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GRAMMAR: present progressive.

a) LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT Listen top art of a conversation. Do Jonathan and Martina

know each other well? How do you know?

b) ANALYZE Read the conversation in exercise A again.

FORM Choose the correct option to complete the sentence. Then complete the table.

We form the present progressive with.

a)be + verb + -ing. b) be + the base form of the verb.

working Are you working? am Where are you

working?

Are are

FUNCTION Choose the correct option to complete the sentence.

The present progressiveis used with situations or events that

a) Happen all the time and are permanente routines.

b) Are happening at the momento of speaking or during this period of time in the
person’s life.
c) PRACTICE Complete these sentences with the present progressive formo f the verbs in
parentheses.

am making
Are having
are doing
isn’t talking
are waiting
are living
 They are riding two bikes.
 The plane is not leaving the airport, because it's still raining.
 I am taking my mother to the hospital.
 We are going on vacation next week.