Exercise 71 - Progressive Form (Part 4)

Negative Form

Before you continue with this exercise, please review Lesson 17 about the negative form. Also you should have completed the threes previous Exercises.

"ap"  is the determiner for the progressive form
"te" is the determiner for the past tense
"pa" is the determiner for the negative form
"pa" and "ap" are contracted together when using negative in the present progressive form
"pa" stands alone and "te" and "ap" are contracted together when using negative in the past progressive form.

Example:
m chante - I sing
m'ap chante - I am singing
mwen p'ap chante - I am not singing (pap = contraction of pa + ap)
m t'ap chante - I was singing (tap = contraction of te +ap)
mwen pa t'ap chante - I was not singing

li manje - he eats
l'ap manje - he's eating
li p'ap manje - he's not eating
li t'ap manje - he was eating
li pa t'ap manje - he wasn't eating

Teddy danse - Teddy dances
Teddy ap danse - Teddy is dancing
Teddy p'ap danse - Teddy is not dancing
Teddy t'ap danse - Teddy was dancing
Teddy pa t'ap danse - Teddy was not dancing
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Let's practice.  Please translate the following sentences.

1. Soto is not laughing, he's crying.
2. I am not dancing tonight.
3. We are not speaking, we're singing
4. They were not walking, they were running
5.  We were not reading a book, we were writing a letter
Answers are posted below





1. Soto p'ap ri, l'ap kriye     2.m p'ap danse aswè a    3. nou p'ap pale, nap chante    4. yo pa t'ap mache, yo t'ap kouri    5. nou pa t'ap li yon liv, nou tap ekri yon lèt

Exercise 70 - Progressive Form (Part 3)

Before you do this exercise, you must review Lesson 13, Lesson 14, Lesson 22 and Lesson 68

Past Progressive
1. Mwen te ap chante - I was singing
2. Li te ap danse  - she was dancing
3. Nou te ap pale - we were speaking
4. Tasha te ap ekri -Tasha was writing
5. Yo te ap mache - they were walking

IMPORTANT -
"te" is the determiner for past tense in Haitian Creole
"ap" is the determiner for the progressive form.
In Haitian Creole both words  (te + ap) are contracted together to form "t'ap".  You'll see and hear it a lot in Haitian Creole.

Here I will rewrite the above sentences with the contracted form of te and ap, for that's what you'll see and hear more often.
1. Mwen t'ap chante
2. li t'ap danse
3. Nou t'ap pale
4. Tasha t'ap ekri
5. Yo t'ap mache

And since you reviewed Lesson 13, you know that the subject pronoun can also be contracted.
Here I will rewrite the first group of five sentences using contraction of the pronouns.
1. M t'ap chante
2. Li t'ap danse
3. Nou t'ap pale
4. Tasha t'ap ekri
5. Yo t'ap mache
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Let's practice.  Using contractions of the pronouns and the determiners, translate the following sentences.
1. We were sleeping.
2. I was thinking
3. She was eating
4. Sheila was driving
5. he was reading
answers are given below.









1.Nou t'ap dòmi   2. Mwen t'ap panse  3.Li t'ap manje  4.Sheila t'ap kondwi   5.Li t'ap li.

Exercise 69 - Progressive Form (Part 2)

Before continuing on with this exercise, please see PRESENT PROGRESSIVE PART 1.

Present Progressive and Contraction Forms

"ap" or "ape", the determiner for the progressive form, is almost always contracted together with the pronouns that it follows.
Example:
1. mwen ap becomes m'ap, m ap, map, m'ape
2. ou ap becomes w'ap, w ap, wap, w'ape
3. li ap becomes l'ap, l ap, lap, l'ape
4. nou ap becomes n'ap, n ap, nap, n'ape
5. yo ap becomes y'ap, y ap, yap, y'ape

Examples.
1. we are working together - n'ap travay ansanm.
2. She is talking on the phone - l'ap pale nan telefòn
3. you are writing a letter - l'ap ekri yon lèt
4. I'm following you - m'ap swiv ou
5. they're fighting for freedom - y'ap goumen pou libète
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Let's practice.  Using the contraction form, translate the following sentences.
1. I'm listening to you.
2. he is sleeping on the bed
3. they are crying
4. you are reading a book
5. We are dancing
Answers are given below.









1.m'ap koute w  2.l'ap dòmi sou kabann nan  3.y'ap kriye   4.w'ap li yon liv  5.n'ap danse

Exercise 68 - Progressive Form (Part 1)

Bonjou! Kouman ou ye?

Present Progressive

Let us look at the progressive form in the present tense.
Please review the Haitian Creole Present tense (verbs, subjects and pronouns) in Lessons 13 and  Lesson 14 before you continue with this exercise.

Present progressive is formed by adding the progressive indicator 'ap' between the Haitian Creole subject and the verb.  Examples:
Mwen ap pale.
I am talking.


Nou ap tann.
We are waiting.


Yo ap jwee ansanm.
They are playing together.

Present tense - Mwen chante (I sing)
Present progressive - Mwen ap chante ( I am singing)

Present tense - li kouri (he runs)
Present progressive - li ap kouri (he's running)

Present tense - Lina manje yon mango (Lina eats a mango)
Present progressive - Lina ap manje yon mango (Lina is eating a mango)

"ap" is the determiner for the progressive form in Haitian Creole.

Here are some examples:
1. Yo ap pale Angle - They're speaking English
2. Nou ap priye - We are praying
3. Ou ap kondwi twò vit - You are driving too fast
4. Moun you ap chante - The people are singing
5. Mwen ap panse - I am thinking
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Let's practice.  Translate the following sentences
1. We are walking.
2. She is writing
3. I am breathing
4. They are learning
5. Janine is reading
Answers are given below.





1.Nou ap mache  2.Li ap ekri  3.Mwen ap respire  4. Yo ap aprann  5.Janine ap li