Transcript Simple Present Tense and Present Progressive

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Simple Present Tense
Regular Verbs: Affirmative
Singular
Plural
1st Person I walk
We walk
2nd Person You walk
You walk
He (she, it)
3rd Person
walks
They walk
Noun
Subject
Joselma and
Jorge walk
Joselma
walks
Simple Present Tense
Rule 1: Use the present tense to
express habitual action or something
you or someone else knows how to
do.
Examples: Affirmative
Jack goes to HCC classes everyday.
His friends usually ride the bus, but Jack
drives his brother’s car.
The bus runs every thirty minutes.
Jack plays the violin very well.
Simple Present Tense
Regular Verbs: Negative
Singular
I don’t (do
1st Person
not) walk
Plural
We don’t (do
not) walk
You don’t (do You don’t (do
2nd Person
not) walk
not) walk
He (she, it)
They don’t (do
3rd Person doesn’t (does
not) walk
not) walk
Noun
Subject
Tran doesn’t Tran and Jose
walk
don’t walk
Simple Present Tense
Rule 1: Use the present tense to
express habitual action or something
one knows how to do.
Examples: Negative
Jack doesn’t go to HCC classes everyday.
His friends don’t usually ride the bus.
The bus doesn’t run very often.
I don’t often drive myself to school.
Olga doesn’t play tennis.
Simple Present Tense
Regular Verbs: Affirmative Questions
Singular
1st Person Do I walk?
Plural
Do we walk?
2nd Person Do you walk? Do you walk?
Does he (she,
3rd Person
Do they walk?
it) walk?
Noun
Subject
Does John
walk?
Do John and
Sally walk?
Simple Present Tense
Rule 1: Use the present tense to
express habitual action or something
one knows how to do.
Examples: Affirmative Questions
Does Jack go to HCC classes everyday?
Do his friends usually ride the bus?
Does the bus run very often?
Do I drive today, or do you?
Do you play chess?
Simple Present Tense
Regular Verbs: Negative Questions
Singular
Plural
1st Person
Don’t I walk?
Don’t we walk?
2nd Person
Don’t you
walk?
Don’t you walk?
3rd Person
Doesn’t he (she,
Don’t they walk?
it) walk?
Noun
Subject
Doesn’t Maria
walk?
Don’t Maria and
Ahmad walk?
Simple Present Tense
Rule 1: Use the present tense to
express habitual action or something
you know how to do.
Examples: Negative Questions
Doesn’t Jack go to HCC classes everyday?
Don’t his friends usually ride the bus?
Doesn’t the bus run every thirty minutes?
Don’t I drive today?
Don’t you work at Walmart?
Simple Present Tense
Rule 2: Use the present tense to express future
time for schedules and appointments.
Examples:
The bus arrives at 3:00 P.M. this afternoon.
Don’t you have an appointment with the doctor
this morning?
The meeting is not until noon today.
When does the party start?
Simple Present Tense
Rule 3: Use the present tense to express facts,
generalizations, and preferences.
Examples:
I love going to the mall.
Do horses really like apples?
Most windows are made of glass.
I prefer large cities over small towns.
Simple Present Tense
Rule 4: Use the present tense with noncontinuous verbs to show action that is now.
Non continuous verbs:
Abstract Verbs:
to be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to
care, to contain, to owe, to exist...
Possession Verbs:
to possess, to own, to belong...
Emotion Verbs:
to like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear,
to envy, to mind...
Simple Present Tense
Rule 4: Use the present tense with noncontinuous verbs to show action that is happening
now or not happening now.
Examples:
He is liking the movie. Not Correct
He likes the movie. Correct
Abraham is needing a drink of water now. Not
Correct
Abraham needs a drink of water now. Correct
Mahar is at school.
Don’t you have a passport?
Do you want help?
Write 5 sentences with the simple present tense
about:
1. A transportation schedule or appointment
2. Usual or habitual action
3. Something that one knows how to do
4. A fact or preference
5. An action happening now using a non
continuous verb.
Present Progressive Tense
Regular Verbs: Affirmative (be + verb + ing)
Singular
Plural
1st Person I am walking We are walking
You are
2nd Person
walking
You are walking
He (she, it) is They are
3rd Person
walking
walking
Noun
Subject
Joselma is
walking
Joselma and
Jorge are
walking
Present Progressive Tense
Rule No. 1: Use the present progressive tense
with normal verbs (not non continuous verbs) to
express action that is happening now, or not
happening now.
Examples:
He is watching T.V. in his room.
What are you doing?
The children are finishing their homework.
Janis isn’t playing tennis right now.
Present Progressive Tense
Rule No. 2: Use the present progressive tense to
express what we are in the process of doing, but
not necessarily right now.
Examples:
He is taking English 0346 at HCC.
What are you doing these days?
Are you studying to become an engineer?
Janis isn’t playing tennis any more.
Why aren’t you working?
Present Progressive Tense
Rule No. 3: Use the present progressive tense to
express what will or will not happen in the
future.
Examples:
He is going to the store later.
My parents are coming to visit me in a couple of
weeks.
Are you working tomorrow?
Janis isn’t playing cards with us tonight.
Why aren’t the boys going to the game tonight?
Present Progressive Tense
Rule No. 4: Use the present progressive tense to
express repetition and irritation with always or
constantly.
Examples:
He is always coming to class late.
Some people are always complaining about
something.
Why are you constantly talking?
Write 5 sentences using the present progressive
tense to express:
1. Something happening now.
2. Something happening in the near future.
3. Longer actions in progress now.
4. Repetition and irritation with always or
constantly.
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