2. Md. Abdur Razzak Sarker
Associate Professor
Department of English
Cambrian College Dhaka.
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4. Objectives
By the end of the lesson you will be able :
• to identify the Present Simple Tense
• to know the Present Progressive Tense
• to know the structure of sentences
5. Tense denotes the time of
the action indicated by a
verb. The time is not always
the same as that indicated
by the name of the tense.
6. THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Magda is feeding her horse right now.
I can’t talk now. I am playing the guitar.
They are eating dinner right now.
7. THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
PRESENT an activity in progress
PROGRESSIVE (is happening right now)
Magda is feeding her horse right now.
I can’t talk now. I am playing the guitar.
They are eating dinner right now.
8. PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE am, is, are + -ing
FORM:
(i) NEGATIVE:
It isn’t snowing right now.
(j) QUESTION:
Is it snowing right now?
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
15. CONTRACTIONS
+is not = isn’t
aren’tare + not =
He isn’t running.
I am not running.
They aren’t running.
(am + not = aren’t)
16. daily / usual habit
happening right now
It’s Monday, and my mom is teaching
math.
or
?
17. daily / usual habit
happening right now
She doesn’t usually teach on Monday.
or
?
18. Answer the following question.
(a) What do you mean by present simple tense?
True or false. If false, give the correct answer.
(a) The use of present continuous tense is very
rare.-true/false.
19. Tell whether the sentences are present simple
or present continuous tense.