Present Progressive - Use

1) actions happening at the moment of speaking Peter is reading a book now.

2) fixed plan in the near future She is going to Basel on Saturday.

3) temporary actions His father is working in Rome this month.

4) actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions) My friend is preparing for his exams.

5) trends More and more people are using their computers to listen to music.

6) repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever) Andrew is always coming late.

Signal words
now, at the moment, Look! Listen!

Form
to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing

Examples
Affirmative sentences: I am playing football. I'm playing football. Negative sentences: You are not playing football. You're not playing football. You aren't playing football. You are playing football. You're playing football.

I am not playing football. I'm not playing football.

Questions: Am I playing football? Are you playing football?

Form of the Simple Present

We use the infinitive of the verb. In the 3rd person Singular (he, she, it - or a name) we put an s to the end of the infinitive. infinitive - 3rd person Singular (he, she, it) infinitive + -s

Affirmative sentences:
I/we/you/they play football. He/she/it plays football. NOTE: he, she, it - Do not forget the -s.

Negative sentences:
We use the auxiliary do. I/we/you/they do not play football. He/she/it does not play football. NOTE: We often use short forms in negative sentences in the Simple Present: I/we/you/they don't play football. He/she/it doesn't play football.

Questions:
Do I/we/you/they play football? Does he/she/it play football?

Form of the Simple Present

We use the infinitive of the verb. In the 3rd person Singular (he, she, it - or a name) we put an s to the end of the infinitive. infinitive - 3rd person Singular (he, she, it) infinitive + -s

Affirmative sentences:
I/we/you/they play football. He/she/it plays football. NOTE: he, she, it - Do not forget the -s.

Negative sentences:
We use the auxiliary do. I/we/you/they do not play football. He/she/it does not play football. NOTE: We often use short forms in negative sentences in the Simple Present: I/we/you/they don't play football. He/she/it doesn't play football.

Questions:
Do I/we/you/they play football? Does he/she/it play football?

Write down the third person singular of the following verbs. 1. I can - he can 2. I go - he goes 3. I wish - he wishes 4. I must - he must 5. I hurry - he hurries 6. I do - he does 7. I may - he may 8. I kiss - he kisses 9. I worry - he worries 10. I teach - he teaches

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orm of the Simple Past

12. Form the Simple Past: - with regular verbs: infinitive + -ed - with irregular verbs: 2nd column of the table of the irregular verbs

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Affirmative sentences:

15. Use the same form of the verb every time regardless the subject. regular verbs I played football. irregular verbs I went to the supermarket.

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Negative sentences:

18. Use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of do) every time regardless the subject. regular verbs I did not play football. irregular verbs I did not go to the supermarket.

19. NOTE: Short forms in negative sentences in the Simple Past are used quite often. regular verbs I didn't play football. irregular verbs I didn't go to the supermarket.

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22. Use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of do) every time regardless the subject. regular verbs Did you play football? irregular verbs Did I go to the supermarket?

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