present progressive
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Present continous grammarTRANSCRIPT
Prof. Gilder Dávila
República Bolivariana de VenezuelaMinisterio del Poder Popular para la Educación
L.B. “Gustavo H. Machado”Caracas-Catia. Telefax: (0212) 8 73 03 21
What are they doing?
We use the present progressive to talk about an activity that is happening just now, at the moment of speaking.
Example:
We can also use the present continuous to talk about things we're doing around now.
Examples:I'm just relaxing and enjoying the sunshine
here.
She's on holiday for a week so for that time, around now, she's relaxing.
To form the present continuous, we use the present form of the verb "to be“: I am, she is, we are, they are, followed by the present participle of the main verb, which is the verb plus 'ing‘.
What is the correct answer?
Ron _____________ for the English test.
a. Studing b. Are studingc. Is studying d. Am studying
How to change the actions to Gerund forms?
Wash
Study
Run
Close
We will learn how to make questions in present
progressive.
Web site: BBC World Service
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1535_gramchallenge20/