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Grammar EXTRA!

Present progressive
1 Complete the chart with the correct form of be. 2 Complete the dialogue with the present progressive
form of the verbs in parentheses.
I am eating a sandwich. Adam is talking to Donna on his cell phone.
You laughing. donna Hi, Adam! Where are you? You’re late.

He walking this way. adam I know. I (1) (come). I

(2) (walk) along Seventh
She holding a book.
Avenue right now.
It raining.
donna Hurry up! Donna (3) (buy) the
We waiting for Jake. tickets and we (4) (go) into the

They having lunch together. theater.

(Sound of screaming)
adam What’s that?
Now make the sentences negative.
donna Don’t worry! It’s Katya and Marisa. They
I’m not eating a sandwich. 
(5) (scream).

adam Why?

donna They’re scared. A woman (6)

(walk) toward us and they think she’s a ghost!

adam Again! They always scream when we see that

woman!

Now make questions. katya Where’s Adam?

donna He (7) (come). Look, there he
Are you eating a sandwich? 
is. He (8) (speak) with the man

 at the entrance.





3 Write sentences and questions in the present progressive, using the prompts.
1 Adam / run down the street? 
2 They / wait for Adam at the entrance 
3 Donna and Donna / have lunch together 
4 Marisa / not / eat with them 
5 What / Ricardo / do? 
6 He / send a text on his cell phone 
7 What / you / hold? 
8 I / hold / my ticket 

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