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Present Continuous Verb (a.k.a. 'Present Progressive Verb')

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DEFINITION: A Present Progressive verb is also called Present Continuous. This verb pattern looks like this: ('be' verb + verb-ing). This verb tense is mainly used to refer to temporary events/actions which have begun but are not yet completed.

 

EXAMPLE: Koji is cooking.

 

OFF-SITE DEFINITION

 

                     

Charading: This activity practices the present progressive verb tense (verb + ing) and then plays a fun charades game. 
 
Cooking Hello Kitty: Students work in teams to read a crazy part-sentence, draw it and report back to the ALT/JTE.
 
Godzilla Playing: Students form sentences using the present progressive and visual cards
 
ING, The: A 4-part activity consisting of writing, information gap, and Battleship games.

 

Mastermind: This game can be adapted for any grammar point. It encourages students to create, and say aloud a particular grammar point repeatedly.

Save The City!: Students practice creating and saying present progressive verb sentences by choosing random names and verbs out of grab bags and forming sentences. Once their team has cleared a level, they can shoot at bombs gradually making their way down the chalkboard to the city below.

 

SketchING: Students practice the present progressive (~ing) while having fun testing out their art skills.

 

School Trip: Students learn to buy what is necessary for their Mt. Fuji camping trip.

 

Student Examples: Students answer questions about what other students are doing.

Up & Down: Students play a Snake-n-Ladders type of game while practicing not only the present continuous form (is cooking) but also the past tense singular/plural forms (was/were cooking).

 

Washing His Face: Students practice using present continuous sentences and reviewing “who is ~” while playing a competition games in class.

 

What Is He Doing: Students practice Present Continuous verbs while completing a worksheet.

 

What Is Yoda Doing: An information gap activity which can be played in pairs or a class where students find out what various characters are doing.

  

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