snackable business english - place_progressive
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Get your snackable Business English today. Read on to see how the posititioning of places in your progressive tenses can make a difference in your meanings.TRANSCRIPT
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Snackable Business English
Expressions of Place +
Progressive Verbs
H. E. Colby
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• An expression of place can come between the auxiliary verb to be and the –ing verb in the progressive tense.
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Example 1:
Ray is in the den watching TV .
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The emphasis is on the location of the activity, in the den.
Ray is in the den watching TV .
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The emphasis is on the location of the activity, watching TV.
Ray is in the den watching TV .
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Example 2:
Where is Alfonso?
He’s reading a book in the library.
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The emphasis is on the activity, reading a book.
Where is Alfonso?
He’s reading a book in the library.
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1. Take nap / in living room /on the couch/ Jacques
2. Watch The Simpsons / in her bedroom / Lisa
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QUIZ Rewrite these sentences in the present progressive focusing on the location.
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1. Jacques is in the living room taking a nap on the couch.
2. Lisa is in her bedroom watching The Simpsons.
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QUIZ Rewrite these sentences in the present progressive focusing on the location.
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1. Take nap / in living room /on the couch/ Jacques
2. Watch The Simpsons / in her bedroom / Lisa
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QUIZ Rewrite these sentences in the past progressive focusing on the activity.
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1. Jacques was taking a nap in the living room on the couch.
2. Lisa was watching The Simpsons in her bedroom.
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