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1.3.4: Present Progressive-Extra Practice

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    Grammar Practice

    Review

    Activity 2.22: Error Connection

    Directions: There are 8 mistakes in the paragraph below. Find the mistakes with the present progressive and correct them. The mistakes can be missing verb parts, word order, or verb agreement.

    Remember

    The present progressive has two parts: the auxiliary BE and the present participle.

    My name is Carlos. Right now I sitting in class. I am learn about grammar. The teacher talk about the present progressive. She is not talk about the simple

    present. Maria and Lourdes listening. Why Tan’s cell phone is ringing? Outside, a few students is playing soccer. Mohammad watch them.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    Directions: Complete the sentences with the present progressive form of the verb in parentheses.

    1. My son (come) ____is coming_________ home from school now.
    2. This term, they (take) ________________ four ESL classes.
    3. The girl (do) ________________ her homework in the living room.
    4. The people at the party (wear) ________________ beautiful clothes.
    5. This year, she (live) ________________ in a small town close to her parents.
    6. It (rain) ________________ very hard at the moment.
    7. _______________ they (drive) ________________ to school now?
    8. When ________________ they (move) ________________ into their new home?
    9. ________________ we (take) ________________ a test today?
    10. Which days ________________ you (go) ________________ to school this week?
    11. We (study)_________________________ grammar this semester.
    12. Why (eat)________ he _________________________ right now?
    13. Our best baseball player (not play)_____________________in the game today.
    14. What (make)________ you _________________________ for dinner tonight?
    15. My daughters (not take)_________________________ guitar lessons this week.
    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    Directions: Complete the following paragraph with the correct form of the present progressive.

    Hiroshi and Takura are new to the United States. They are students at Evergreen Valley College. They (1. take) __________________ ESL classes this semester.

    They (2. study) __________________ English, so they can get better jobs. They (3. practice) __________________ listening and speaking skills with their classmates. They

    love their classes. They are busy studying all day, so they (4. not meet) __________________ their friends this month. Right now, they (5. walk) __________________ to the

    grocery store. It (6. rain) ________________ hard, so Hiroshi (7. hold) __________________ the umbrella to keep them dry. After going shopping, Takura (8. not go)

    __________________ home, but he is meeting a classmate to finish his homework.

    Exercise \(\PageIndex{1}\)

    Directions: What are the people doing in the pictures? In pairs, describe each picture and write at least 3-5 complete sentences about each picture. Use the correct form of the present progressive.

    Picture 1

    Ch3 Gram people doing.jpg
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    Picture 2

    Ch3 Gram 3 people.jpg
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    Picture 3

    Ch3 Gram singing.jpg
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