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Teacher Alvaro Moraga
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He eats pancakes every morning.
4-5 THE SIMPLE PRESENT vs. THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
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(a) He eats pancakes every morning.STATEMENTS
(b) He is eating pancakes right now.
4-5 THE SIMPLE PRESENT vs. THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(c) David rides every day.
(d) David is riding right now.
present
progressive
actions - now
simple present
habitsusual
activities
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(e) Does he eat pancakes every morning?QUESTIONS
(f) Is he eating pancakes right now?
4-5 THE SIMPLE PRESENT vs. THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(h) Is David riding right now?
(g) Does David ride every day?
simple present do
and does as helping verbs
present progressiveam, is, and are
in questions
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(l) She isn’t exercising right now.
(k) She doesn’t exercise every day.
(j) I’m not riding my horse right now.
(i) I don’t ride my horse every day.NEGATIVES
4-5 THE SIMPLE PRESENT vs. THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
simple presentuses do and does as helping verbs
present progressive
uses am, is, and are
in negatives
Rodolfo _________ to school every day.Right now he _________ with Amy.
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walksis walking
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walk
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She ______ her grandmother every week.
Right now she ________ her. is calling
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call
calls
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play
My daughter _____ soccer every day.She _________ soccer right now. I do not ____ soccer every day. I ____ every day.
is playing
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play
cook
cook
plays
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4-6 NONACTION VERBS NOT USED IN THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
I’m hungry right now.I want some cake.
Nonaction verbs
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wantphysical or emotional
need
(a) I’m thirsty right now. I want some water.
I am wanting some water.
not used in present
progressive
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?
dislike
hatelikeloveneedwant
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Nonaction verbs(b) I smell a skunk. Do you smell it too?
smellsensory
experienceAre you smelling it too? NOT used in
present progressive
4-6 NON ACTION VERBS NOT USED IN THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
?
hearseesmelltaste
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•believe•know•think (believe)
•understand
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We _____ that today is Javier’s
birthday. Javier and Jaime
__________ at the birthday
cake. Javier _________
out the candles.
know
are looking
is blowing
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knowlookblow
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Miriam is at the beach. She ______ the salty air. She _____ the seagulls singing. She _____ to stay at the beach forever.
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smellhearwant
smellshears wants
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She is looking at her watch.
4-7 SEE, LOOK AT, WATCH, HEAR, AND LISTEN TO
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look atwatch
(c) He is watching the children.
(a) She sees the house.
see nonaction verbaction verb
(b) She is looking at her watch. She wants
class to end.
action verb
4-7 SEE, LOOK AT, WATCH, HEAR, AND LISTEN TO
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(d) I hear the car horn.
hear nonaction verb
listen (to) action verb
(e) He’s listening to his favorite song.
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My brother _________ TV.
is watching
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watchlook at
see
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They ___________ their baby.
are looking at
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watchlook at
see
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The train tracks are close to our house.
We ____ the trains every night. hear
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hearlisten to
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Grandpa _________ to music. is listening
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hearlisten
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I think about my daughter every day.
4-8 THINK ABOUT AND THINK THAT
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THINK + ABOUT + A NOUN
(a) I think about her every day.
(b) I am thinking about her right now.
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THINK + THAT + A STATEMENT
(c) I think that this game is fun.
(d) Joe thinks that the test is hard.
(e) You think that the bug is cute.
I that the game is fun.?
4-8 THINK ABOUT AND THINK THAT
am thinkingthinkI that the game is fun.
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(g) I think he is nice.
(f) I think that he is nice.
4-8 THINK ABOUT AND THINK THAT
same
meaningthink that
think
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I __________ math is difficult .think (that)
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think (that)think about
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Inez ____________ her hometown a lot.
thinks about
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think (that)think about
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Max __________ reading is fun.thinks (that)
4-8 Let’s Practice
think (that)think about