Simple Present

and
Present Progressive
The Simple Present and Present Continuous.

She has a son. She is having a son.

She looks happy. He is looking happy.

He is careful. He is being careful.

State: Action:
Situasi dan Kondisi. Perilaku dan Tindakan
 The Simple Present :
Function
Daily routine To express daily routine that done
repeatedly because we don’t know
a. Selma teaches English for Elementary students.
when will it stop.
b. Dr. Susan takes care of patient. (she is a doctor)
c. The staffs go to office bus.

Habit To express habits of a person.

a. He eats meat.
b. Miss Dhani drinks coffee.
c. The football players consume vitamin.
Activities or actions done regularly To express actions which done
a. Mr. Marcell teaches from Monday until Saturday. regularly and have specific times.
b. Jane visits her mother once a month.
c. Ria studies English every Tuesday and Thursday.

Facts and reality To express facts or reality which are still

relevant in the present.
a. She is smart and beautiful.
b. Snakes have no legs.
c. Indonesia has so many culture religion.
 The Simple Present : Form
Subject Verb Object
I / You / We / They study

Statement
(+)
He / She / It studies
English grammar.
I / You / We / They do not study
Negative

don’t study
(-)

He / She / It does not study

doesn’t study

Subject Verb Object

Do I / you / we / they
Question (?)

study English grammar?

Does he / she / it
 The Present Continuous / Present Progressive:
function
For actions going on at the time or in the
moment of speaking. The actions are
happening in front of our eyes.
To express an actions which are
happening right now.
To express actions which we imagine are
happening, though we are not seeing
those actions.
To express actions which will happen in
the future.
To express future plan.
Actions which are arranged.
*usually expressed with adverb of time.
a. Miss Selma is teaching the grammar
present progressive.
b. The students are learning present
progressive.
c. Alvin is working on present
progressive practices.
a. Miss Dhani is working in her office.
(the speaker is not in the same room
as Miss Dhani)
a. The student are studying past perfect
tomorrow.
b. The class is having pizza party at the
end. (the class just started)
c. Khayla is having a party tonight.
 The Present Continuous / Present Progressive:
form
Subject Be Verb ( +ing )

Statement
I am

(+)
You / We / They are
He / She / It is
I am not Studying.
Negative You / We / They are not
(-) aren’t
He / She / It is not
isn’t

Be Subject Verb ( +ing )

Am I
Question (?)

Are you / we /
studying?
they
Is he / she / it
 The Present Continuous /
The Simple Present Present Progressive

Finish?
future

past

now
past

now
The Simple Present and Present Continuous.
Choose the correct completion

1. Mari is working Now Every day

2. Mari works at a pharmacy Now Every day
3. I am working Today Every day
4. It’s snowing Now Every day
5. You are making breakfast Today Every day
6. You make breakfast Right now Every day
7. We eat vegetable Right now Every day
8. We are eating outside Right now Every day
9. She teaches English Now Every day
10. They are studying Now Every day
 The Simple Present and Present Continuous.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.

1. Ahmed (talk) ______

talks to the classmates every day in class. Right now he
(talk) ______to
is talking Yoko. He (talk, not) ______to
isn’t talking his friend Omar right now.

2. It (rain) ______a
rains lot in this city, but it (rain, not) _______
isn’t raining right now. The

sun (shine) ______.

is shining (it, rain) ____________
does it rain a lot in your hometown?
3. Hans and Anna (sit) ______
sit next to each other in class every day, so they
often (help) ______
help each other with their grammar exercises. Right now
Anna (help) ______
is helping Hans with an exercise on verbs.

4. Roberto (cook) ______

cooks his own dinner every evening. Right now he is in

his kitchen. He (cook) _________

is cooking rice and beans. (he, cook) _______
is he cooking

meat for his dinner tonight too? No, he is vegetarian. He (eat, never)
________
doesn’t eat meat. (you, eat) ___________
do you eat meat?
 The Simple Present and Present Continuous.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in parentheses.
A: What are you doing? (study) ___ you ____?
B: No, I (study, not) ______________. I (clean) _________ my car.
A: (was) ____ you _____ your car every week?
B: Yes, I (like) _______ a clean car.

A: Why (sit) ____ you _______ in front of the class? You usually
(sit) ____ at the back.
B: I know. I (not, have) ______________ my glasses with me.

Paul (sit) ______ at his desk at the office. He (talk) ________ on the phone.
His boss is angry. Paul always (talk) _________ on the phone with his friends.
He (not, like) ________ to work.

A: (Speak) ____ you ______ Japanese?

B: Yes, I (speak) ______ a little.
A: What (mean) _____ “mushi mushi” ______?
B: It (mean) __________ “hello.”
 The Simple Present and Present Continuous.
The Simple Present The Present Continuous
For repeated actions done For actions happening right now and
repeatedly and regularly. arranged plan.
Statement

S + Verb S + (am / is / are) + Verb –ing

(+)

I watch television every day. I am watching TV right now.

He studies English every Tuesday. He is studying grammar at the moment.

S + Don’t / Doesn’t + Verb S + (am not / isn’t / aren’t) + Verb -ing

Negative

I don’t watch TV every day. I am not watching TV every day.

(-)

He doesn’t study English every He is not studying English at the moment.

Tuesday.

Do / Does + S + Verb (am / is / are) + S + Verb –ing

Question (?)

Do you watch TV every day? Are you watching TV right now?

Does he study English every Is he studying English at the moment?
Tuesday?