verbs
ending in –
e, take
away the –
e, then add
-ing
3) Verbs ending
with cons. +
vowel + cons.,
double the final
consonant,
then add -ing
4) Verbs
ending with
–ie, take
away the –
ie, then add
y + -ing
reading
studyin
g
doing
playing
eating
waiting
working
dance -
dancing
write –
writing
have –
having
ride -
riding
running
planning
swimming
chatting
sitting
die –
dying
lie -
lying

15. LISTEN LISTENING DRIVE DRIVING
PLAY PLAYING DRINK DRINKING
SAY SAYING SING SINGING
DO DOING PAINT PAINTING
GO GOING CRY CRYING
SLEEP SLEEPING WEAR WEARING
WATCH WATCHING BRUSH BRUSHING
MAKE MAKING EXERCISE EXERCISING
TAKE TAKING SEND SENDING
GET UP GETTING UP WAKE UP WAKING UP

17. What are the people in the picture
doing?
A
B C C
D
E F

18. Are we wearing our uniforms today?
are walking

19. am watching
Are these children playing at school?

20. is sleeping
Am I doing this exercise correctly?

21. Are the dog and the cat fighting outside?
Is he leaving with his sister right now?

22. Simple present and frequency adverbs

24. sometime
s
usually
always
never
rarely

25. PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
(1) Affirmative Form
S + V + C S+ V T
o Be + V -ing + C
(2) Negative Form
S+ don’t/doesn’t + V INF. + S+ V T
o Be + not + V -ing + C
C
(3) Interrogative Form
a. Yes/ No Questions
Do/Does + S+ V INF. + C? V T
o Be + S+ V -ing + C?
b. Information Questions

26. Present progressive and simple present
doing
He
is
is watching
does he do
he’s crying
rarely cries watches