Objective Students will define 5 new vocabulary words from the Job Application. Students will identify & compare Simple Present and Present Continuous Tense Students will identify the rules of –ing. Students will write 5 sentences using Present Continuous Tense

Slates: What is Simple Present Tense? Write a sentence using Simple Present Tense? What is Present Continuous Tense? Write a sentence using Present Continuous Tense.

Sign together in class: A or B Compare: I am reading a very interesting book A. Simple Present B. Present Continuous Joanne works eight hours a day. A. Simple Present B. Present Continuous What do you usually have for breakfast? A. Simple Present B. Present Continuous

Review: What is Simple Present? He Sheverb-s It She runs everyday. He goes to school everyday. I wake up at 5:00am every morning. She walks her dogs three times a week.

Simple Present Tense SingularPlural 1 st personI walk.We walk. 2 nd personYou walk.You walk. 3 rd personHe walks.They walk. She walks. It walks. 1 st personI do walk.We do walk. 2 nd personYou do walk.You do walk. 3 rd personHe does walk.They do walk. She does walk. It does walk.

Continue: Simple Present Tense He Sheverb s It They Weverb (no s) You I

Examples: Sally misses breakfast each morning. Fred talks to his mother every now and then. Sally goes to class every day. My sister sees a bee. They see a bee. We see a bee. My sisters see a bee. I go to class every day. You wear a T-shirt three times a week.

Simple Present Review: Sh, Ch, S, X = must add “es” For example: Watches Brushes

Simple Present Review: Y = “ies” Example: Trytries Carrycarries

Simple Present Review: “ies” Vowels: AEIOU (you don’t drop the “y”) Example: PlayPlaies Plays Buybuiesbuys

Present Continuous Tense What is Present Continuous Tense?

Present Continuous Tense What is happening RIGHT NOW Am Isverb-ing. Are I am looking for a pen. You are talking to your friends. He is wearing blue jeans. She is reading. She is watching the teacher. I am teaching you.

Vowels: A E I O U cvc PUT vvc Eat cvc Buy

Rules: 1.Add –ing to most verbs –Reading –Working –Playing

Rules: 2. When a verb ends in e, such as “write”, drop the e and add –ing. –Dance Dancing –Write writing

Rules: 3. When a verb ends in CVC, double the last consonant and add ing cvc PUT Puting is wrong Double the last consonant and add ing as “putting”

Rules: Examples: Stop - stopping Purr - purring

Rules: 4. Do NOT double the last consonant before ing when a verb ends in w, x, or y You cannot add another consonant: BuyBuyyingBuying Sew SewwingSewing FixFixxingFixing SaySayying Saying

Rules: 5. Do NOT double the last consonant before ing when a verb ends in VVC Eat Eatting is wrong. There are two vowels before the t. vvc Eat Waitt waiting

Rules: Example: vvc Wait Waitt waiting

Closure Piece of paper: What is Present Continuous Tense? Write 2 “Present Continuous” sentences. Explain why this is incorrect: eatting ___________________________ Explain why this is incorrect: waitting ________________________________