Present Progressive Grammar PDF

**[PRESENT PROGRESSSIVE]** **[DEFINITION]: ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING -RIGHT- NOW** **[PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TIME EXPRESSIONS: ]** **NOW** **RIGHT NOW** **AT THIS/THAT MOMENT** **[SIMPLE PRESENT TIME EXPRESSIONS: ]** **FREQUENCY ADVERBS (ALWAYS, NEVER, SOMETIMES,** **USUALLY, HARDLY EVER, RARE...

**[PRESENT PROGRESSSIVE]** **[DEFINITION]: ACTIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING -RIGHT- NOW** **[PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TIME EXPRESSIONS: ]** **NOW** **RIGHT NOW** **AT THIS/THAT MOMENT** **[SIMPLE PRESENT TIME EXPRESSIONS: ]** **FREQUENCY ADVERBS (ALWAYS, NEVER, SOMETIMES,** **USUALLY, HARDLY EVER, RARELY, OFTEN, SELDOM,** **NORMALLY)** **EVERYDAY** **EVERYNIGHT** **EVERY WEEK/WEEKEND** **THREE TWO TIMES A WEEK** **TWICE A WEEK** **ONCE A MONTH** **[STRUCTURE: ]** **[SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + GERUND VERB + COMPLEMENT]** **I AM TALKING TO MY STUDENTS** **YOU ARE LISTENING TO ME** **HE IS SLEEPING IN CLASS** **[SUBJECT + VTB + NOT + GERUND VERB + COMPLEMENT]** **I AM NOT (\'M NOT) TALKING TO MY STUDENTS** **YOU ARE NOT (AREN\'T) LISTENING TO ME** **HE IS NOT (ISN\'T) LEARNING IN CLASS** **[(WH) + VTB + SUBJECT + GERUND VERB + COMPLEMENT?]** **AM I TALKING TO MY STUDENTS?** **ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?** **[IS HE SLEEPING IN CLASS?]** [1. MOST OF VERBS JUST USE ING:] COOK LISTEN VISIT TRY DO READ [2. VERBS ENDING IN -E] HAVING MAKING COMING LIVING [3. VERBS ENDING \'IE\'] LIE - LYING DIE - DYING TIE - TYING [4. 1 SYLLABLE VERB + CONS/VOWEL/CONS] PLAY (EXCEPTION) SHOP SHOPPING CHOP CHOPPING CUT CUTTING FIX (EXCEPTION) STOP STOPPING RUN RUNNING SHOW (EXCEPTION) MESS (EXCEPTION) WATCH (EXCEPTION) WASH (EXCEPTION)