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Grammar Express Part One: Units 1-4
Verb Tense Review Grammar Express: Units 1-4 Present Progressive Simple Present Non-Action Verbs Present Progressive and Simple Present
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Unit 1: Present Progressive
When do you use the present progressive tense? The students are sitting in class. Christine is explaining grammar. Is Mohammed paying attention? The students aren’t watching TV.
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FORM
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Practice FORM Which examples are not correct?
The students studying now. The student isn’t using his cell phone. The teacher are teaching. He is talking to his friend. He is sitting in the chair. The student doesn’t studying.
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Practice FORM Answers Which examples are not correct?
The students are studying now. The student isn’t using his cell phone. The teacher are is teaching. He is talking to his friend. He is sitting in the chair. The student doesn’t isn’t studying.
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Present Progressive: MEANING
Describes something happening right NOW The students are sitting in class. Describes something that is happening these days (around now). You are studying English in the ELP at PUC.
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Practice MEANING Which examples are not correct?
The students are taking a test last week. Christine isn’t talking now. Ali is buying books a few minutes ago. The students are sleeping last night. The students are learning English.
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Practice Meaning Answers
Which examples are not correct? The students are taking a test last week. Christine isn’t talking now. Ali is buying books a few minutes ago. The students are sleeping last night. The students are learning English.
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Present Progressive Practice at home
Unit One homework: Grammar Express (GE) p.4 Ex. 1& 2 p.5 Ex. 4 Homework Rules: 5% of your grade Write your answers in your GE book Finish all the exercises, but circle any exercises you have trouble with, so you can ask about it in class. Your teacher is here to help you. If you have a problem, come to my office (CLO 289) to get more information during lunch.
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Unit 2: Simple Present Tense
She usually walks to school. He drinks coffee in the morning. The sun rises every morning. Sometimes it snows in Hammond. I never forget my homework! When do you use the simple present tense?
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FORM
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Practice FORM Which examples are not correct? She never watches TV.
He always playing video games. Christine always comes to class on time. Many ELP students lives in the dorm.
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Practice Form Answers Which examples are not correct?
She never watches TV. He always playing plays video games. Christine always comes to class on time. Many ELP students lives in the dorm.
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Simple Present MEANING
1. Describes something that regularly happens. They usually walk to school. Adverbs of frequency are often used with present simple: always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never
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Simple Present - Meaning
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Simple Present: Practice MEANING
Which sentences are not correct? She wakes up early this morning. They walk to school yesterday. Mohammed usually studies at home. Ali never reads books in English. Chen sometimes watches movies in English.
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Practice Meaning Answers
Which sentences are not correct? She wakes up early every this morning. They usually walk to school yesterday. Mohammed usually studies at home. Ali never reads books in English. Chen sometimes watches movies in English.
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Simple Present: Practice at home
Homework: Grammar Express p. 8 ex. 1 P. 9 ex. 4
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Unit 3: Non-Action Verbs
Non- Action verbs are usually not used in the progressive tense in English even when they describe something happening now: I am knowing many ELP students. I know many ELP students. She is having a headache. She has a headache. See page 337 #2 in your GE book for a list of common non-action verbs.
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Non-Action Verbs: Practice at Home
Homework: Grammar Express P. 12 ex. 2 P. 13 ex. 4
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Unit 4: Present Progressive and Simple Present Review
Review Unit 4 at home Homework: Grammar Express P. 16 ex 1 & 2 P. 17 Ex. 3
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Do you have any questions?
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1. Assess your knowledge What do you know about the simple present?
Think about what you already know and what you need to know about each verb tense: What do you know about the simple present? Form? Meaning? 3rd person s/es? What do you know about the present progressive? Form? Meaning? Spelling? (p.343 App 19) What do you know about non-action verbs? (p.337 App.2) Why are they important? How will you remember them? 1. Assess your knowledge
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Think about study skills…
What is your plan to learn this grammar so that you know it and can use in correctly in your writing? How will you study for the quiz? What techniques can you use to memorize non-active verbs and how to use them? 2. Take control of your learning
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