1-2 Forms of simple present and the present progresive
1-3 Frequency Adverbs
1-4 Final -s
1-5 Spelling of Final -s / -es
1-6 Non-active verbs
1-7 Present Verbs : Shorts answers to yes/no question
a. Ann takes a shower everyday
b. I usually read the newspaper in the morning.
c. Babies cry. Birds fly.
d. Negative:
It doesn’t snow in Bangkok
e. Question:
Does the teacher speak slowly?
The simple present tense expresses daily habits or usual activities, as I (a) and (b). The simple present expresses general statements of fact, as in (c). In sum, the simple present tense is used for events or situations that exist always, usually, or habitually in the past, present and future.
(f) Ann can’t come to the phone right now because she is taking a shower.
(g) I am reading my grammar book right now.
(h) Jimmy and Susie are babies. They are crying. I can hear them right now. Maybe they are hungry.
(i) Negative
It isn’t snowing right now.
(j) Question
Is the teacher speaking right now?
The Present Progressive expresses an activity that is in progress (is occurring, is happening) right now. The event is in progress at the time the speaker is saying the sentence. The event began in the past, is in progress now, and will probably continue into the future. Form: am, is, are + ing.
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