ESCUELA DE POSGRADO UNJFSC

ENGLISH FOR MASTER DEGREE

COMPETENCE CAPACITY
Develop communica tion skills that
allow the student to understand and Identify expression in
to produce oral and written messages present progressive.
in daily situations.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
11th. WEEK
PROFESSOR: LEON VILCA HERMINIA
 PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

EXPRESS ACTION THAT REALIZE

AT THE MOMENT TO SPEAK
I am at the moment.
running
Time expression.
Subject
USE Aux. : Aux.Be V.ing
Am : I
SUBJECT At the moment.
Are : YOU – WE - VERB.ing
THEY Right
IS : HE – SHE - now
IT
 USES PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

Is. used when we talk about something which is

happening now. It is also called Present Continuous.

1. actions happening at the moment of speaking

2. fixed plans in the near future
(now, at the moment)
• Peter is reading a book now
• She is going to beach on Saturday.
• She's listening to the radio at the moment.

► Verbs that express states are normally not used with the Present Progressive. If they are used,
watch the difference in meaning.

• They love being together. (They are not together now.)

• They are loving being together. (They are together now.)
4. actions happening around the moment of speaking
I am listening the English right now.

5. Trends

More and more people are using their computers to listen to music.

6. repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always,

constantly, forever)
Walter is always coming late. (I don't like this.)
Simple Present → Walter always comes late. (Here I don't give a comment.)
AFFIRMATIVE FORM AM: I ARE: WE, YOU, THEY IS: HE, SHE, IT

I’m playing soccer now.

ing= ando, endo
You are studying french lessons at the
Am-is-are= estoy-estas- estan moment.
He is copying English exam now.
3th. SINGULAR
She is going to the universty right now.
PERSON He, She, It
USE: IS
It is running in the garden now.

We are buying a new car at the moment.

You are going to the church now.

3th. PLURAL
PERSON They They are crying in the funeral right now.
USE : ARE
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