The Present

Professor HwangIntensive English Program

Youngsan University

E-mail address: mjhwang@ysu.ac.kr

1. Simple Presents of Be

2. Simple Presents of other verbs

1st personal 2nd personal 3rd personal

Singular I am → I’m You are → You’reHe is → He’s

She is → She’sIt is → It’s

Plural We are → We’re You are → You’re They are → They’re

walk 1st personal 2nd personal 3rd personal

Singular I walk You walkHe walksShe walksIt walks

Plural We walk You walk They 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.

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.

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.

swimsreads calls

lives eatworks

likeswrites

shop cooksplays

Present Progressive Simple Present

AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS

Subject Be Base form of Verb + ~ing

now.

I am

traveling

You areHeSheIt

is

WeYouThey

are

Present Progressive vs. Simple Present

AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS

Subject

often

VerbI

You travel.

HeSheIt

travels.

WeYouThey

travel.

NEGATAIVE STATEMENTS

Subject Be Not + Base form of Verb + ~ing

He is not traveling now.

Yes / No Questions

Be Subject Base from of Verb + ~ing

Is he traveling now?

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

Subject Do Not / Does Not + Base form of Verb

He does not travel often.

Yes / No Questions

Do / Does Subject Base formof Verb

Does he travel Often?

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)

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 shining is blowing are singing

‘m having

are you doing working

having