Simple present and Present Progressive

Grammar rules!

1. Simple present

2. Simple present is also called present simple. The simple present also expresses facts in the present.

3. SIMPLE PRESENT STATEMENTS

4. SPELLING RULE FOR THE THIRD – PERSON SINGULAR AFFIRMATIVE FORM

5. Present Progressive

6. The present progressive puts emphasis on the course or duration of an action. Also known as present continuous.

7. USE 1) Actions happening at the moment of speaking Peter  is   reading  a book now. 2) Fixed plan in the near future She  is   going  to Baseball on Saturday. 3) Temporary actions His father  is   working  in Rome this month. 4) Actions happening around the moment of speaking (longer actions) My friend  is   preparing  for his exams. 5) Trends More and more people  are   using  their computers to listen to music. 6) Repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker  (with always, constantly, forever) Andrew  is  always  coming  late.

8. FORM AFFIRMATIVE SUBJECT VERB TO BE VERB + ING COMPLEMENT NEGATIVE SUBJECT VERB TO BE NOT VERB + ING COMPLEMENT QUESTION VERB TO BE SUBJECT VERB + ING COMPLEMENT + ?

9. EXAMPLE   AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION I I am playing. I am not playing. Am I playing ? he, she, it He is playing. He is not playing. Is  he playing ? you, we, they You are playing. You are not playing. Are  you playing ?

10. Basic rule Just add - ing  to the base verb: work > working play > playing assist > assisting see > seeing be > being Exception 1 If the base verb ends in consonant + stressed vowel + consonant, double the last letter: s t o p   consonant stressed vowel consonant St o p > Stopping R u n > Running Beg i n > Beginning Note that this exception does not apply when the last syllable of the base verb is not stressed: O pen > Opening EXCEPTIONS IN SPELLING

11. EXCEPTIONS IN SPELLING Exception 2 If the base verb ends in  ie , change the  ie  to y: Lie > lying Die > dying Exception 3 If the base verb ends in vowel + consonant + e, omit the e: come > coming mistake > mistaking

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13. TEAM : Alessi Ibarra Elsie Ortega Laura Soto INGLÉS VI