IBAGUE´S CREAD - TOLIMA UNIVERSITY 1

BACHELOR´S PROGRAM IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE COURSE - FOURTH WORK GUIDE

Student´s name:_________________________________________________Date:___________

English Teacher´s Name: Martha Yamile Góngora B.

TOPIC: What are you doing? We are talking in present

progressive.

Please, review! TO-BE Verb + ing (Sentences, yes/no questions, information questions).Use of ING as noun
and adjective.

READ AND LEARN.

GRAMMAR STRUCTURE TENSE

WE USE THIS TENSE TO

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE SIMPLE PRESENT
DESCRIBE ACTIVITIES
OR CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT-
HAPPENING NOW, AT
TENSE PAST PROGRESSIVE
THE MOMENT OF
TENSE
SPEAKING

THIS GRAMMAR TENSE IS DIVIDED IN

AFFRIRMATIVE
(Subject + Be + Verb-ing)
Example: Silvia is cleaning the
room at the moment.
NEGATIVE
(Subject + Be- Not+ Verb-ing)
Example: Silvia is not cleaning
the room at the moment.
QUESTION
(WH + Be +Subject + Verb-ing?)
Example: When is Silvia cleaning the
room? She´s cleaning at the moment.
Is Silvia cleaning the room?
Yes, She’s cleaning the room at the
moment.
No, she isn´t cleaning the room
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WE use present progressive to: Important to know it!

1. fixed plans in the near future. Example: We are going to Basel on Saturday.
2. temporary actions. Example: I am working in Rome this month.
3. actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions). Example: My
friend is preparing for his exams.
4. trends. Example: More and more people are using their computers to listen to music.
5. repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)
Example: Andrew is always coming late.

Signal words: now - at the moment

DON´T FORGET !

SHE
HE is ´s
IT

I am ´m

WE
THEY are ´re
YOU

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We can use the -ing form of the verb:

 as a noun: I love swimming. Swimming is very good for your health.

You can get fit by swimming regularly.

-ing nouns are nearly always uncounted nouns

 as an adjective: The main problem today is rising prices. That program is really boring.
He sees a woman lying on the floor.
Because the -ing noun or adjective is formed from a verb it can have any of the patterns which follow a verb,
for example:

 an object: I like playing tennis. I saw a dog chasing a cat.

 or an adverbial: You can earn a lot of money by working hard.
There were several people waiting for the bus
 or a clause: I heard someone saying that.

The -ing noun can be used:

 as the subject of a verb: Learning English is not difficult.

 as the object of a verb: We enjoy learning English.

Common verbs followed by an -ing object are:

admit like hate start avoid
suggest enjoy dislike begin finish
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 as the object of a preposition: Some people are not interested in learning English.
The -ing adjective can come:

 in front of a noun: I read an interesting article in the newspaper today.

We saw a really exciting match on Sunday.
The commonest –ing adjectives used in front of the noun are:
amusing interesting worrying shocking disappointing
boring surprising exciting terrifying frightening
tiring annoying

 after a noun: Who is that man standing over there?. The boy talking to Angela is her younger
brother.
 and especially after verbs like see, watch, hear, smell etc.

I heard someone playing the piano. I can smell something burning.

Now we are going to Practice!

1. Check it and Identify the mistake. Then write the correct way in Present Progressive.

A. Danna and my sister not is singing pop. __________________________________________________

B. I am reads a book.___________________________________________________________________
C. Was Peter dancing reggae? __________________________________________________________
D. They were listening rock. ______________________________________________________________
E. You is playing baseball. ______________________________________________________________
F. Now Jack is travel around the world.____________________________________________________

2. Write the following present progressive sentences in negative form.

A. The Doctor is looking after people in the hospital. ______________________________________________

B. She is listening the news now._____________________________________________________________
C. We are cutting flowers in the forest._________________________________________________________
D. My friends are sick, they are working now.___________________________________________________

3. Complete the following sentences in Present Progressive. Use the verbs into the box.

Swim – play - learn – call - do

A. We _______ ________________ a new topic.

B. What _______ your friends __________ now?
C. At the moment ______ __________ tennis.
D. They ________ ______________ you, they have a problem.
E. Look!, Frank ________ _______________ in the Amazonas River.
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4. Put the words in the correct order to make questions in the Present Continuous, then answer them.

A. you/ what / are/ reading/ ? _______________________________? ________________________________

B. cooking/ are/you/ where/ ? ______________________________? ________________________________
C. studying/now/she/English/is/?_______________________________?_____________________________
D. are/writing/a book/they/? __________________________________?_____________________________

5. Read and answer.

Vocabulary.

Countryside: Campo Rubbish: Basura ill: enfermo wrappers: envolturas litter: ensuciar

A. Who is taking part in the program “Let’s save nature”?_________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________
B. What is happening to animals and plants? ____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
C. Who is causing damage to nature? _________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
E. What is “Edinburgh Castle School” doing to help nature? ________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
F. What are you doing to help animals and plants? _______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
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6. Choose the correct form of the verb in present continuous or present simple.
A. I have / I´m having a shower every morning.
B. Look! It´s raining / It rains. We can´t go to the beach.
C. Where are you usually going / do you usually go on holiday?
D. I´m trying / I try to find my pen.

7. Complete the sentences with the verb in present progressive or present simple.
A. (rain) Oh no ! It _____________________. We can´t play tennis. At It always ___________ a lot in April.
B. (read) She ________________ a very good book at the moment. She _______on the bed every night.
C. (drink) We ______________________ champagne because it´s our anniversary today. We always_______
Champagne on special occasions.
D. (speak)Look! Peter ____________________ French to that man over there. How many languages ______
he _______________?

8. Complete the sentence choosing the verb+ing as a noun or adjective. Finally classify it.

disgusting -teaching- writing – depressing- interesting- surprising- pleasing- boring – suggesting- spending

A. That lamp produces a very __________________ effect. __________

B. I don´t watch ________________ films. __________
C. I love going to her class, her ___________________ is never _______________. __________
D. They have terrible debts. Their ___________________ is out of control. __________
E. It was a very ________________________ situation. __________
F. He's my favorite writer, his_____________________ is wonderful. __________
G. Their hamburgers are _________________________. __________
H. Give me a good ____________________ please. __________
I. Now, I´m writing some ___________________________ news. __________

CON LAS SIGUIENTES PREGUNTAS GENERADORAS RECORDEMOS!:

1. ¿Qué función tiene el verbo to Be en presente y como se indica para cada pronombre
personal?

2. ¿Qué artículos definidos e indefinidos conoce?

3. ¿Qué adjetivos demostrativos conoce y para que se utilizan?

4. ¿Con el ´presente simple y con el presente progresivo qué se expresa?

5. ¿Cómo se indican las acciones con tercera persona en forma afirmativa en el presente
simple?

6. ¿Qué preposiciones de tiempo y lugar conoce y que indica cada una de ellas?

7. ¿Qué auxiliares se requieren en el presente simple para preguntas y la forma

negativa?

8. ¿Qué expresiones de existencia reconoce?

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