CHAPTER III PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE B+ -ING

PART ONE
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE B+ -ING
III.1. BE + -ING: USING THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE
S + BE + V-ing + C EXPLICATION

AM+ING I am explaining this lesson now. - Cuando digo esta oración, yo estoy
explicando esta lección. La acción está
pasando ahora y yo estoy diciendo la
oración al mismo tiempo.
IS+ING Mary is sitting in class now.
Am
ARE + ING You are listening to the teacher now. Is verbos auxiliares +V-ing
Are

El verbo to be se usa como auxiliar y al

verbo se le añade ING

EXERCISE 1.- Write sentences using present progressive.

1. The teacher _____________________________ the lesson now. (explain)

2. I _____________________________ to the teacher. (listen).
3. We _____________________________ the exercises now. (write)
4. They _____________________________ the text. (read)
5. Emmy _____________________________ the blackboard now. (Erase)

III.2. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE NEGATIVE FORM

SUBJECT + BE + NOT +V-ING EXPLICACIÓN

Mary is not listening to the teacher now. - La negación se hace con el verbo auxiliar
She isn`t listening to the teacher now. más not
AM+ NOT = I´m not
Se contractan así:
I am not explaining lesson two right now Is + not = Isn´t
I’m not explaining lesson two right now. Are + not = aren´t

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III.3. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE: YES/NO QUESTIONS

QUESTION SHORT ANSWER (+LONG ANSWER)

BE+SUBJECT+ -ING
Is Peter studying? Yes, he is. (He´s studying)
No, he isn´t (He isn´t studying)
Are you working now? Yes, I am (I´m working now)
No, I´m not. (I´m working now)
(I´m not working)

EXERCISE 2.- Make questions and give short answers.

Ej: Is Betty Studying English?

Yes, She is ( Betty is studying English)
1. ________________________________________________________
No, _______________ (Mary isn´t working now)
2. ________________________________________________________
Yes, _______________ (They are drinking a cup of coffee)
3. ________________________________________________________
No, _______________ (Liz and Peter aren´t dancing)
4. ________________________________________________________
Yes, _______________ (We are having lunch)
5. ________________________________________________________
Yes, _______________ (Peter is flying to U.S.A.)
6. ________________________________________________________
No, _______________ (The children aren´t playing in the garden)
7. ________________________________________________________
Yes, _______________ (The baby is crying)
8. ________________________________________________________
Yes, _______________ (Nathaly is talking to her husband on the phone)
9. ________________________________________________________
No, _______________ (I´m not writing a book)

“He is not playing with a full deck.”

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III.4. SPELLING OF –ING (Reglas para escribir la terminación –ing)

END OF VERB –ING FORM EXPLICACIÓN

Rule 1.- Consonante + -E Quite la E y añada –ing.

ex: smile smiling
erase erasing

Rule 2.- Una vocal + una consonante Duplique la consonante y aña –ing
ex: Sit sitting
stop stopping Excepto con w, x, y
ex: snow = snowing
fix = fixing
say = saying

Rule 3.- Dos vocales + una consonante Añada – ing sin

ex: read reading duplicar la consonante
rain raining

Rule 4.- dos consonantes Añada –ing, no duplique la consonante

ex: stand standing
push pushing

EXERCISE 3.- Write the –ing forms for the following verbs.

1. erase _____________________________ 6. eat _____________________________

2. count _____________________________ 7. drink ___________________________
3. cut _______________________________ 8. do _____________________________
4. cry ______________________________ 9. study ___________________________
5. sit _______________________________ 10. rain ___________________________

EXERCISE 4.- make questions and give short answers.

1. __________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (Mary is playing the piano now)

2. __________________________________________________________
No, _____________________ (The baby isn´t crying)

3. __________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (We are eating lunch right now)

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4. __________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (Jim is studying at the library now.)
5. __________________________________________________________
No, _____________________ (Betty and Tom aren´t dancing.)
6. __________________________________________________________
No, _____________________ (The baby isn´t crying)
7. __________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (Peter is drinking a cup of coffee.)
8. __________________________________________________________
No, _____________________ (The girls aren´t playing in the street.)
9. __________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (The airplane is flying to Miami.)
10. __________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (The students are writing in their books.)
11. __________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (My brother is talking to this girlfriend on the phone.)
12. __________________________________________________________
No, _____________________ (They brother is talking to his girlfriend on the phone.)

