THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE TENSE

CONTEXTUAL USE Daniel: Can you open the door? Daniel: Can you open the door? Clark: Sorry, I’m having a shave right now. Clark: Sorry, I’m having a shave right now. Ally: What’s that noise upstairs? Ally: What’s that noise upstairs? John: It’s Claira. She’s practicing for her music class. John: It’s Claira. She’s practicing for her music class. Ally: Oh, is she taking a music class this semester? Ally: Oh, is she taking a music class this semester? John:Yeah, and she’s really good at singing. John:Yeah, and she’s really good at singing.

CONTEXTUAL USE For actions occuring at the moment of speaking For actions occuring at the moment of speaking –You are eating too fast. –I am teaching English right now. Time Prepositions: now, right now, at the moment, at present

CONTEXTUAL USE For temporary situations existing for a period at the present time For temporary situations existing for a period at the present time –She’s working very hard nowadays. Time Prepositions: nowadays, these days, this term, this year, this month, this semester

CONTEXTUAL USE For situations which are changing during the present time. For situations which are changing during the present time. –Everything is expensive. –Everything is getting more and more expensive. –The weather is hot. –The weather ‘s getting hotter and hotter.

CONTEXTUAL USE For events that you have planned to do in the future For events that you have planned to do in the future –I am meeting her next Sunday. –She is leaving Istanbul in two days. Time Prepositions: tomorrow, next week, next year, next summer

CONTEXTUAL USE To express annoying habits with words like always To express annoying habits with words like always –You’re always borrowing money ! –You’re always using my toothbrush ! –You’re always talking too much !

Present Simple vs. Present Progressive Father is in his room. He is resting now. Father is in his room. He is resting now. Father always rests in his room at noon. Father always rests in his room at noon. I have university entrance exam this year. That’s why I am not playing voleyball this year. I have university entrance exam this year. That’s why I am not playing voleyball this year. I usually play voleyball at the weekend. I don’t play on weekdays. I usually play voleyball at the weekend. I don’t play on weekdays.

FORM AFFIRMATIVE (+) AFFIRMATIVE (+) –I am writing now. –You are reading a book. –He/She/It is eating lunch. –We are listening to music. –You are working hard. –They are discussing their financial problems.

FORM NEGATIVE (-) NEGATIVE (-) –I am not writing now. –You are not reading a book. –He/She/It is not eating lunch. –We are not listening to music. –You are not working hard. –They are not discussing their financial problems.

FORM INTERROGATIVE (?) INTERROGATIVE (?) –Am I writing now? –Are you reading a book? –Is he/she/it eating lunch? –Are we listening to music? –Are you working hard? –Are they discussing their financial problems?

Spelling of -ing words ending with -e; words ending with -e; –Write = Writing –Bite = Biting –Shave = Shaving –Close = Closing

Spelling of -ing words ending with words ending with a consonant + a vowel + a consonant; –Run = Running –Sit = Sitting –Cut = Cutting –Prefer = Preferring words ending with x, y, w words ending with x, y, w Don’t write the last word again !!! –Fix= Fixing –Play= Playing –Buy= Buying –Draw= Drawing when stress is not on the last syllable when stress is not on the last syllable Be careful with these words !!! –Listen= Listening –Open = Opening –Happen= Happening

Spelling of -ing words ending with –y words ending with –y –Study= Studying –Play= Playing –Buy= Buying words ending with –ie words ending with –ie –Die= Dying –Lie= Lying –Tie= Tying

Stative Verbs Yum! This food tastes good. I like it very much. Yum! This food tastes good. I like it very much. The chef is in the kitchen. He is tasting the sauce. It tastes too salty. He doesn’t like it. The chef is in the kitchen. He is tasting the sauce. It tastes too salty. He doesn’t like it.

Stative Verbs 1. Mental State: Know, Think*, Understand, Believe, Want, etc. 2.Emotional State: Love, Like, Hate, Envy, Fear, Amaze, etc. 3.Possession: Have*, Own, Belong, Possess

Stative Verbs 4. Sense Perceptions: Taste*, Smell*, Feel*, Hear, See* 5. Others Be*, seem, look*, exist, weigh*,look like, resemble, sound, contain, etc.

Stative Verbs These flowers smell good. These flowers smell good. She is smelling the flowers. She is smelling the flowers. I think Roberto is a kind man. I think Roberto is a kind man. I am thinking about this grammar. I am thinking about this grammar. I see a butterfly. Do you see it, too? I see a butterfly. Do you see it, too? Jane is seeing a doctor about her headaches. Jane is seeing a doctor about her headaches. Jack and Ann are seeing each other. They go out together on Sundays. Jack and Ann are seeing each other. They go out together on Sundays.

Stative Verbs Kathy looks cold. I will lend her my coat. Kathy looks cold. I will lend her my coat. Tina is looking out the window now. Tina is looking out the window now. Sue is feeling the cat’s fur. Sue is feeling the cat’s fur. The cat’s fur feels soft. The cat’s fur feels soft. This piano is too heavy for me to lift. It weighs too much. This piano is too heavy for me to lift. It weighs too much. The grocer is weighing the bananas. The grocer is weighing the bananas.

EXERCISE - 1 simple present vs. present progressive 1. Diane can’t come to the phone because she (wash) ______ her hair. 2. Diane (wash) ______ her hair every other day or so. 3. Kathy (sit, usually)_______ in front row during the class, but today she (sit) _____ in the last row. 4. Please be quiet. I (try) _______ to concentrate. 5. (you, lock, always) ________ the door to your apartment when you leave? 6. I wrote to my friend last week. She hasn’t answered my letter yet. I (wait, still) _______ for a reply. 7. After six days of rain,I’m glad that the sun (shine) _______ again today. 8. Every morning, the sun (shine) _______ in my bedroom window and (wake) ________ me up. 9. A: Look! It (snow)_________. B: It’s beatiful! This is the first time I’ve ever seen snow. It (snow, not) __________ in my country.

EXERCISE – 2 simple present or present progressive 1. I can’t afford that ring. It (cost) _____ too much. 2. Look! It (begin) _____ to rain. Unfortunately, I (have, not) ______ my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He (wear) ______ a raincoat. 3. As a rule, I (sleep) _______ until 6 o’clock in the morning, and then I (get) _____ up and (study) _____ for my classes. 4. Shhh. Grandpa (take) ____ a nap in the living room. We (want, not) _______ to wake him up. He (need) ______ his rest. 5. Right now I (look) _______ around the classroom. Yoko (write) ______ in her book. Carlos (bite) ______ his pencil. Wan-ning (scratch) ______ his head. Ahmed (stare) ______ out the window. He (seem) ______ to be daydreaming, but perhaps he (think) ______ hard about the verb tenses. What (you, think) ________ Ahmed (do) ___________?