Present Progressive Tense
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P P RESENT RESENT P P ROGRESSIVE ROGRESSIVE T T ENSE ENSE RULES WE USE THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE WHEN THE ACTION IS: - happening at or around the time of speaking (now) - temporary (but not necessarily now) - changing + fixed arrangements (near future), distancing… FORMS + AFFIRMATIVE - NEGATIVE ? INTERROGATIVE I am I am Am I You ar e You ar e Ar e you We hard today. We hard today. we hard today? The y worki ng this week. The y not working this week. the y worki ng this week? He is on a project. He is on a project. Is he on a project? She She she It It it WH- QUESTIONS am I ar e you Where we hard today? - the y worki ng this week? Why is he on a project? she it SHORT ANSWERS YES , I AM. YES , he IS . NO, I ‘M NOT. NO, he ISN'T . you sh e you sh e we ARE . it we AREN'T . it the y the y KEY WORDS
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Brief overview of the Present Continuous
Transcript of Present Progressive Tense
PPRESENTRESENT P PROGRESSIVEROGRESSIVE T TENSEENSE
RULESWE USE THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE WHEN THE ACTION IS:
- happening at or around the time of speaking (now)- temporary (but not necessarily now)- changing+ fixed arrangements (near future), distancing…
FORMS+ AFFIRMATIVE - NEGATIVE ? INTERROGATIVE
I am I a
m Am IYou
are
Youare Are
youWe hard today. We hard today. we hard today?They
working this week. The
ynot
working this week. they
working this week?
Heis
on a project. He
is
on a project.
Ishe on a
project?She She sheIt It it
WH- QUESTIONSam I
are
youWher
e we hard today?
- they
working this week?
Whyis
he on a project?
sheit
SHORT ANSWERS
YES,
I AM.
YES,
he
IS.NO,
I ‘M NOT.
NO,
he
ISN'T.you she you sh
ewe ARE
. it we AREN'T. itthey
they
KEY WORDSnow at the moment currently presently today this evening this weekNOTE: ‘always’ can be used with a progressive form to mean very often/too much (when something is irritating)
