Fundamentals Of English Grammar

[7 EXERCISE 8. Activity: using the present progressive. (Charts 1-1 and 1-2)
Directions: Use the present progressive to describe activities in progress. Work in groups or
as a class.
FIRST: One member of the group pretends to do something, and the rest of the
group tries to guess what the action is and describe it, using the present
progressive.
Example: painting a wall
STUDENT A: (pretends to be painting a wdI)
OTHERS: You're conducting an orchestra. (No.)
Are you washing a window? (No.)
You're painting a wall. (Yes!)

SECOND: Student A repeats the performance and describes hisiher actions aloud.

Example:

STUDENT A: I am standing in front of an unpainted wall. I'm opening a can of paint. Now

' I, lifting I'm picking the brush. up a paintbrush. Now I'm painting I'm dipping the the wall. brush in the can of paint. I'm

Suggestions for actions:

painting a wall

drinking a cup of tealcoffee

petting a dog

dialing a telephone

climbing a tree

playing the piano

diving into a pool and swimming

driving a car

watching a tennis match

pitching a baseball

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