What Are They Doing?

Present Progressive Verbs

Present progressive verbs tell what is happening now.

Photograph of two ballet dancers: the woman jumping and the man standing

The woman is jumping.

The dancer is standing.

They are dancing.

Build Sentences

Look at the pictures below. Say sentences to go with each picture. Choose words from each column.

The boyjumping.
The girlisplaying the drums.
The peopleareturning around.
Hekicking.
Shedancing.
Theymarching.
    Example

  • 1. The girl is turning around.

  • 1. Photograph of a girl with a long, colorful skirt turning

  • 2. Photograph of several drummers in a marching band

  • 3. Photograph of two people holding hands and jumping high

  • 4. Photograph of a person lifting his leg as he moves

Write Sentences Illustration of the pen icon

5.–8. Write 2 sentences for each picture. Tell how the people are moving. Use an adverb in each sentence. Take turns reading sentences to a partner.

    Example

  • 5. The girl is turning around quickly.

    She is dancing happily.

Adverbs
highup
carefullyquickly
happilyslowly
loudlywildly