Lesson 27: Unit 27 - Questions. Present Progressive Tense.
Learn how to ask questions in the Present Progressive Tense by inverting am/is/are and how to answer them in real situations.
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how to ask questions in the Present Progressive Tense (the present continuous) and how to answer them. Questions are formed by inversion — am, is, are move in front of the subject. You will also practise WH-questions (who, what, where, when) about different parts of the sentence. You will work with an authentic phone dialogue between Tracy and Alex and consolidate what you have learned with a variety of interactive exercises.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Form questions in the Present Progressive Tense by inverting am/is/are
- Ask WH-questions (who, what, where, when) about underlined parts of a sentence
- Give short answers to questions (Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.)
- Understand and use a phone dialogue in English
- Recognise actions in progress and describe them with the Present Progressive Tense
Lesson vocabulary
- to speak to someone Can I speak to Alex?
- to watch TV I'm just watching TV.
- to cook dinner I'm cooking dinner.
- to bake I'm baking some potatoes.
- to boil I'm boiling some carrots.
- to grill I'm grilling a steak.
- delicious It sounds delicious.
- to have plans I haven't got any plans.
- to come over Would you like to come over for dinner?
- to arrive They are arriving at seven.
- to write an article John is writing an article in his room at the moment.
- to ski My friends are skiing in the mountains this week.
- to concentrate on The students are trying to concentrate on their test.
- to invite someone to dinner Alex is inviting Tracy to dinner.
- at the moment John is writing an article at the moment.
In other languages: Български