Forming and using the simple present and present progressive tense.

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3. Simple Present Tense
Regular Verbs: Affirmative
Singular Plural
1st Person I walk We walk
2nd Person You walk You walk
3rd Person
He (she, it)
walks
They walk
Noun
Subject
Joselma
walks
Joselma and
Jorge walk

4. Simple Present Tense
Examples: Affirmative
Jack goes to HCC classes everyday.
His friends usually ride the bus, but Jack
drives his brother’s car.
The bus runs every thirty minutes.
Jack plays the violin very well.
Rule 1: Use the present tense to express
habitual action or something you or
someone else knows how to do.

5. Simple Present Tense
Regular Verbs: Negative
Singular Plural
1st Person
I don’t (do
not) walk
We don’t (do
not) walk
2nd Person
You don’t
(do not) walk
You don’t (do
not) walk
3rd Person
He (she, it)
doesn’t (does
not) walk
They don’t (do
not) walk
Noun
Subject
Tran doesn’t
walk
Tran and Jose
don’t walk

6. Simple Present Tense
Examples: Negative
Jack doesn’t go to HCC classes everyday.
His friends don’t usually ride the bus.
The bus doesn’t run very often.
I don’t often drive myself to school.
Olga doesn’t play tennis.
Rule 1: Use the present tense to
express habitual action or something
one knows how to do.

7. Simple Present Tense
Regular Verbs: Affirmative Questions
Singular Plural
1st Person Do I walk? Do we walk?
2nd Person Do you walk? Do you walk?
3rd Person
Does he (she,
it) walk?
Do they walk?
Noun
Subject
Does John
walk?
Do John and
Sally walk?

8. Simple Present Tense
Rule 1: Use the present tense to
express habitual action or something
one knows how to do.
Examples: Affirmative Questions
Does Jack go to HCC classes everyday?
Do his friends usually ride the bus?
Does the bus run very often?
Do I drive today, or do you?
Do you play chess?

9. Simple Present Tense
Regular Verbs: Negative
QuestionsSingular Plural
1st Person Don’t I walk? Don’t we walk?
2nd Person
Don’t you
walk?
Don’t you walk?
3rd Person
Doesn’t he (she,
it) walk?
Don’t they walk?
Noun
Subject
Doesn’t Maria
walk?
Don’t Maria and
Ahmad walk?

10. Simple Present Tense
Examples: Negative Questions
Doesn’t Jack go to HCC classes everyday?
Don’t his friends usually ride the bus?
Doesn’t the bus run every thirty minutes?
Don’t I drive today?
Don’t you work at Walmart?
Rule 1: Use the present tense to
express habitual action or something
you know how to do.

11. Simple Present Tense
Rule 2: Use the present tense to express future time
for schedules and appointments.
Examples:
The bus arrives at 3:00 P.M. this afternoon.
Don’t you have an appointment with the doctor
this morning?
The meeting is not until noon today.
When does the party start?

12. Simple Present Tense
Rule 3: Use the present tense to express facts,
generalizations, and preferences.
Examples:
I love going to the mall.
Do horses really like apples?
Most windows are made of glass.
I prefer large cities over small towns.

13. Simple Present Tense
Rule 4: Use the present tense with non-continuous
verbs to show action that is now.
Non continuous verbs:
Abstract Verbs:
to be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to
care, to contain, to owe, to exist...
Possession Verbs:
to possess, to own, to belong...
Emotion Verbs:
to like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear,
to envy, to mind...

14. Simple Present Tense
Rule 4: Use the present tense with non-continuous
verbs to show action that is happening now or not
happening now.
Examples:
He is liking the movie. Not Correct
He likes the movie. Correct
Abraham is needing a drink of water now. Not
Correct
Abraham needs a drink of water now. Correct
Mahar is at school.
Don’t you have a passport?
Do you want help?

15. Write 5 sentences with the simple present tense
about:
1. A transportation schedule or appointment
2. Usual or habitual action
3. Something that one knows how to do
4. A fact or preference
5. An action happening now using a non
continuous verb.

16. Present Progressive Tense
Regular Verbs: Affirmative (be + verb + ing)
Singular Plural
1st Person I am walking We are walking
2nd Person
You are
walking
You are
walking
3rd Person
He (she, it) is
walking
They are
walking
Noun
Subject
Joselma is
walking
Joselma and
Jorge are
walking

17. Present Progressive Tense
Rule No. 1: Use the present progressive tense
with normal verbs (not non continuous verbs) to
express action that is happening now, or not
happening now.
Examples:
He is watching T.V. in his room.
What are you doing?
The children are finishing their homework.
Janis isn’t playing tennis right now.

18. Present Progressive Tense
Rule No. 2: Use the present progressive tense to
express what we are in the process of doing, but
not necessarily right now.
Examples:
He is taking English 0346 at HCC.
What are you doing these days?
Are you studying to become an engineer?
Janis isn’t playing tennis any more.
Why aren’t you working?

19. Present Progressive Tense
Rule No. 3: Use the present progressive tense to
express what will or will not happen in the
future.
Examples:
He is going to the store later.
My parents are coming to visit me in a couple of
weeks.
Are you working tomorrow?
Janis isn’t playing cards with us tonight.
Why aren’t the boys going to the game tonight?

20. Present Progressive Tense
Rule No. 4: Use the present progressive tense to
express repetition and irritation with always or
constantly.
Examples:
He is always coming to class late.
Some people are always complaining about
something.
Why are you constantly talking?

21. Write 5 sentences using the present progressive
tense to express:
1. Something happening now.
2. Something happening in the near future.
3. Longer actions in progress now.
4. Repetition and irritation with always or
constantly.

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