Past progressive

Exercise 16. Say what is happening to some of the following.

Exercise 15. Put in the correct verb forms.

Exercise 14. Look at the table and examples and choose the best rules for each tense.

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE	SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
I am working, you are working Am I working? I am not working.	I work, you work, he|she works Do I|you work? Does he|she work? I|you do not work, he|she does not work.
“Are you free now?” “Sorry, I’m studying”. Look – Helen’s wearing a lovely dress. The light is coming from a strange machine. “What are you eating?” “A cheese sandwich”. The world’s climate is getting warmer. I’m not workingnext Saturday.	I always study from five to seven o’clock. Helen often wears red.   Light and heat come from the sun.   They eat fish in the wet season.   The weather usually getswarmer in April. I never work on Saturdays.

Rules: Rules:

We use the Present Progressive to talk We use the Simple Present to about: talk about:

1………. 1………..

2………. 2……….

3……… 3……….

A things that are happening now, these days

B things that are always true

C things that happen often, usually, always, never

D things that are changing

E plans for the future

1. He…….twenty cigarettes a day. (smoke)

2. What…..you……at? (look)

3. Look! It…….(rain)

4. I…….dancing every Friday night. (go)

5. “……you often……abroad?” “four or five times a year.” (go)

6…….you……your name with one n or two? (spell)

7. “What…you…about?” “I’m not going to tell you.” (think)

8. “…..you……tea?” “No, I……it.” (like, hate)

9. “Can you come and see me tomorrow?” “Sorry, I…….” (work)

10. “Is John here?” “No, he……football.” (play)

11. Water……at 100Celsius. (boil)

12. Can I turn off the TV? You……n’t……..it. (watch)

13. Prices…….up very fast these days. (go)

14. I feel my English…….better very slowly. (get)

15. ‘Can you help me for a minute?’ ‘I’m sorry, …….’ (I work /I’m working)

16. …….on Saturdays? (Do you work / Are you working)

17. How many languages ……? (do you speak / are you speaking)

18. Why ……. a sweater? It isn’t cold. (do you wear / are you wearing)

19. Robert …….football most weekends. (plays / is playing)

20. ‘Where’s Lucy?’ ‘…….’. (She shops / She’s shopping)

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FOR CHANGES

We use the present progressive for changing and developing situations.

The climate is getting warmer.(NOT The climate gets warmer)

That child’s growing bigger every day.

The world’s populations you (age) your English prices days (length) pollution roads trains cars air travel the world’s forests wildlife the political situation children cities medical care teenagers unemployment sprinters men women older people people’s holidays

We use the past progressive to say that something was going on around a particular past time.

What were you doing at 1.00 last night? – I was watching TV. (NOT – What did you do….? – I watched TV.

We can use the past progressive and simple past together.

Past progressive: longer background action or situation.

Simple past: shorter action that interrupted it or happened in the middle.

As I was walking down the road I saw Bill.

The phone rang while I was having dinner.

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