Present Progressive

English Class Presentation

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

USES:

For actions we are doing at the moment

For plans in a near future.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS

• This evening
• This afternoon
• Tomorrow
• On Tuesday (days of the week)
• At 5:00 p.m. (hours)
• Next week.

STRUCTUREAffirmative sentences

Subject

Verb To Be

Verb with ing

Complement

Juan They I

is are am

homework video games my bedroom

doing playing cleaning

this afternoon. tomorrow. on Friday.

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

• In negative sentences we must include "not" in the structure.

• We must place the adverb "not" next to the "Verb To Be"

• We can make contractions.

CONTRACTIONS

IS + NOT = ISN'T ARE + NOT = AREN'T AM + NOT = AM NOT (There isn't a contraction for "am")

STRUCTURENegative sentences

Subject

Verb To Be + Not

Verb with ing

Complement

I Brenda We

watching doing playing

am not is not / isn't are not / aren't

this evening on Sunday at 2:00 pm.

a movies homework video games

DON''TFORGET !

• Use the Verb To Be Correctly.
• The main verb goes with ING.
• Use time expressions that idicates future.
• In negative sentences we use the adverb "not".
• We can make contractions.
• We don't have contraction for "am"

THANKS!

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