PRESENT TENSE
TABLE OF CONTENT II. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I. Present Simple PATTERN
II. Present Continuous (+) S + (is/am/are) + V-ing
III. Present Perfect (-) S + (is/am/are + not) + V-ing
IV. Present Perfect Continuous (?) (is/am/are) +S + V-ing?
V. Practice Questions & Discussion TIME SIGNAL
Now, at the moment/at this moment,
I. PRESENT SIMPLE tonight, today, nowadays, this … (this
PATTERN week, this month, this morning, etc), still.
(+) S + V (s/es) USE/FUNCTION WITH EXAMPLE
ES
(-) S + do/doesn’t + V1 1. Actions that are happening at the time
(?) Do/does + S + V1? of discussion
TIME SIGNAL ❖Please don’t make a noise. I’m
Always, regularly, usually, seldom, never, studying now.
hardly ever, occasionally, generally, often,
2. Activities that occur only temporarily
sometimes, rarely, everyday, every night,
(temporary activity), not a
every week, every …, etc.
habit/routine
V
USE/FUNCTION WITH EXAMPLE
1. Habits/routines
❖He goes to school everyday.
❖She is not working this summer due
to her pregnancy.
❖You’re working hard today.
2. General/scientific truth 3. Situations that are undergoing change
LY
❖He goes to school everyday. (temporary too)
❖The population of the world is rising
3. Schedule (transportation, cinema,
very fast.
matches, etc)
❖Your English is getting better.
❖The train departs everyday.
❖The earth is getting warmer.
4. Commentary, demonstration,
exclamation, instruction or prohibition
LI
❖Zidane passes the ball to Henry.
❖Listen to the speaker carefully.
TABLE OF CONTENT II. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I. Present Simple PATTERN
II. Present Continuous (+) S + (is/am/are) + V-ing
III. Present Perfect (-) S + (is/am/are + not) + V-ing
IV. Present Perfect Continuous (?) (is/am/are) +S + V-ing?
V. Practice Questions & Discussion TIME SIGNAL
Now, at the moment/at this moment,
I. PRESENT SIMPLE tonight, today, nowadays, this … (this
PATTERN week, this month, this morning, etc), still.
(+) S + V (s/es) USE/FUNCTION WITH EXAMPLE
ES
(-) S + do/doesn’t + V1 1. Actions that are happening at the time
(?) Do/does + S + V1? of discussion
TIME SIGNAL ❖Please don’t make a noise. I’m
Always, regularly, usually, seldom, never, studying now.
hardly ever, occasionally, generally, often,
2. Activities that occur only temporarily
sometimes, rarely, everyday, every night,
(temporary activity), not a
every week, every …, etc.
habit/routine
V
USE/FUNCTION WITH EXAMPLE
1. Habits/routines
❖He goes to school everyday.
❖She is not working this summer due
to her pregnancy.
❖You’re working hard today.
2. General/scientific truth 3. Situations that are undergoing change
LY
❖He goes to school everyday. (temporary too)
❖The population of the world is rising
3. Schedule (transportation, cinema,
very fast.
matches, etc)
❖Your English is getting better.
❖The train departs everyday.
❖The earth is getting warmer.
4. Commentary, demonstration,
exclamation, instruction or prohibition
LI
❖Zidane passes the ball to Henry.
❖Listen to the speaker carefully.
