PRESENTPROGRESSIVE

B Y : C O L E G I O R E A L D E L B O S Q U E

1. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE CAN BE USED TO TALK ABOUT ACTIONS HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING

EXAMPLES

• Miss Flor is teaching English at Colegio Real del Bosque.

• Fernando is singing in the school now.

• David is sleeping in his room.

• They are dancing with Emma Watson.

2. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE IS ALSO USED TO TALK ABOUT FIXED PLANS IN THE NEAR FUTURE

EXAMPLES

• Jorge is going to school tomorrow.

• We are flying to Madrid in a couple of hours.

• Justin Bieber is singing in Mexico on Monday.

3. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE IS USED TO EXPRESS TEMPORARY ACTIONS

EXAMPLES

• Andrea is working in Rome this month.

• Patrick is traveling back to Mexico.

• She is taking medice due to her illness.

• The train is departing early today.

FORMATION OF PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

FORMATION OF PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

• am with the personal pronoun I

• is with the personal pronouns he, she or it (or the singular form of nouns)

• are with the personal pronouns you,we, they (or the plural form of nouns)

LONG FORM VS SHORT FORM

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