This document provides an overview of the present simple and present progressive tenses in English. It begins by stating the objectives are to identify the present simple tense, know the present progressive tense, and understand sentence structure. It then defines tense and provides examples to illustrate the present progressive tense using verbs like "is feeding", "can't talk", and "are eating". The document continues explaining the form, negatives, and questions for the present progressive and compares it to the present simple tense. It concludes by providing exercises for learners to practice using the two tenses in sentences and paragraphs.

1. Cambrian College
First Digital Campus in Bangladesh

2. Md. Abdur Razzak Sarker
Associate Professor
Department of English
Cambrian College Dhaka.

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

9. n
start
now
finish?
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
xx x
i
pro
g
r
e s s

10. It swims. It is swimming.

11. SIMPLE PRESENT
STATEMENT
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
They are running.They run.
people in
running clothes –
but not running.

12. SIMPLE PRESENT
QUESTION
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Are you running?Do you run?

13. You’re
She’s
you
she + is
CONTRACTIONS
+I am = I’m running.
+ are = running.
Pronoun + be
= running.

14. don’tdo
CONTRACTIONS
+does not = doesn’t
+ not =
She doesn’t run. They don’t run.

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.

20. The above
sentence is in
present
progressive
tense.

21. Now try to fill in the blanks with verbs from correct tenses.

22. Write 10
sentences
each from
both tenses
and try to
make it a
paragraph.

23. All the best.
thAnk you.

24. Thank you.