Meeting 2

Present Simple &

Present Continuous

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 Present Simple
Verbal Sentence

S + Vs/es + O

Ex:
I watch a movie
She goes to School
I/you/they/we : Teach, mix, watch, study,
read, etc.

He/she/it : Teaches, mixes, watches,

Studies, reads, etc.
Verb adding es (ch, sh, ss, x, (y))

Ex.
Teaches
Mixes
Washes
Kisses
Studies
Etc.
Positive Sentence
I watch a movie (S + Vs/es + O)

Negative Sentence
I dont watch a movie (S + do/does not + V + O)

Interrogative Sentence
do you watch a movie? ( do + S + V + O?)
Yes, I do
No, I dont
Nominal Sentence

S + to be + Adj/N/Adv

Ex:
I am a teacher
She is very kind
They are on the road
 The Use
The use of Present Simple
The Use Example
Habitual Action He jogs everyday
Theory The full moon comes once in
30 days
General Truth We all need oxygen to live
Fact She looks beautiful in her
newly bought dress

Nb. We use Present Simple to describe

 Time Signal
Everyday
Every month
Once in two weeks
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Seldom
Often
Etc.
 Present Continuous

S + to be + Ving + O

Ex:
They are studying English
She is gong to the cinema
I : am (studying .)
He/she/it : is (studying .)
You/they/we : are (studying .)
Positive Sentence
They are studying English (S + to be + Ving + O)

Negative Sentence
They are not studying English
(S + am/is/are not + Ving + O)

Interrogative Sentence
Are they studying English?
(am/is/are + S + Ving + O?)
Yes, I am
No, I am not
 The Use

The use of Present Continuous

The Use Example

Action that happens at They are studying
the moment (when it is English
being talked)
 Time Signal
At this moment
Now
Right now
Etc.
 The Difference (Present Simple n
Present Continuous)
Present Simple Present Continuous
He jogs everyday He is jogging now
The full moon comes The full moon is slowly
once in 30 days rising in the east at the
moment
We all need oxygen to He is taking a deep
live breath
She is a nice person She is being nice to me
 Excercises
1. (Play) I _______
play golf every weekend.
are playing outside at the
2. (Play) The children ___________
moment.
is working today.
3. (Work) Haruka ____________
4. (Work) You cant borrow my lawn mower because it
work
doesnt _________
making
5. (Make) Smells good! What are you _______?
makes me breakfast.
6. (Make) My husband never _________
living in Hong Kong.
7. (Live) Pauline is __________
live
8. (Live)Do you still __________ with your parents?