Paul

Linda
Kate and Sam
Peter
Rosie and Laura
Betty and Ana.

is reading.
is taking a shower.
are playing cards.
is speaking by phone.
is ironing.
is playing videogames
is brushing his teeth.
is walking.

Yes, she is.

No, they aren't.
Yes, she is.
No, she aren't.
No, they aren't.
No, he isn't.
 ENGLISH II
UNIT I
Assignment For Practice #1/Weight 2%
Identificar la forma del presente continuo de los verbos + ing

Name…………………………………………………………… DN12M
Class…….… Date…..……………
… ….

Present Progressive
Affirmative Negative Question
A
I am studying I am not studying I ‘m not studying I studying?
m
He is working He is not/isn’t working He’s not working Is he working?
She is driving She is not/isn’t driving She’s not driving Is she driving?
It is playing It is not/isn’t playing It’s not playing Is it playing?
The Ar
are swimming They are not/aren’t swimming They’re not swimming they swimming?
y e
Ar
We are shopping We are not/aren’t shopping We’re not shopping we shopping?
e
Ar
You are walking You are not/aren’t walking You’re not walking you walking?
e

Use:
The present continuous/progressive is used:
● Actions happening right now
● Fixed arrangement in the near future
● Actions happening around the time of speaking
● Temporary situations.

I. Provide the Present Participle/ing form for the following words:

1. Write
Writing
2. Work Working 3. Sleep Sleeping
4. Swim Swimming 5. Run Running 6. Draw Drawing
7. Sit Sitting 8. Dance Dancing 9. Drive Driving
10. Call Calling 11. Fix Fixing 12. Repair Repairing
13. Ride riding 14. Send Sending 15. Buy Buying
16. Purchase Purchasing 17. Wear Wearing 18. Use Using
19. Sing Singing 20. Pay Playing 21. Drink Drinking
22. Cut Cutting 23. Begin Beginning 24. Break Breaking
25. Make Making 26. Spend Spending 27. Take Taking
 II. Expand the following prompts into complete sentences. Use the
Present Continuous tense.

III.

He is writing a check. She is using the cell phone.

It is loading the page. Cars are being repaired

The house is selling She is removing the battery

Complete the following sentences with the words below. Use the present
continuous tense.

Adjust – purchase – press – machine – text – solder – switch on – switch off – assemble –

are soldering
1.- We ………………………………………. the circuits on the board.
am adjusting
2.- I ………………………………………. some screws, because they were loosen.
are purchasing
3.- They ………………………………………. a new house. They are moving next month.
is purchasing
4.- He ……………………………………….a gear, because he needs a new one with certain
specifications.
is texting
5.- Jamie ……………………………………….her cell phone because she is in the theater.
are assembling
6.- The workers ……………………………………….some cars. They are going to be ready
are ajusting
tomorrow.
am ajusting
7.- I ……………………………………….the machine because I’m going to use it.
is pressing
8.- He ……………………………………….all the buttons.
is texting
9.- He……………………………………….his girlfriend. He’s sending her a love message.