National University College

Health Sciences Department

ENGL 1010-1040ONL

Assignment 2.1: Simple Present vs. Present Progressive

Marissa L. Gonzalez Lambert

NO. 2105839978

Jun/5/2021
 Simple Present vs. Present Progressive Table
Assignment 2.1 (Points: 50)

Instructions:
1. Write each sentence in the following structures: affirmative, negative, yes/no question,
short answer, and informational question, in both the simple present and present progressive
tenses. Use the following table to review each grammatical structure.

Grammatical
Simple Present Present Progressive
Structures

(I) + am + verb-ing
(I, You, They, We) + verb
Affirmative (You, They, We) + are + verb-ing
(She, He, It) + verb-s (She, He, It) + is + verb-ing

(I) + am not + verb-ing

(I, You, They, We) + do not +
(You, They, We) + are not +
Negative verb
verb-ing
(She, He, It) + does not + verb
(She, He, It) + is not + verb-ing

Am + (I) + verb-ing?
Yes, I + am / No, I + am not
Do + (I, You, They, We) + verb?
Are + (You, They, We) + verb-
Yes/No Questions Yes, (I, You, They, We) + do
ing?
No, (I, You, They, We) + do not
Yes, (You, They, We) + are
and Short Answers Does + (She, He, It) + verb?
No, (You, They, We) + are not
Yes, (She, He, It) + does
Is + (She, He, It) + verb-ing?
No, (She, He, It) + does not
Yes, (She, He, It) + is
No, (She, He, It) + is not

What What
Where Where
Informational When do + (I, You, They, We) When am + (I) + verb-ing? is +
Who + verb? Who (She, He, It) + verb-ing?
Questions Why does + (She, He, It) + Why are + (You, They, We) +
(open-ended) verb? verb-ing?
 1. Fill in the table with complete sentences. Change the sentences provided below according
to the grammatical structure and the tense of the verb requested. (1 pt. for each answer):

a. The dog (to bark) at the mailman.

b. Mary (to wait) for her coffee.
c. We (to wear) formal attire for the convention.
d. They (to drive) through the island.
e. The teacher (to discuss) this topic carefully.

Grammatical
Ex# Simple Present Present Progressive
Structures
1. Affirmative The dog barks at the The dog is barking at the
mailman. mailman.
Negative The dog doesn’t bark at the The dog isn’t barking at the
mailman. mailman.
Yes/No Question Does the dog bark at the Is the dog barking at the
mailman? mailman?
Short Answer Yes, he does. Yes, he is.
Open-ended Question Why does he bark? Who are you barking at?
2. Affirmative Mary waits for her coffee. Mary is waiting for her coffee.
Negative Mary doesn’t wait for her Mary isn’t waiting for the coffee.
coffee.
Yes/No Question Does Mary wait for the Is Mary waiting for the coffee?
coffee?
Short Answer Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
Open-ended Question Why does she wait? Why are you waiting?
3. Affirmative We wear formal attire for We are wearing formal attire for
the convention. the convention.
Negative We don’t wear formal attire We aren’t wearing formal attire
for the convention. for the convention.
Yes/No Question Do we wear formal attire Are we wearing formal attire for
for the convention? the convention?
Short Answer Yes, we do. Yes, we are.
Open-ended Question What do we wear for the What are we wearing for the
convention? convention?
4. Affirmative They drive through the They are driving through the
island. island.
Negative They don’t drive through They aren’t driving through the
the island. island.
Yes/No Question Do they drive through the Are they driving through the
island? island?
Short Answer Yes, they do No, they aren’t.
Open-ended Question Why do they drive through Where are they driving through
the island? the island?
5. Affirmative The teacher discusses this
topic carefully.
Negative The teacher doesn’t discuss
this topic carefully.
Yes/No Question Does the teacher discuss
this topic carefully?
Short Answer No, she doesn’t.
Open-ended Question Why does she discuss this
topic carefully?
The teacher is discussing this
topic carefully.
The teacher isn’t discussing this
topic carefully.
Is the teacher discussing this
topic care fully?
Yes, she is.
Why is she discussing this topic
so carefully?