simple present vs. present progressive

2. The Usages of the Present Simple
USE 1: daily habits, usual activities
USE 2: Facts or Generalizations

3. The Usages of the Present Simple
a) Peter eats lunch every day.
daily habits,
b) I usually study English on Monday. usual activities
c) Dogs bark. Lions roar general
statements of
fact

4. The Usages of the Present Simple
USE1:
Present Simple USE 2:
an
Present Simple
action is repeated or
indicate the speaker believes
usual
that a fact was true before
true now, and will be true in
the future

5. The Usages of the Present Simple
Subject + (Verb) + (s, es) + Object
- Cats like milk.
- Birds do not like milk.
- Windows are made of glass.
- Windows are not made of
wood.

6. The Usages of the Present Simple
Present Simple, third person singular
Note:
he, she, it
A: in the third person singular the verb, always ends in : s
he want s she need s
Some verbs change their spelling when s is added in the third person
singular.

7. a. Verbs ending in y
When a verb ends in y immediately preceded by a consonant, the y is changed to ie
before the ending s is added. In each of the following examples, the consonant
immediately preceding the final y is underlined.
Bare Infinitive Third Person Singular
study studies
fly flies
carry carries
However, when a verb ends in y immediately preceded by a vowel, the y is not
changed before the ending s is added. In each of the following examples, the vowel
immediately preceding the final y is underlined.
Bare Infinitive Third Person Singular
say says
enjoy enjoys
buy buys

8. b. Verbs ending in o
When a verb ends in o, the letter e is added before the s ending. For
example:
Bare Infinitive Third Person Singular
do does
echo echoes
go goes
c. Verbs ending in ch, s, sh, x or z
When a verb ends in a sibilant sound such as ch, s, sh, x or z, the letter e is
added before the s ending. For example:
Bare Infinitive Third Person Singular
pass passes
push pushes
watch watches
fix fixes
buzz buzzes

9. Negative and question forms use DOES (=the third
person of the auxiliary'DO') + the infinitive of the verb.
He wants. Does he want? He does not want.

10. 1.Third person singular with s or es
a. He goes to school every morning.
b. She understands English.
c. It mixes the sand and the water.
d. He tries very hard.
e. She enjoys playing the piano.

11. The present simple is
used:
A.to express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging
situations, emotions and wishes:
I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging situation);
London is a large city (general truth).
-She only eats fish.
-He drinks tea at breakfast
-They watch television regularly

12. B. to give instructions or directions:
You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.
You take the No.6 bus to Watney and then the No.10
to Bedford.
Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.

13. c. to express fixed arrangements, present or future:
Your exam starts at 09:00.
The bell rings at 8:00.
The bus arrives at 7:00

14. D.to express future time, after some conjunctions:
after, when, before, as soon as, until:
He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday
His mother arrives tomorrow.
Our holiday starts on the 26th March.
She'll see you before she leaves.

15. Time expressions
There are time expressions that we use only with the
Present Simple and they are:
1.Every day, every Friday, every week, every month, every
summer, every month, every year, always, usually, etc.
2.All the time
I go to school every day.
He visits me, every summer.

16. The Usages of the Present Progressive
I am reading He is cooking
They are boxing

17. The Usages of the Present Progressive
 When we talk about something
that is happening right now, we
use a special form called the
present progressive (also called
the present continuous).
 For example, in the picture on the
left, the man is playing soccer.
He’s running and kicking the ball.

18.  The man is playing soccer. He’s
running and kicking the ball.
 Notice that we need two verbs to
express this idea:
 A form of BE:
 am
 is
 are
 An -ing form of another verb:
 playing
 running
 kicking

19. The Usages of the Present Progressive
In English, we can use the present
progressive to talk about the
future:
What are you doing this afternoon?
I’m working on my term paper.

20. Present Progressive Form:
We form the present progressive with a present form of to be
(am, is, are) and ing-verb:
Affirmative sentences:
I am playing football You are playing football
I´m playing football You ´re playing football
Negative sentences:
I am not playing football You are not playing football
I´m not playing football You ´re not playing football
Questions:
Am I playing football?
Are you playing football?

21. Present Progressive Spelling
Basic rule: Just add – ing to the base verb:
work working
play playing
assist assisting
Exception 1: If the base verb ends in consonant+ stressed vowel + consonant,
double the last letter:
stop stopping
run running
begin beginning
Exception 2: If the base verb ends in ie, change the ie to y:
lie lying
die dying
Exception 3: If the base verb ends in vowel + consonant + e. omit the e:
come coming
mistake mistaking

22. Present Progressive Signal Words
Now At the moment
Listen!
Nowadays
look

23. STATEMENT
Simple Present Present
Progressive

24. STATEMENT
Simple Present Present Progressive