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Grammar

To form the present progressive tense, you need the verb to be in the present tense as an auxiliary. Remember to use is for he/she/it; am for I; and are for we/you/they. The main verb should be in -ingform. This tense expresses activities that are happening now, at this specific moment, or that are unfinished. You can use time expressions, such as right now, at this moment, at present, among others.

There are also negative and interrogative sentences.

Individually, without forgetting your classmates, study the grammar above, look at the following sentences, and write the formula in the provided space.

Affirmative formula:

subject + verb to be + verb in -ing form+ object + time expression Example:

You are drawing a tree right now.

Negative formula:

Example:

He is not doing homework at this moment.

Interrogative formula:

Example:

Are we speaking English right now?

+uossaudxa aug +al+ u-q +agns +aq uorssaudxa awg +ja0 +gu-quan++aq suamsuy

2. Go back to the text about the lack of physical activity, find the sentences in present progressive and wnite them on the lines provided. Use the correct capital letters and punctuation marks.

Aage easd o Mep e sau g e s uo aae po san g pue s aamaag saeuaa (a stods uagead gou ae oaauadoad unon a SJaMsuy


Present Progressive Tense

Singular subjects	I	am	I'm	speaking drawing dancing sleeping eating playing singing studying	right now at this moment at present
	you	are	you're
	he she if	is	he's she's if's
Plural subjects	you we they	are	you're we're they're



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