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Outline Present Continuous VS. Simple Present Forming Sentences. Forming Questions.
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Simple VS. Continuous Simple PresentPresent Continuous Something was true in the past, is true in the present and will be true in the future. Expresses an activity that is in progress at the moment of speaking.
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Simple VS. Continuous Simple Present Adverbs Present Continuous Adverbs Now. Right now. At the moment. Today. This week (month, year). These days. Currently. Nowadays. Adverbs Other Time Expressions AlwaysAll the time UsuallyMost of the time OftenIn general GenerallyAs a rule Frequently Once (twice, etc) a week (month, etc). SometimesFrom time to time Occasionally(every) now and then SeldomOff and on RarelyOnce in a while Hardly ever Almost never never
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Example He is skating now. He skates every day.
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AFFIRMATIVE. NEGATIVE. LONG & CONTRACTED FORMS FORMING SENTENCES:
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How is it formed? Affirmative statements: SubjectVerb - beVerb + ingOptional: the rest of the sentence Iam working having doing on an assignment. Singular: (Sara, Ahmad.. etc) (He, She, it) isdinner. Plural: (The boys..etc). (We, you, they) arethe exercise.
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How is it formed? Negative statements: SubjectVerb - be Verb + ingOptional: the rest of the sentence Iamnot working having doing on an assignment. Singular: (Sara, Ahmad.. etc) (He, She, it) isdinner. Plural: (The boys..etc). (We, you, they) arethe exercise.
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Affirmative: Long forms: – I am studying now. – She is studying now. – They are studying now. Long & Contracted Forms Contracted forms: – I’m studying now. – She’s studying now. – They’re studying now. Long forms: – I am studying now. – She is studying now. – They are studying now. Contracted forms: – I’m not studying now. – She isn’t studying now. – They aren’t studying now. Negative:
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FORMING YES/NO QUESTIONS. FORMING INFORMATION QUESTIONS. FORMING QUESTIONS:
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Yes/ No Questions Verb - beSubjectVerb + ingOptional: the rest of the sentence amI working having doing on an assignment? IsSingular: (Sara, Ahmad.. etc) (He, She, it) Dinner? ArePlural: (The boys..etc). (We, you, they) the exercise?
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Forming a question from a sentence She is working. 1.Switch the order between the subject and the verb – be. 2.Add the question mark. Is she working?
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Short Answers, Yes/No questions Positive answers: SubjectVerb -be Yes,Iam Singular: He, She, it is Plural: We, you, they are
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Short Answers, Yes/No questions Negative answers: SubjectVerb –be + not No, Iam not Singular: He, She, it is not/ isn’t Plural: We, you, they are not/ aren’t
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Other Questions Question word Verb - beSubjectVerb + ingOptional: the rest of the sentence What Where Who Why When How amI working having doing on an assignment? IsSingular: (Sara, Ahmad.. etc) (He, She, it) Dinner? ArePlural: (The boys..etc). (We, you, they) the exercise?
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Forming a question from a sentence She is working. 1.Switch the order between the subject and the verb – be. 2.Add the question word. 3.Add the question mark. When is she working?
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