Present Progressive Tense

english GRAMMAR

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Present progressive tense

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delicious

wish

miss

young

dragon

American

state

study

host

race

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Dragon boat festival

Do you know the Dragon Boat Festival?

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quiz: multiple choice

Try to find four sentences including a new tense

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Today's story is about Zhu Hui, a student from Shenzhen. He's now studying in the United States. He's living with an American family in New York. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s 9:00 a.m. and Zhu Hui's family are at home. His mom and aunt are making zongzi. His dad and uncle are watching the boat races on TV.

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watching

making

living

studying

are

are

is

is

His dad and uncle

His mom and aunt

He

He

are the boat races on TV.

are zongzi.

He is with an American family in New York.

He is now in the United States.

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subject

choose which auxiliary verb (am/is/are) to use depends on the

present participle of verb

"am", "is" or "are"

present progressive tense

The form of present progressive tense is:

swimming

playing

listening

running

writing

giving

swim -

play -

listen -

run -

write -

give -

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Present participle

Knowledge review: consider the present participle form of the following verbs for example: read-reading

start

When do we use the present progressive tense?

an ongoing activity or something that is taking place at the moment.

Present Continuous tense.

It is used to describe

present progressive tense

Present Progressive tense is also called

clap

read after the recording

He is clapping.

Examples

dance

read after the recording

They are dancing.

Examples

laugh

read after the recording

She is laughing.

Examples

drink milk

read after the recording

The cat is drinking milk.

Examples

not

You/they are not doing

He/she/it is not doing

I am not doing

negative form

add after the auxiliary verb (am/is/are)

No, they/we are not doing...

Yes, they/we are doing...

No, he/she/it is not doing...

Yes, he/she/it is doing...

Is he/she/it doing...?

Are they/you doing...?

before

put the auxiliary verb (is/are) the subject

Yes - no question

practice 1

write the correct auxiliary verb (am/is/are) in each sentence

practice 2

complete the blank using present participle form of verbs

listen to the backgroung information

Let's talk about what they are doing.

Practice 3

read after the recording

Practice 3

read after the recording

Practice 3

read after the recording

Practice 3

She is playing computer games.

2. What is Mrs. Andrade doing?

1. What is Mr. Andrade doing?

He is making a phone call.

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Practice 3

guessing game

Activity 1

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Activity 2

Activity 3: Matching game

correct answers

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activity 4

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homewrok

You've done a wonderful job!

Do you want to know what they are doing?

three children and her husband

Now is 7 o’clock in the evening. Mrs. Green’s are at home.

Homework

Karina

Nancy

Daniel

Mr. Green

Please watch the pictures below and write a short story about 50 words to describe what they are doing.

walk a dog

watch TV

eat

ride a bike

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It's 7:00 o'clock on a Friday night. Mrs. Green is working at the office, but her husband and three children are at home. They are doing different things. Mr. Green is...

You can write in this way...

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having lived or existed for only a short time and not old

young

adjective

eg.

• Young children enjoy playing games in thr classroom.
• His mother looks very young.

• exclude sentences in the simple present tense and you will find the answer

If you forget the form of the simple present tense, you can click this link and review it.

• first find sentences in the simple present tense that we learned before

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simple present tense

• observe the composition and structure of sentences

Consectetur adipiscing elit

eg.

• He said he was proud to be an American.

someone from the United States, or from North America or South America

• noun

of or relating to the United States of America, North or South America

American

• adjective

eg.

• She bought an American car yesterday.

to want to do something

wish

verb

eg.

• He wishes to journey around the world.
• I wish to pass my final exams.

watching

watch

• the United States refers to America

a part of a large country with its own government

state

noun

eg.

• Abortion is restricted in some American states.
• She went to the United States for further study.

• host family means families people stay with when they are visiting another country

host (noun)

someone who has guests

eg.

• Our host is very generous, giving a plate of food to us.

eg.

• I was late this morning because I missed the bus.
• Don't miss this chance.

• to fail to do or experience something, often something planned or expected

eg.

• I really miss my friends and family.
• Many people missed him when he passed away.

miss

verb

• to feel sad that a person or thing is not present

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional festival in China.

know more about the dragon boat festival

dragon

noun

a large, frightening imaginary animal, often represented with wings, a long tail, and fire coming out of its mouth

• Dragon Boat Festival

eg. I think this horse will win the race because it looks very strong. Our school held a running race last week.

noun

race

• a competition between runners, horses, vehicles, etc. to see which is the fastest in covering a set course.

eg. Scientists study the composition of the soil.

• to examine something very carefully

eg. I study English through watching movies.

• to learn about a subject, especially in an educational course or by reading books

• verb

study

having a very pleasant taste or smell

delicious

adjective

eg.

• The chicken in mushroom sauce is really delicious.
• The pie smells very delicious.