Verbs in present Progressive
We (learn) a lot this year.
We are learning a lot this year.
Who's Mikey Mouse's girlfriend
His girlfriend is Minnie
Toño feels better.
Is Toño feeling better?
She / call / her mother.
She isn´t calling her mother.
What's the structure (formula) of Present Progressive affirmative?
Subject + Verb to be (am, is, are) + verb with ing. + complement.
I (write) an email to my friend Nikki.
I am writing an email to my friend Nikki.
What's the last name of your teacher?
Hernández
She plays the piano.
Is she playing the piano?
They / play / a game
They aren`t playing a game
What are the 3 forms of the verb "to be" in the present continuous?
am, is, are
Paul (eat)lunch in the cafeteria.
Paul is eating lunch in the cafeteria.
What are your classmates & you playing?
We are playing JEOPARDY!
She drinks coffee
Is she drinking coffee?
He / get ready / for the party
He isn`t getting ready for the party
You can use the present progressive to talk about action that is happening...
NOW
She (play) a video game.
She is playing a video game.
What is the teacher doing now?
He is teaching English.
The kids play video games
Are the kids playing video games?
I / work / on a project
I´m not working on a project
Ted (fix) the dvd.
Ted is fixing the dvd.
They (swim) in the pool.
They are swiming in the pool.
What's the name of your teacher?
Jorge Ricardo
It rains
Is it raining?
It / rain / very hard.
It isn`t raining very hard.
We (sit)next to the pool.
We are sitting next to the pool.