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Talk the Talk: (Conversational) Mastering Conversational English A1 Beginners Present Progressive

Sentence Structure:

Affirmative Statements:

Formula: subject + verb to be + GERUND + complement

ORDER	SUBJECT	VERB TO BE	GERUND	COMPLEMENT
1	I	am	typing	on my keyboard.
2	She	is	studying	for her final exam.
3	They	are	planning	a trip to Europe.
4	We	are	watching	a movie tonight.
5	He	is	playing	tennis with his friends.
6	The dog	is	wagging	its tail happily.
7	The children	are	singing	a song together.
8	My sister	is	baking	a cake for her birthday party.
9	The company	is	developing	a new product.
10	The sun	is	setting	behind the mountains.

ORDER	SUBJECT	VERB TO BE	GERUND	COMPLEMENT
1	The train	is	leaving	the station in five minutes.
2	The baby	is	learning	to walk.
3	I	am	listening	to music.
4	She	is	practicing	her piano skills.
5	They	are	renovating	their house.
6	We	are	enjoying	the beautiful weather outside.
7	He	is	studying	English grammar.
8	The flowers	are	blooming	in the garden.
9	The chef	is	preparing	a delicious meal.
10	The students	are	participating	in a group project.

EXERCISE 1
Fill in the Blanks – Affirmative Form

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the blanks, write the verb to be for each subject plus the verb in paranthesis in its gerund form
Example: I am writing a letter. (write)

1. She _______________ her homework right now. (do)

2. They _______________ to the music. (dance)

3. We _______________ for the train. (wait)

4. He _______________ his guitar. (play)

5. I _______________ a delicious cake. (bake)

6. The children _______________ in the playground. (run)

7. The cat _______________ on the sofa. (sleep)

8. They _______________ a new project. (work)

9. She _______________ her favorite TV show. (watch)

10. We _______________ dinner at the restaurant. (have)

11. He _______________ a new language. (learn)

12. They _______________ a trip to the beach. (plan)

13. I _______________ my friend at the mall. (meet)

14. The dog _______________ in the park. (fetch)

15. We _______________ a party on Saturday. (throw)

16. She _______________ a beautiful painting. (create)

17. They _______________ a house for the homeless. (build)

18. He _______________ a new recipe in the kitchen. (experiment)

19. I _______________ my car for a road trip. (pack)

20. We _______________ the sunset on the beach. (admire)

EXERCISE 2
Unscrambled the sentences (put them in order) – Affirmative Form

INSTRUCTIONS:
put the sentences in order, remember the formula:
subject + verb to be + gerund + complement

1. is / breakfast / making / She

2. I / a / movie / watching / am

3. is / studying / at / He / library / the

4. walking / They / park / the / in / are

5. are / new / learning / We / words

6. is / The / cat / sleeping / couch / on / the

7. eating / ice / am / I / cream

8. is / practicing / She / piano / the

9. are / children / playing / outside / The

10. reading / is / He / a / book / interesting

11. reading / is / He / a / book / interesting

12. am / I / talking / my / with / friend

13. is / cooking / dinner / mother / My

14. reading / is / He / a / book / interesting

15. driving / car / his / He / is

16. is / cake / She / baking / a

17. the / are / mountains / hiking / We / in

18. am / planning / I / trip / my

19. are / movie / watching / They / a

20. is / working / He / project / on / his

Oral Practice

INSTRUCTIONES:
Vas a oír nombres como este “BEN”
Oralmente has una oración usando el nombre
Agregandole el verbo To BE correspondiente
Y el complemento en la comlumna 2
Ejemplo:
“BEN is reading his book”
LET’S BEGIN! Iniciemos!

Name	Action Verb
Ben	reading his book
Mary and John	reading their book
I	reading my book
Anne and Marie	reading their book
Paul	reading his book
Sue and Tom	reading their book
Victoria	reading her book

Grammar Bullet

Recuerda el uso de los Possessive Adjectives

Subject Pronoun	Possessive adjective
I	My
You	Your
He	His
She	Her
It	Its
We	Our
You	Your
They	Their

Welcome to The Present Progressive Tense

Listen to the sentences and repeat

Order	Sentences
1.	I am looking for my keys right now.
2.	You are working on your homework at the moment.
3.	He is driving his new car to the city.
4.	She is preparing her lesson for tomorrow’s class.
5.	It is wagging its tail happily.
6.	We are planning our vacation for next summer.
7.	They are renovating their house this week.
8.	John is painting his masterpiece in the studio.
9.	Sarah is writing in her journal right now.
10.	The kids are playing with their toys in the living room.