PRESENT TENSE CONTRAST

PREVIEW Nice to meet you, Alex. My name is Jonas. My name is Alex.

PREVIEW I’m glad to meet you, too. Where are you from? I’m from Poland.

PREVIEW I live in Mexico City. Where do you live now?

PREVIEW I live in a house Where do you live? near school. I live in an apartment about ten minutes away by bicycle. I live in a house near school. Where do you live? Where do you live?

THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS We shop every Monday.

THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS past now future x x x x x x x x x x x

THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (a) Jill eats lunch every day. (b) I usually study English on Wednesday. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 9

THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (a) Jill eats lunch every day. (b) I usually study English on Wednesday. (c) Dogs bark. Lions roar. daily habits, usual activities general statements of fact events or situations SIMPLE PRESENT (always, usually, habitually) in the past, present, future 10

THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (d) NEGATIVE: He doesn’t watch TV on weekends. (e) QUESTION: Does that dog bark loudly? events or situations SIMPLE PRESENT (always, usually, habitually) in the past, present, future 11

THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (f) Magda is feeding her horse right now. (g) I can’t talk now. I am playing the guitar. (h) They are eating dinner right now.

THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS (f) Magda is feeding her horse right now. (g) I can’t talk now. I am playing the guitar. (h) They are eating dinner right now. PRESENT an activity in progress CONTINUOUS (is happening right now) 13

THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS NEGATIVE: It isn’t snowing right now. (j) QUESTION: Is it snowing right now? PRESENT CONTINUOUS am, is, are + -ing FORM: 14

THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS start now finish? x x x i n p r o g r e s s

FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS It swims. It is swimming.

STATEMENT FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS They run. They are running.

QUESTION FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT CONTINOUS Do you run? Are you running?

CONTRACTIONS I am I’m running. + = you she + is + are = You’re She’s FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS CONTRACTIONS I am I’m running. + = you she + is + are = You’re She’s running. = running. Pronoun + be

CONTRACTIONS does + not = doesn’t do + not = don’t FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS CONTRACTIONS does + not = doesn’t do + not = don’t She doesn’t run. They don’t run.

CONTRACTIONS is + not = isn’t are aren’t + not = (am + not = am not) FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS CONTRACTIONS is + not = isn’t are aren’t He isn’t running. + not = (am + not = am not) They aren’t running. I am not running.

FREQUENCY ADVERBS positive negative 100% 0% always almost always usually often positive frequently generally sometimes occasionally seldom rarely negative hardly ever almost never 0% not ever, never 22

PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO Yes - NO QUESTIONS QUESTIONS WITH DO / DOES QUESTION: Do you like yogurt? SHORT ANSWER: Yes, I do. No, I don’t. LONG ANSWER: Yes, I like yogurt. No, I don’t like yogurt.

PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO Yes - NO QUESTIONS QUESTIONS WITH BE QUESTION: Are you teaching ? SHORT ANSWER: Yes, I am. No, I’m not. LONG ANSWER: Yes, I am teaching. No, I’m not teaching.

PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO Yes - NO QUESTIONS QUESTIONS WITH BE QUESTION: Is Madison a teacher? SHORT ANSWER: Yes, she is. No, she’s not. No, she isn’t. LONG ANSWER: Yes, she is (she’s) a teacher. No, she’s not a teacher. No, she isn’t a teacher.

PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO Yes - NO QUESTIONS QUESTIONS WITH BE QUESTION: Are Jean and Ali teaching ? SHORT ANSWER: Yes, they are. No, they’re not. No, they aren’t. LONG ANSWER: Yes, they are (they’re) teachers. No, they’re not teachers. No, they aren’t teachers.