Present progressive verbs. Spelling the –ing form negative present progressive verbs

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Education: Learning Styles
Lesson Plan
Present Progressive Verbs
Spelling the –ing form
Negative Present Progressive
Verbs
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Grammar in Content
Read about Nina.
Hi, Lisha! Yeah, I am at home
now. I am drawing. It’s for art
class… Oh, yes. You are
hearing my music. I like to
work with music on…
It is snowing outside?
Awesome! I love snow!
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Present Progressive Verbs:
Affirmative
Complete the chart.
What about Contractions?
Contraction
Subject be
I
He
She
It
You*
We
They
am
thinking
II’m
am
is
drawing
He
He’s
She
She’s is
ItIt’s
are
You
You’re
listening We
We’re are
to music They
They’re
thinking
drawing
listening to music
*You is either singular or plural.
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Present Progressive: Affirmative
Complete the chart.
Subject be
I
He
She
It
You*
We
They
am
is
are
Contraction
thinking.
II’m
am
thinking.
drawing.
He
He’s
She
She’s is
ItIt’s
drawing.
listening to music.
You
You’re
We
We’re are
They
They’re
listening to music.
*You is either singular or plural.
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Notes
Use the present progressive to talk about things that are
happening right now.
You can use it with the present progressive to talk about the weather.
It is raining. It is snowing.
To form the present progressive, add –ing to the end of most verbs.
Verbs with special spellings will be covered later in the lesson.
They are teaching. He is looking.
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Spelling Verbs in the –ing Form
Look at the chart.
Base -ing form
form
Rules for most verbs:
work
eat
Add –ing.
live
write
sit
plan
say
sleep
listen
think
working
eating
living
writing
sitting
planning
saying
sleeping
listening
thinking
For verbs ending in a consonant + e:
Drop the e and add –ing.
(Do not double the consonant: Writting)
For verbs that end in one vowel and one consonant:
Double the consonant and add –ing.
Do not double the last consonant before –ing when the verb:
ends in w, x, or y.
ends in two vowels and one consonant.
has more than one syllable (when first syllable is stressed).
ends in two or more consonants.
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Exercise A
Raise your hand if the statement is in the present
progressive tense.
Answers:
1. I am read.
1. am reading
2. He is listenning to music.
2. listening (one n)
3. You look at the teacher.
3. not present progressive
are looking
4. They are siting.
4. sitting (two t s)
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Grammar in Content
Read about Alessandra and Tina.
Hey, Tina! What are
you up to?
Are you studying right
now?
No, I am not studying. I am
shopping.
You aren’t studying, are you?
Oh, no. We’re not
studying. We are eating.
Talk to you later!
Alright. Goodbye!
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Negative Present Progressive
Complete the chart.
Subject be
Contraction
I
am not thinking.
II’m not am
thinking.
is not
He
He’s not
She
is
She isn’t
ItIt isn’t
drawing.
He
She
It
You*
We
They
drawing.
are not listening to music.
You
You’re not
We
are listening to music.
We aren’t
They
They aren’t
*You is either singular or plural.
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Exercise B
Raise your hand if you agree.
“Right now…
1. I am not talking.”
2. We aren’t eating.”
3. He’s not learning.”
4. She is not singing.”
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Exercise C
If it is the time on the clock, what are you or your
partner doing or not doing?
12
11
1
8:42
12:30
AM
8:00 PM
3:00
AM
2
10
3
9
4
8
7
6
5
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Review
Subject be
Contraction
I
am
thinking.
am not
I’m
I’m not
is
is not
drawing.
He’s
She isn’t
It’s not
listening to music.
You’re
We aren’t
listening to music.
They’re not
He
She
It
You*
We
They
are
are
not
thinking.
drawing.
*You is either singular or plural.
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