Look at this sentences…Look at this sentences…What is the difference?What is the difference?

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Mark goes to school everyday

The baby is drinking milk

Lisa plays the piano in the afternoons

The children aren’t watching TV now

My mother doesn’t cook on Sundays

Pam is talking on the phone at this moment

Do you eat pizza frequently?

I’m going to a party next Saturday

I read books sometimes Is Eddie working tomorrow?

Let’s look again…Let’s look again…Simple Present Present Progressive

Mark goes to school everyday

The baby is drinking milk

Lisa plays the piano in the afternoons

The children aren’t watching TV now

My mother doesn’t cook on Sundays

Pam is talking on the phone at this moment

Do you eat pizza frequently?

I’m going to a party next Saturday

I read books sometimes Is Eddie working tomorrow?

Use the Simple Present to express the idea that an action is repeated or usual.

The action can be a habit, a routine, a daily event, a scheduled event or something that happens with frequency.

Simple Present USESimple Present USE

I exercise everyday

Simple Present examplesSimple Present examplesMon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

Take a shower

X X X X X X X

Cook X X X X X X

Go to the gym

X X X

Take Joe to Karate

X X

Go shopping X

Play golf• I always take a shower in the morning• Sara cooks almost always• We usually go the gym• My wife takes Joe to Karate sometimes• We go shopping once a week• I never play golf

Example with the verb Example with the verb “work”“work”

Subject Work

I work

You work

He, She, It works

We work

You work

They work

Simple Present: NegativeSimple Present: Negative

Subj.

Aux.Not

Verb in simple form

I YouHeSheIt

WeYouThey

do

doesnot

read

buy

magazines

sodas

Simple Present: Yes/no Simple Present: Yes/no questionsquestions

Aux.Subj

.Verb in simple

form

Do

Does

I YouHeSheIt

WeYouThey

read

buy

Magazines?

Sodas?

Yes, he does No, he doesn’t Yes, we do No, we don’t

Present progressive USE 1Present progressive USE 1Use the Present progressive to

express the idea that something is happening now, at this exact moment.

It is called “present progressive” because the action is in progress

Present progressive Present progressive examplesexamples

Anna is eating a banana

Mike is drinking a beer

Mary is cooking spaghetti

The boy is playing with toys

Present progressive USE 2Present progressive USE 2Use the Present progressive to express

an activity planned for the future

Examples:Examples:

I’m going to El Paso next weekendAnna is visiting her sister on ChristmasWe are having a meeting tomorrowAre you traveling to Houston next

week?

Present progressivePresent progressive

The present progressive is composed of 2 parts:

The present of verb to be + the present participle of the main verb (verb ending in –ing)

Subject To be Verb + ing

She is talking

Example with the verb Example with the verb “play”“play”Subject To be verb -ing

I am playing

You are playing

He, She, It is playing

We are playing

You are playing

They are playing

Present progressive: Present progressive: NegativeNegative

Subj.

To be

Not

-ing

I YouHeSheIt

WeYouThey

amis

arenot

playing

studying

soccer right now

math this moment

Present Progressive Yes/No Present Progressive Yes/No questionsquestions

To be

Subj.

-ing

AmIs

Are

I youhesheit

weyouthey

playing

studying

soccer right now?

math this moment?

Yes, he is No, he isn’t Yes, we are No, we aren’t

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