5th virtual encounter
Day schedule: October 21st, 2020
- Course reminders
- Present simple and continuous
- Practice exercises
Present simple Present continuous / progressive
Use: Use:
- To about routines / habits - To talk about things happing at the
moment of speaking or now
- Temporary actions
Structure: Subject + verb + complement Structure: Subj. + verb to be (am, is, are)
I / We / You / They – Verb + verb – ING + complement
Normally I – am
(+) She/He/It – S / ES He / she / it – is
We walk in the park We / you / they - are
He drinks coffee every day
She watches TV at night
Auxiliary verb: (-) / (?) Auxiliary verb: Am (am not); is – is not
Do – I / We / You / They (isn’t); are – are not (aren’t).
Does – She / He / It
Don’t (do not) / Doesn’t (does not)
Signal words / Time markers: Every Signal words: Now; Right now: At this
day; At night; Usually; Sometimes; Never; moment; In this moment; Today; These
Hardly ever; Often; In the morning(s); etc. days; This month; Look! Listen!
Example: Example:
(+) She gets up early every day (+) Johan is looking at the computer now
(-) She does not get up early every day (-) Johan isn’t looking at the computer now
(?) Does she get up early every day? (?) Is Johan looking at the computer now?
Yes, she does Yes, he is
No, she doesn’t No, he isn't
What is the difference in these two sentences?
- She drives her car every day – Present simple – Routine
- She is driving her car now – Present continuous – Action happening now
Examples:
- Maria doesn’t play (not / play) soccer in the morning
- Jenny and Tatiana are drinking (drink) coffee today
- Is Marcela doing (Marcela / do) her homework at this moment?
- They eat (eat) pizza on Saturdays
- Teresa sometimes reads (read) books
- We aren’t studying (not / study) French these days
- My cats don’t like (not / like) to sleep in the mornings
- Is your sister cooking (your sister / cook) pizza today?
We normally don’t use state verbs in the Present continuous form
Be; Have; Need; Understand; Love; Like; Hate; Believe etc.
Ø I am liking you
Ø I like you
Ø I have two siblings – I am having two siblings
Ø Maria doesn’t know the answer - Maria is not knowing the answer
Present simple or Present continuous
Instruction: Complete the following sentences with the Present simple or
Continuous.
1. It's seven o'clock and they are going to school now. (go)
2. Mrs. Cooper eats in the restaurant every Sunday. (eat)
3. Our cat never eats on the kitchen table. (jump)
4. Look! The men are wearing blue uniforms. (wear)
5. Curt always plays his guitar in the afternoon. (play)
6. The taxi is waiting for them at the moment. (wait)
7. He always helps his grandmother in the coat. (help)
8. They never eat very much. (eat)
9. Listen! Bill is playing his electric guitar. (play)
10. He washes his car every Sunday. (wash)
11. The alarm rings at seven o'clock every morning. (ring)
12. They always bring their aunt a tree for Christmas. (bring)
13. She is wearing a red pullover and black jeans today. (wear)
14. The boys are throwing snowballs at the girls now. (throw)
15. Mr. Black is walking into the classroom at the moment. (walk)
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