The document discusses the present progressive tense in English grammar. It provides definitions of the present progressive from linguistic sources and outlines its key uses according to other sources, including to describe actions happening now or around now, temporary situations, repeated actions, gradual processes of change, planned future actions and current trends. The document also explains the basic structure of the present progressive (verb "to be" + -ing form), present participle, affirmative/negative/question forms, and spelling rules for verbs ending in letters like e and i.

1. Gerardo Barrios University
School of Arts and Science
Foreign Language Department
English Grammar I
Present Progressive
Presented by : Keiry Zuleyma Rivas Arias
Clemencia Isabel Rivas Funes

3. What is the present Progressive?

4. According to “Richard Nordquist”
A verb construction (made up of a present form
of the verb "to be” plus a present participle) that
conveys a sense of ongoing action at the present
time.

5. According to “Betty Schrampfer Azar”

6. She is waiting for you

7. She is waiting for you, since yesterday.

8. She is going to wait for you, until tomorrow.

9. Linguists as Betty Azar, call it:

Progressive Aspect
 Continuous Aspect

10. Tom is Reading
Tom is reading a book

11. Present Progressive Structure
I am Studying
Verb “to be”
-Ing, Form

12. Spelling rules.:
1. Start-starting – finish-finishing - wash –washing
2. Ride – Riding
5. Beg – Begging
3. See- Seeing
4. Tie-Tying
6. Play – Playing

13. Present Participle and Present progressive
Cooking
She is Cooking

14. Present Progressive Uses, According to “Ronald Carter and
Michael McCarthy”

Actions taking place at the moment of speaking (now).
He is playing Soccer

Actions taking place only for a limited period of time.
Jane is helping in his brother's firm this week.

15. 
Repeated actions
She is always helping people.

Actions taking place around now (but not at the moment of speaking)
I am studying for my exams.

16. 
To refer to gradual processes of change
This plant is growing very fast....We need another pot

Planned actions: future reference
I'm going to the theatre tonight

17. 
Temporary situations
She is staying with her friend for a week

To describe current trends.
People are becoming less tolerant of smoking these days

18. 
To talk about something happening around the time of speaking, but
not necessarily at the time of speaking.
Now she is having a bath… But she is
an important writer. She is writing a book on global
warming.

19. Present Progressive Forms, According to “University Victoria”
There are 3 forms to use the present progressive:
 Affirmative

Negative

Question (WH- Yes/No)

20. Affirmative
Subject+ “To be”+ -Ing form
She is eating

21. Negative
Add not or n’t
He is not eating
Contracted
He isn’t eating

22. YES/No question?
Moving the verb “To be” to beginning
Am I eating?

23. WH-Question?
Adding the WH- word
What am I eating?

24. Why is she eating?

25. Where are they eating?

26. When are they eating?

27. Who is eating?