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

Negative Statements:

Formula: subject + verb to be + not + GERUND + complement

ORDER	SUBJECT	VERB TO BE	NEG+GERUND	COMPLEMENT
1	I	am	not typing	on my keyboard.
2	She	is	not studying	for her final exam.
3	They	are	not planning	a trip to Europe.
4	We	are	not watching	a movie tonight.
5	He	is	not playing	tennis with his friends.
6	The dog	is	not wagging	its tail happily.
7	The children	are	not singing	a song together.
8	My sister	is	not baking	a cake for her birthday party.
9	The company	is	not developing	a new product.
10	The sun	is	not setting	behind the mountains.

More Examples:

Formula: subject + verb to be + not + GERUND + complement

ORDER	SUBJECT	VERB TO BE	NOT+GERUND	COMPLEMENT
1	The train	is	not leaving	the station in five minutes.
2	The baby	is	not learning	to walk.
3	I	am	not listening	to music while I work.
4	She	is	not practicing	her piano skills.
5	They	are	not renovating	their house.
6	We	are	not enjoying	the beautiful weather outside.
7	He	is	not studying	English grammar.
8	The flowers	are	not blooming	in the garden.
9	The chef	is	not preparing	a delicious meal.
10	The students	are	not participating	in a group project.

Please do the following exercise of negative sentences in the Present Progressive Tense

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in the blanks, write the verb to be for each subject plus the not + verb in paranthesis in its gerund form
Example: I am not writing a letter. (write)

1. She _______________ (not swim) in the pool.

2. They _______________ (not dance) at the party.

3. We _______________ (not study) for the test.

4. He _______________ (not write) a letter.

5. I _______________ (not read) a book.

6. The children _______________ (not play) in the park.

7. The students _______________ (not listen) to the teacher.

8. They _______________ (not participate) in the competition.

9. She _______________ (not practice) her guitar.

10. We _______________ (not attend) the meeting.

11. He _______________ (not cook) dinner tonight.

12. They _______________ (not work) on the project.

13. I _______________ (not watch) TV right now.

14. The cat _______________ (not chase) the mouse.

15. We _______________ (not travel) to Europe this summer.

16. She _______________ (not speak) Spanish fluently.

17. They _______________ (not exercise) regularly.

18. He _______________ (not listen) to music in the car.

19. I _______________ (not eat) meat.

20. We _______________ (not play) video games during weekdays.

INSTRUCTIONS:
put the sentences in order, remember the formula:
subject + verb to be + NOT + gerund + complement

1. not / are / studying / they / right now

2. listening / is / not / to / she / music

3. the / am / cleaning / not / I / kitchen

4. playing / soccer / not / he / is

5. we / a / taking / not / break / are

6. you / calling / your / not / friends / are

7. not / watching / is / the / she / news

8. making / lunch / are / not / they

9. is / his / reading / brother / not / a book

10. are / not / cooking / they / dinner / tonight

11. he / is / video / not / a / making

12. we / not / on / walking / are / the beach

13. driving / right now / she / is / not

14. is / the / planning / not / he / event

15. the / am / watering / I / not / plants

16. a / are / project / not / starting / you

17. the / taking / is / dog / not / she / for a walk

18. not / he / is / talking / to / her

19. we / reading / are / the / not / newspaper

20. you / texting / your / friend / are / not

Instructions:

Match each sentence beginning with the correct sentence ending on the DROP DOWN. Some sentences may have more than one correct answer.

Example:

They are not going to the store now

1. She is not cooking

2. They are playing

3. We are studying

4. He is watching

5. I am not listening

6. You are not eating

7. They are not going

8. She is reading

9. We are not driving

10. He is walking

Listen to the sentences and repeat

Order	Sentence
1.	I am studying for my English test.
2.	She is reading a new book.
3.	They are playing soccer in the park.
4.	We are watching a movie together.
5.	He is cooking dinner for the family.
6.	The dog is running around the yard.
7.	You are learning how to drive.
8.	The kids are singing a song.
9.	She is painting a beautiful picture.
10.	I am working on a new project.

Listen to the sentences and repeat

Order	Sentence
1.	I am not watching TV right now.
2.	She is not cleaning her room today.
3.	They are not playing basketball this afternoon.
4.	We are not going to the concert tonight.
5.	He is not studying for his exam at the moment.
6.	The children are not doing their homework.
7.	You are not eating dinner yet.
8.	The cat is not sleeping on the couch.
9.	She is not working on the project today.
10.	I am not talking on the phone right now.