During this lesson, you will learn how to make negative, affirmative and interrogative sentences with present progressive
For instance:
| Affirmative | You are making a report |
| Negative | You are not making a report |
| Closed Question | Are you making a report |
| Open Question | Why are you making a report? |
Let’s get started
Present Progressive Guide
These are the different uses of the present progressive or present continuous
Present Progressive Use #1
We use the present continuous to talk about events which are in progress at the moment of speaking:
- I am riding my bike
- I am taking an online class
- We are discussing the project
- She is reading a book now
Present Progressive Use #2
We use the present continuous to talk about temporary states which are true around the moment of speaking:
- I am living with my mother
- I am studying English
- She is working for Walmart
Present Progressive Use #3
We use the present continuous to refer to the future when we talk about plans and arrangements that have already been made:
- I am moving to Italy in July
- They are building a new house next month
- I am leaving tomorrow morning
- We are buying a new car tomorrow
Pre-Task #1: Present Progressive Examples (30 mins)
Task 1A
Watch the video and learn about the present progressive
Instructions:
- Watch the video
- Understand each sentence
- Determine if it is (1) Affirmative sentence (2) Negative sentence (3) closed question and (4) open question
- Does any of the questions or sentences refers to future actions?
Pre-Task #2: Present Progressive Questions (35 Mins)
Task 2A
Individually open the link and create questions with the present continuous in Wordwall.
Task3A
Make Pairs, then one of you asks what every member of the team is working on and one of you answers the question
Information Technologies
Example of a question and an answer
| A: | Is Hanzell configuring the sitemaps? |
| B: | No, he isn’t. He is customizing the dashboard |
These are the tasks that every member of the team is working on
| Names | Actually Working on |
| Ariana | Create the primary menu |
| Arturo | Create the secondary menu |
| Madeline | Optimize the database |
| Hanzell | Customize the dashboard |
| Alejandra | Build a mega menu |
| Pamela | Create an interactive menu |
| Walter | Inline CSS |
| Jairo | Style the header |
| Erick | Optimize category pages |
| Wesley | Implement a caching policy |
| Isaac | Clean up the database |
| Felipe | Trash spam comments |
Business Administration
Example of a question and an answer
| A: | Is Diego organizing the files right now? |
| B: | No, he isn’t. He is preparing the report |
These are the tasks that every member of the team is working on
| Names | Actually Working on |
| Diego | Prepare the report |
| Josshua | Update the company calendar |
| Allan | Give instructions to the staff |
| Danna | Check inventory |
| Kimberly | Scan documents |
| Jordy | Prepare meeting minutes |
| Jason | Prepare an event |
| Celeste | Check the schedule |
| Yostin | Analyze the data |
| Krissel | Prepare the presentation |
Break (25 Mins)
Task4A
Take some time off and be back on time
Main Task (1 Hour)
Task5A
Use the present continuous in your conversation
Instructions
- Make Groups of 5.
- Check this word cloud about Information Technologies
- Make sentences about web design or web development
| A | 30 Minutes for Preparation |
| B | 10 minutes for practicing |
| C | 20 minutes for the presentation |
Post-Task: Writing Task
Task6A
Use the present continuous to write several present continuous sentences.
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Additional Resources
This is a great YouTube video if you want to learn more about the present progressive
