LESSON 15 15th Lesson

Fifteenth Lesson

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? (Present Progressive)

Present Progressive, is when we express actions that are happening at the moment, we
use verb to be (present tense) and the verb with (ing) added, (gerund)

I am working now Are you working now? Yes, I am / No, I am not

She is playing volleyball Is she playing volleyball? Yes, she is / No, she is not
They are swimming in the river Are they swimming in the river? Yes, they are

RULES TO ADD ING TO THE VERBS

1. When the verb ends in ¨e¨ We change ¨e¨ to ¨ing¨

Live Take Drive Living Taking Driving

2. When the verb ends in ¨ie¨ We change ¨e ¨to ¨y¨and we add ¨ing¨
Lie Die Lying Dying

3. When the verb is a syllable, the We dupplicate the last consonant and
The ending is consonant , vowel add ing
Consonant C + V + C
Swim Stop Swimming Stopping

4. When the verb is more than 2 We dupplicate the last consonant and add
Syllables and the ending is ¨ing¨
Consonant, vowel, consonant,
C + V +C and the Last syllable
has greater voice strength
Begin Prefer Beginning Preferring

5. All others, that do not comply We add ¨ing ¨

The rules above
Listen Learn work Travel Listening Learning Working Traveling
EXCEPTIONS
Snow Snowing
Fly Flying
Enjoy Enjoying
EXAMPLES
What are you waiting for? I am waiting for my mom
What are they drinking? They are drinking orange juice
Are you working now? Yes, I am / No, I am not
Is Julia driving home? Yes, she is driving home

QUESTIONS
What are you studying? ________________________________________
Is he woring now? ____________________________________________
Is helen caller her mom?________________________________________
Who is coming home?__________________________________________
Where are they traveling?______________________________________
Are Max and Bill playing soccer or baseball?__________________________
What are you eating? __________________________________________