PROGRESSIVE ACTIVITIES

By: Sitti Sahriana

Progressive Activities
Answer the following questions based on the
pictures given below.

1. What are the people in the pictures doing?

2. What are the people in the pictures
wearing?
Language Focus

Look at the sentences below:

a. The sun is shining brightly now.
b. My students are studying English now.
c. My mom is staying at home now.
d. Unhas is having a graduation right now.
e. I am teaching English at the moment.
• We use these kind of sentences when we talk about
activities that are in progress at the exact time the
speaker talking.
• The time marker that we use in Progressive forms
are:
now
right now
at the time being
Pattern of Sentence

The Present Progressive sentence has the

following form:

Subject + to be (am/is/are) + V-ing + O/C

Look at the other sentences:
a. I am looking for a cheap car.
b. He is painting his house this week.
c. The students are doing the assignment this week.
d. She is writing a report these two weeks.
e. My parents are building a new house this year.
• We also use these kinds of sentences for activities
that are in progress but not happening at the exact
moment the speaker is talking.
• We can use time expressions such as:
this week
these days
to show when the action is happening.
Let’s practice
Stative verbs
What is a Stative verb?
A stative verb is a type of verb that is not
usually used in the progressive form because it
expresses a condition or states that is not
changing. Some of them are:
❖Know
❖Want
❖Like
❖Understand
Look at the way the verbs are used in sentences:
a. I know her well. (correct)
I am knowing her well. (incorrect)
b. She wants to buy a car. (correct)
She is wanting to buy a car. (incorrect)
c. They like physics. (correct)
They are liking physics. (incorrect)
d. I understand the problem. (correct)
I am understanding the problem. (incorrect)
Some stative verbs can be used in the
Progressive form but the meaning is different
from the present form.
a. They have a large house. (they own a large
house).
b. They are having a good time. (they’re
experiencing a good time)
c. Mark looks very unhappy. (Mark seems
unhappy)
d. Mark is looking for his car key. (Mark is
searching for his car keys)
e. The soup tastes salty. (the soup has a salty
taste.)
f. The chef is tasting the soup. (the chef is
trying the soup.)
g. I see Lisa. She’s behind Bob. (I’m looking at
Lisa)
h. I am seeing Lisa. (I’m dating Lisa.)
TASK

Direction: translate the following sentences into

English.
1. Saya sedang menulis laporan saat ini.
2. Ibu saya sedang mengajar adik saya
sekarang.
3. Dia (laki-laki) sedang mengecat rumahnya
minggu ini.
4. Temannya (perempuan) sedang
mendengarkan musik saat ini.
5. Ayah saya sedang membaca surat kabar
sekarang.
6. Mahasiswa sedang mengerjakan tugas mereka
di perpustakaan saat ini.
7. Dosen kami sedang menjelaskan tentang
Progressive Activities sekarang.
8. Adik saya sedang belajar di sekolahnya saat
ini.
9. Perempuan tersebut sedang menonton berita di
televisi sekarang.
10. Teman-teman saya sedang mengetik tugas
mereka saat ini.
For individual presentation:
a. Each student must choose one of the pictures.
b. The students must describe the picture by telling us
the number of the people in the picture, the place or
the location where the people are and the most
important thing is the students has to describe what
the people in the picture are doing. You can add
some more information you want to add regarding
to the picture.
c. The students have to write down the description of
the picture in paragraphs on a piece of paper.
d. The students have to describe the picture orally by
sending the voice note on the WAG. The voice note is
sent together with the picture of the paragraphs.