EXERCISE 5.- Write the –ing forms for the following words.

1. Smile ____________________________ 6. Run ____________________________

2. Sleep _____________________________ 7. Put _____________________________
3. Smoke ___________________________ 8. Look ___________________________
4. Say ______________________________ 9. Dance __________________________
5. Ear ______________________________ 10. Step __________________________

EXERCISE 6.- Look at your classmates and write what they are doing right now.
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________

“He is a good friend that speaks well of us behind our backs”

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PART TWO THE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE

III.5. PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE AFFIRMATIVE FORM

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE PAST PROGRESSIVE

I´m studying English now. I was studying English yesterday.

He is working right now. He was working yesterday.
They are sitting in class now. They were sitting in class yesterday

III.6. PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE NEGATIVE FORM

SUBJECT + BE + NOT +-ING CONTRACTION

Mary was not playing cards last night. was+not = wasn´t

Mar wasn´t playing cards las night. + v (ing)
You were not eating dinner late last night. were + not = weren´t
You weren´t eating dinner late last night.

III.7. PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE INTERROGATIVE FORM: YES/NO QUESTIONS

BE + SUBJECT + -ING SHORT ANSWER (+LONG ANSWER)

Was Mary listening to the radio? Yes, she was (she was listening to the radio)
No, she wasn´t. (She wasn´t listening to the radio.)

Were you working at home last night? Yes, we were. (We were working at home last
night)
No, we weren´t. (We weren´t working at home).

EXERCISE 7.- Make questions and give short answers.

1. ___________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (He was working at the post office)
2. ___________________________________________________________
No, _____________________ (They weren´t playing soccer yesterday afternoon)
3. ___________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (We were eating lunch at a restaurant yesterday)

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4. ___________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (Mary was studying English at the CBA)
5. ___________________________________________________________
No, _____________________ (I was not going to the movies)
6. ___________________________________________________________
No, _____________________ (Natalia and Betty weren´t drinking coffee)
7. ___________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (They were dancing at the party)
8. ___________________________________________________________
No, _____________________ (John wasn´t talking with me on the phone)
9. ___________________________________________________________
Yes, _____________________ (We were sleeping last night)
10. ___________________________________________________________
No, _____________________ (She wasn´t wearing a long dress)

EXERCISE 8.- Write sentences in past progressive tense using the following verbs.

1. (dream) _____________________________________________________________
2. (shine) ______________________________________________________________
3. (clap) _______________________________________________________________
4. (bite) _______________________________________________________________
5. (hit) ________________________________________________________________
6. (throw) _____________________________________________________________
7. (draw) ______________________________________________________________
8. (catch) ______________________________________________________________
9. (break) ______________________________________________________________
10. (sneeze) _____________________________________________________________
11. (cough) _____________________________________________________________
12. (laugh) ______________________________________________________________
13. (sign) _______________________________________________________________
14. (fly) ________________________________________________________________
15. (get) ________________________________________________________________

III.8. QUESTIONS USING INTERROGATIVE WORDS

IW + BE + SUBJECT + -ING SHORT ANSWER LONG ANSWER

What was she wearing last night? A long dress. She was wearing a long dress.
Where were you going yesterday? To the park. I was going to the park.
What were you doing last night? Studying English. I was studying English.

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EXPLICACIÓN: Las palabras interrogativas se colocan delante de was y were

EXERCISE 9.- Answer the following questions.

1. What were you doing yesterday morning?

_________________________________________________________
2. Where was your sister going yesterday?
_________________________________________________________
3. Was she wearing jeans at the party?
_________________________________________________________
4. Were you studying last night?
_________________________________________________________
5. What was your friend wearing yesterday morning?
_________________________________________________________
6. Where were you working last week?
_________________________________________________________
7. Was Mary eating lunch at the restaurant?
_________________________________________________________
8. Where was she eating lunch?
_________________________________________________________
9. What were you buying at the supermarket yesterday?
_________________________________________________________
10. Where were you dancing last night?
_________________________________________________________

EXERCISE 10.- Write questions using WAS or WERE + ING

1. (What / Betty / do / yesterday morning)

_________________________________________________________
2. (What / Edwin / play / yesterday)
_________________________________________________________
3. (Where / you / go / last night)
__________________________________________________________
4. (What / she / study / at the library / yesterday)
__________________________________________________________
5. (When / you / cook lunch)
__________________________________________________________

“Among the blind the one-eyed man is king”

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