Lesson 102 👩‍🏫Basic English with Jennifer - Using the Present Progressive

Hi everyone. I'm Jennifer from English with Jennifer. Do you know my two

students from Brazil, Flavia and Andreia? Do you want to study basic English with

them? Let's review the present progressive together. You know how to say

hi to people in English. Right? When someone says, "Hey! How are you?"

you can answer, "Good. And you?" or "Great. How about you?" Sometimes our greetings change

with the seasons. We might mention something about spring, summer, fall, or

winter. Listen. Do you remember our first lesson? We practiced: How are you? How's it

going? How are you doing? There's so many questions. Some of those questions

use the present progressive, like "How are you doing?" That's the present progressive. Right?

How are you doing?

So we know that the present progressive has a form of BE (am, is, are) and? The -ing. Right?

How are you doing? It's summertime now. I could ask, "How is (how's)

your summer going?" That's another greeting for the summer.

Right? Summer for many people is a vacation. "Hey. How are you doing?

How's your summer going? What would you say? How's your summer

going? What could you say? I'm good. Not "I'm good." I'm talking about your summer, so

"How's your summer going?" It is good. Good. It's good. Things are good. How's your summer going?

Good. Great. Awesome. How's your summer going? Say, "Ah..." You can say, "Well, it's good. I'm a little busy. I'm a little busy. How's your summer going?"

Some people might ask, "What are

you doing...what are you doing this summer?"

What are you doing this summer? Are you taking classes? Are you just relaxing?

I stay home, relax....I'm at home...because it's very, very, hot. Yes, it's hot. What are you doing this summer?

You say, "I'm staying at home with the air conditioner." You can go out in the evening.

Someone could ask, "Are you enjoying...are you enjoying the summer?

That's also present progressive.

Are you enjoying the summer? And what would you answer?

Hey! How's it going? Are you enjoying the summer? nice response okay and that

No. That's the truth, and you can say, "No." but it's not a nice response.

You can say, like, "Uh, it's okay." Uh, it's okay, and that

basically means no. But in conversation we usually don't say, "No." So you can say, "Uh, it's okay."

It's okay. There you go. Yeah.

Uh, it's okay. Are you enjoying the summer?

Hey. Are you enjoying the summer?

Yes, I like the summer.

Yeah. Things are great. I love the summer.

I don't like the summer.

But you kind of have to change the truth and not say "no" but "uh...it's okay...it's all right." And that tells me no.

But you have to sort of change it to sound happy. Okay? So, remember with the present progressive, we

have a form of BE and the -ing. Quick review. Let's practice with DO. I am doing.

You...you are doing. He...he is doing. She...she is doing. It...it is doing. We...we are doing. They...they are doing.

And, of course, in conversation, we often use the short forms, the

contractions. I'm doing well. He's doing well. She's doing well. We're

doing fine . They're doing great. So use the contractions: I'm, you're, he is...

he's, she is...she's, it is...it's, we are...we're, we're doing fine.

They are...they're. They're doing great. Yeah. How are your parents? They're doing fine.

They're doing great. How are you and your husband doing? We're doing fine. Did you hear

all those questions that are part of the greeting? Say them with me again. We'll

say them slowly and then fast. How are you doing? How are you doing? How's your

summer going? How's your summer going? Are you enjoying the summer? Are you enjoying

the summer?

What are you doing this summer?

What are you doing this summer? Now let's review why we use the present progressive.

Why do we use the present progressive? There are a few different

reasons. I want to review that. Sometimes we use the present progressive to talk

about what's happening right now. Right? What are we doing? We're practicing.

We're studying. We're speaking in English. Where are your husbands right now? My

husband is at home. Where are your husbands?

My husband went...no?

My husband went to work. He went to work.

So, he's at his office right now. Okay. Where's your husband? He's working. He's working.

Good. He's working right now. It doesn't matter. You can say, "He went to work."

went to work. He's working right now." What do you think they're doing right now?

At this moment, what do you think they're doing? My husband he might be talking on

the phone because he has a lot of phone calls, so he might be talking. Maybe

he's talking on the phone. Maybe he's working on the computer. I think he's

working on the computer. I think he's talking on the phone. What do you think

your husband is doing right now?

I think he is having lunch.

Oh, right. It's true . It's lunchtime, so maybe he's having his lunch. What do you

think your husband is doing right now?

He's driving. He's driving. Oh, he's driving to work. Okay.

He's going. He going to work. So, it takes a while to get there.

Good job. Okay. So, often we use the present progressive

for what someone is doing right now. Other times we use it for something that

is happening at the present, maybe not at this minute, but it's happening, and it's

not finished. So, for example, I love to read, and I have a book at home. I started

last night. I'm on, like, page 3 or 4, so I'm reading in a new book. I'm reading a

new book right now. Not at this minute. It's at home, but I'm not finished.

So, this week I'm reading a new book. Every week or every two weeks, I read a

new book. I'm reading a book right now, and I'm reading about vampires. Do you know vampires? It's fun.

Vampires and romance. It's nice. It's fun. Yeah. That's what I'm doing.

