1. Progressive Tenses
We are worker bees!

2. Present Progressive I am + + He
She It
verb
ing is
You We
They
are

3. Exercise #1 1. I jump the rope. ____________________________________
Change these sentences to the Present Progressive:
1. I jump the rope.
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2. Does she eat pizza?
3. They won´t clean their room.
4. Did we play basketball?
I am jumping the rope.
Is she eating pizza?
They aren’t cleaning their room.
Are we playing basketball?

4. Exercise #2 Write a sentence for:
Affirmative, 1st. person, singular. (write)
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Negative, 2nd person, plural. (swim)
Interrogative, 3rd person, singular. (throw)
Negative Interrogative, 1st person, plural. (leave)
Short answer negative, 3rd person, plural. (creep)
I am writing …
You aren’t swimming …
Is he, she, it throwing … ?
Aren’t we leaving … ?
No, they aren’t.

5. Past Progressive I He
She It
was + +
verb
ing
You We
They
were

6. Exercise #1 1. I walk to school. ____________________________________
Change these sentences to the Past Progressive:
1. I walk to school.
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2. Does she play charades?
3. They won´t go to Hawaii.
4. Did we run fast?
I was walking to school.
Was she playing charades?
They weren’t going to Hawaii.
Were we running fast?

7. Exercise #2 Write a sentence for:
Affirmative, 3rd. person, singular. (draw)
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Negative, 1st person, plural. (drink)
Interrogative, 2nd person, singular. (buy)
Negative Interrogative, 3rd person, plural. (eat)
Short answer affirmative, 1st person, singular. (weep)
She was drawing …
We weren’t drinking …
Were you buying … ?
Weren’t they eating … ?
Yes, I was.

8. Enjoy your vacation!