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Welcome to the World of Present Progressive. By Keren Rotem. to express the idea that something is happening now , at this very moment. to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future. to complain about actions that are repeated regularly and are
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Welcome to the World of Present Progressive By Keren Rotem
to express the idea that something is happening now, at this very moment. to indicate that something will or will not happen in the near future. to complain about actions that are repeated regularly and are annoying or irritating. We use the present progressive in the following cases: We are discussing the problem write now. She is giving a party tonight. He is always losing his glasses.
amisare Form Subject + be + verb + ing I am working He/she/it is working You/we/they are working Exercise the verb “to be” ; Matching execise
Time expressions Nowpresentlyat the moment right nowthis …..tonight today when you see this time expressions use the present progressive.
Spelling rules-Adding ing a. For verbs ending in consonant + e, drop the e before adding ing. bake- baking b. For verbs ending in ie, change ie to y before adding ing. die- dying c. when the last syllable of the verb is written with constant –vowel constant and is stressed, double the last letter before adding ing. Plan-planning begin-beginning But if the last silabule is not stressed, add only ing. listen- listening open- opening
Exercises exerciseexercise
Negative Sentences To change a positive sentence to a negative one add not after the verb “to be”. Positive sentence: Miri is dancing now. Miri is sleeping now. not I am reading a book. I am reading the newspaper. not They are playing football. They arestudying. not Exercise – on negative sentences
Yes/No questions To form a question in the present progressive You have to move the verb to be to the beginning of the sentence and the rest of the sentence does not change Tom is leaving now.Is Tom leaving now? You are moving to a new house ?Are you moving to a new house? Be + subject + Verb+ing + the rest of the sentence exercise
How to form Wh Questions You add wh question before the yes/no question structure. For example: Yes/ No question :Are you crying? Why Wh question : are you crying? Wh question + be + subject + verb + ing if the wh question is about the subject of the sentence you use the following form: Whatwho + is + Verb + ing Who is typing the letter? What is making that noise? * exerciseexercise * exercise* a test*
Congratulations Now you master the present progressive