Intensive English Program The Present Professor Hwang Intensive English Program Youngsan University E-mail address: mjhwang@ysu.ac.kr

Simple Present: Form 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’re He is → He’s She is → She’s It is → It’s Plural We are → We’re They are → They’re walk 1st personal 2nd personal 3rd personal Singular I walk You walk He walks She walks It walks Plural We walk They walk ⇒ 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 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 years. 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: Exercise [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. swims reads calls lives eat works likes writes shop cooks plays

AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS Present Progressive vs. Simple Present Present Progressive Simple Present AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS Subject Be Base form of Verb + ~ing now. I am traveling You are He She It is We They AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS Subject often Verb I You travel. He She It travels. We They NEGATAIVE STATEMENTS Subject Be Not + Base form of Verb + ~ing He is not traveling now. Yes / No Questions 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 Base form of 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 not ‘m sitting Is shining is blowing are singing ‘m having are you doing working having