I see some puzzles over there. What are you doing over there?

What do you do with puzzles? Build. You build, like you can build a building.

I build...So "I am..." I'm building...

puzzles. Puzzles. I know you have more than one puzzle, so, "I'm building puzzles."

Good. And because it's the present progressive, I need to hear the

"am." I'm...I'm building puzzles.

I'm building puzzles.

I'm building a puzzle too. I'm building a puzzle at home, and it's a puzzle of the

national parks. Yeah. What kind of puzzle are you building right now? Is it a puzzle

of cats, food, what? I'm building puzzles

of foods. Nice. That's hard.

Yes. Because there's so many different colors. Yes. Right? So, this summer

you're building puzzles. I'm reading books about vampires. What are you doing?

You can also talk about activities, so, for example, I'm exercising a lot.

I'm taking a lot of walks.

She moving. Oh, she's moving. She puts things...

Do you know that verb? Pack? Pack. Right? You have to pack your clothes, pack boxes, pack suitcases.

Is that what you mean? When you put things in boxes, put things in suitcases. Suitcase?

Do you know suitcase? When you go on a plane, you have your

suitcases. Right? "Pack" is what you do when you put things in boxes. You put things

in suitcases. Pack. So, you just told me that Flavia is moving. Right? She's moving,

so that's also something that's happening this week, this month. You're

moving, so what are you doing at home? I'm packing. I'm packing everything. And it's something that takes time, so are

you finished? No. That's why I'm packing right now.

You need to finish soon, but right now you're still packing.

So, we can use the present progressive for an action happening right now, his

second, this minute. I am teaching. You are learning. We can also use the present

progressive for an action happening now and it's not finished. I'm reading a book

now. Andreia is building some puzzles.

Flavia is moving, so she's packing things. She's packing all her things. She's

packing things in boxes. What are you doing these days? Are you reading

anything? Are you working on any special projects? Tell me in the comments.

And another reason, the third reason we the present progressive is to

talk about our plans. What will happen? We have the plan already in our head. We

know what we want to do. Um, today after our lesson, I'm going shopping, and tomorrow

I'm going to the theater. I'm going with my children and my

brother. It's a small theater at a little school, and we're seeing a musical, so

a play with music. It'll be fun. Yeah so we're seeing...

we're going to the theater tomorrow, and I'm taking the children. I'm meeting my

brother. I'm meeting my brother. Meeting. Meeting. I'm meeting him there. That's our

plan. I'm taking the children. That's our plan.

It's all present progressive because these are my plans for the future. Yeah, so you

probably have plans for today or tomorrow or the weekend. Can you tell me

something that you're doing soon? Tomorrow I'm going to...My dog needs to...to cut...the hair (fur)?

I don't know this word. I'll give this word to you.

Groom. Groom...is the nails, the hair...Groomer? "Groomer" is a person.

Correct. "Groom"..."grooming" is the action. You can use the

verb "take," and that's good, so you're talking about grooming -- what your dog needs

is to be washed, brushed...the nails will be cut.

The person who does this, as you said, is the groomer. The groomer.

So, take my dog to the groomer. So, now you can use "take" and tell me what

your plan is. What are you doing tomorrow? I'm taking my dog to the groomer.

Mm-hmm. And how often do you take your dog to the groomer?

Once a month. Good for you. My dog goes once every few months.

That's your plan. So, I'm going to the theater. She's taking her dog to the groomer. What

are you doing this weekend? On Sunday, I'm going to my...I'm going to the shelter.

The shelter. The animal shelter.

The animal shelter. And what are you doing there? I'm [a] volunteer.

So, that can be a noun or a verb.

Volunteer. So, what are you doing on Sunday? I'm volunteering.

Volunteering. Volunteering. I'm volunteering. What are you doing on Sunday?

On Sunday, I'm going....I'm going to volunteer or I'm volunteering.

I'm volunteering. Difficult. Volunteering.

I'm volunteering. Try that. I'm volunteering. What is she doing? She is volunteering...on Sunday.

Where is she volunteering?

At the shelter. At the animal shelter. So, will you be volunteering all day?

For three hours. Mm-hmm. I'm volunteering for three hours.

I'm volunteering for three hours. For three hours. Yes. Okay. It'll be fun. It's nice to be with animals. Yes. Good.

Both Flavia and Andreia love animals. Flavia says she's taking

her dog to the groomer this weekend. Andreia says she's volunteering at an

animal shelter this weekend. What are your plans for the weekend? Hopefully,

you're going to review some vocabulary. Here are some new words from this lesson.

Volunteer. Andreia is a volunteer. She

volunteers at an animal shelter. This weekend she's volunteering for three hours.

Pack. Flavia is moving. She needs to get ready for her new home. She needs to pack her

things. This week she's packing her things in boxes.

Groom. Groomer. Flavia has a dog. Every month she takes her dog to the groomer. When they

groom the dog, they wash it, brush it, brush its teeth, clean its ears, and cut

its nails. Puzzle. Andreia and I enjoy building puzzles. Is anyone in your

family building a puzzle right now?

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