1. The Present Professor Hwang Intensive English Program Youngsan University E-mail address: mjhwang@ysu.ac.kr

2. 1. Simple Presents of Be 2. Simple Presents of other verbs 1 st personal2 nd personal3 rd personal SingularI am → I’mYou are → You’re He is → He’s She is → She’s It is → It’s PluralWe are → We’reYou are → You’reThey are → They’re walk1 st personal2 nd personal3 rd personal SingularI walkYou walk He walks She walks It walks PluralWe walkYou walkThey walk Simple Present Form ⇒ Subject-Verb Agreement : If the subject of a present tense verb is a third-person singular noun or pronoun (he, she, or it, or any noun these pronouns can substitute for), the verb must have an -(e)s ending.

3. Simple PresentSimple Present Meaning & Use Repeated Activities Habits or Routines Scheduled Events I take the bus to work every day. School starts at 9:30. Factual Information General Truth Scientific Facts Doctors study for many year. Iceland has more than 100 volcanoes. State or Conditions He is tall and has dark hair. She knows the answer. She seems angry. I don’t understand. You like sports. I believe you. With Adverbs of Frequency She always has class from 9:30. The cafeteria food is usually bad. My brother and I seldom fight. He never cleans his room.

4. Simple Present [Find 11 Errors] During the summer, my parents enjoy a three-month vacation from teaching. My father goes fishing every morning while my mother swim in the neighborhood swimming pool. Just before lunch, my mother read the newspaper, does the housework, and call my grandmother, who live in Los Angeles. Usually my parents eats lunch together; then my father does the dishes and work around the house on his projects. He like to garden and build furniture. My mother visits her friends or sometimes she write; she is working on a novel. They shops for groceries together, but my father cook the dinner while my mother play piano. They enjoy a quiet evening, happy to be free from work. swims readscalls lives eat works likes writes shopcooks plays

5. Present Progressive Simple Present AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS SubjectBe Base form of Verb + ~ing now. Iam traveling Youare He She It is We You They are Present Progressive vs. Simple Present AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS Subject often Verb I You travel. He She It travels. We You They travel. NEGATAIVE STATEMENTS SubjectBe Not + Base form of Verb + ~ing Heisnot travelingnow. Yes / No Questions BeSubject Base from of Verb + ~ing Ishe travelingnow? NEGATIVE STATEMENTS Subject Do Not / Does Not + Base form of Verb Hedoes not traveloften. Yes / No Questions Do / DoesSubject Base form of Verb DoeshetravelOften?

6. Present Progressive Meaning & Use Activities that are in Progress at the exact moment Look! It’s snowing! She’s making dinner now. Activities in Progress, but Not happening at the exact moment. I’m looking for a cheap car. Do you have any idea? I’m walking to school this week. It’s very tiring. Changing Situation My grade is improving this semester. Computers are getting cheaper all the time. Stative verbs in the present continuous They have a large house. (= own) They’re having a good time. (= experiencing) I see Lisa. (=look at) I’m seeing Lisa. (=dating)

7. Simple Present vs. Present Progressive [Find Errors] Dear Donna, I love Sunrise Inn. It is having a very restful atmosphere. Right now I sit under a large tree in the garden. I don’t worrying about anything. The sun shining, a cool breeze blows, and birds singing. I have a wonderful vacation! What do you do these days? Are you work hard? Is Ted still being angry at you? Are you have good weather? Write and Tell me your news. Myles has ‘m sitting ‘m not Is shiningis blowingare singing ‘m having are you doingworking having