This document provides an overview and examples of using the simple present and present progressive tenses in English. It discusses the forms and uses of each tense, including with frequency adverbs. Examples are provided to illustrate daily habits and repeated actions expressed in the simple present versus ongoing activities in the present progressive. The document also covers spelling rules for verbs ending in -s or -es in the present tense third person singular as well as distinguishing between action and non-action verbs. Short answers to yes/no questions are demonstrated. The content aims to help readers understand and accurately apply these fundamental English verb tenses.

1. CONTENTS
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1-2
1-3
1-4
1-5
1-6
1-7
Preview
The simple present and the present progressive
Forms of the simple present and the present…
Frequency adverbs
Final -s
Spelling of final -s/-es
Non-action verbs
Present verbs: short answers to yes/no…

2. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
My
name is
Alex.
Nice to meet
you, Alex. My
name is Jonas.
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3. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
I’m glad to
meet you,
too. Where
are you
from?
I’m from
the
Czech
Republic.
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4. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
Where do
you live
now?
I live in
Mexico
City.
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5. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
I live in an apartment
about do you live?
Whereten minutes
away by bicycle.
IWhere a house
live in do you
near school.
live?
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6. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
We shop every Monday.
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7. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
x x x x x x x x x x x
future
now
past
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
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8. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
(a) Jill eats lunch every day.
(b) I usually study English
on Wednesday.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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9. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
(a) Jill eats lunch every day.
(b) I usually study English
on Wednesday.
(c) Dogs bark. Lions roar.
SIMPLE PRESENT
daily habits,
usual activities
general
statements of fact
events or situations
(always, usually, habitually)
in the past, present, future
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10. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
(d) NEGATIVE:
He doesn’t watch TV on weekends.
(e) QUESTION:
Does that dog bark loudly?
SIMPLE PRESENT
events or situations
(always, usually, habitually)
in the past, present, future
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11. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(f) Magda is feeding her horse right now.
(g) I can’t talk now. I am playing the guitar.
(h) They are eating dinner right now.
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12. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(f) Magda is feeding her horse right now.
(g) I can’t talk now. I am playing the guitar.
(h) They are eating dinner right now.
PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
an activity in progress
(is happening right now)
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13. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(i) NEGATIVE:
It isn’t snowing right now.
(j) QUESTION:
Is it snowing right now?
PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
FORM:
am, is, are + -ing
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14. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
start
now
finish?
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
x
x
x
in
pr
g
o
r
e ss
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15. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
It swims.
It is swimming.
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16. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
STATEMENT
SIMPLE PRESENT
They run.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
They are running.
people in
running clothes –
but not running.
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17. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
QUESTION
SIMPLE PRESENT
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Do you run?
Are you running?
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18. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
CONTRACTIONS
I + am = I’m running.
you + are = You’re running.
she + is = She’s running.
Pronoun + be
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19. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
CONTRACTIONS
does + not = doesn’t
do + not = don’t
She doesn’t run.
They don’t run.
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20. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
CONTRACTIONS
is + not = isn’t
are + not = aren’t
He isn’t running.
(am + not = am not)
They aren’t running. running.
I am not
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21. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
It’s Monday, and my mom is teaching
math.
?
daily / usual habit
or
happening right now
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22. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
She doesn’t usually teach on Monday.
?
daily / usual habit
or
happening right now
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23. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
She usually teaches on Tuesday and
Thursday.
?
daily / usual habit
or
M
7
14
21
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T
1
8
15
22
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W
2
9
16
23
30
Th
3
10
17
24
31
F Sat S
4
5
6
11 12 13
18 19 20
25 26 27
happening right now
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24. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
Today is unusual. She is teaching a
class for new students.
?
daily / usual habit
or
happening right now
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25. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
listening
1. Are you _______?
listen
are singing
2. The birds __________ right now.
sing
sing
3. They _____ every morning.
sing
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26. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
watching
1. Are you ________ TV?
watch
checking email
2. No, I am ____________.
check email
3. I always ___________
check email
before I go to sleep.
check email
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27. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
always
Ayako frequently talks on the phone.
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28. positive
always
almost always
usually
often
frequently
generally
sometimes
occasionally
negative
1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
seldom
rarely
hardly ever
almost never
not ever, never
100%
0%
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29. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(a) Hannah always eats lunch at school.
SUBJECT + FREQ ADV + SIMPLE PRESENT
VERB (except be)
(b) Hannah is always happy.
SUBJECT + BE + FREQ ADV
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30. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
QUESTION
(c) Does he usually walk to school?
FREQ ADV
SUBJECT +
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31. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(d) Alex usually doesn’t eat meat.
FREQ ADV + NEGATIVE VERB
(except always & ever)
(e) Alex doesn’t always eat meat.
Negative helping verb
+
Negative be verb
always
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32. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(f) CORRECT: Marcy never drinks milk.
(g) INCORRECT: Marcy doesn’t never drink milk.
Negative adverb + negative verb
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33. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
Negative
adverbs
seldom
rarely
hardly ever
almost never
not ever, never
Negative adverb + negative verb
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34. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(h)
Do you ever
ride horses?
Ever
Yes, I
sometimes
ride horses.
questions about frequency
“at any time”
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35. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(i)
No, I don’t ever
ride horses.
Ever
Do you ride
horses?
with not
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36. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(j)
I ever
ride horses.
Ever
Do you ride
horses?
NOT used in statements
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37. 1-3 LET’S PRACTICE
often
Jacob plays his guitar.
Jacob often plays his guitar.
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38. 1-3 LET’S PRACTICE
usually
The baby is happy.
The baby is usually happy.
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39. 1-3 LET’S PRACTICE
always
Katie is at her violin lesson on Thursday.
Katie is always at her violin lesson on Thursday.
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40. 1-4 FINAL -S
She
She eats. eat together. eats.
They
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41. 1-4 FINAL -S
(a) SINGULAR: one dog
(b) PLURAL: two dogs, three dogs,
many dogs, all dogs, etc.
SINGULAR = one, not two or more
PLURAL = two, three, or more
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42. 1-4 FINAL -S
(c) Dogs bark.
(d) A dog barks.
A plural noun ends in -s.
A singular verb ends in -s.
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43. 1-4 FINAL -S
(e) A cat
It
Zoe
She
Tyler
He
plays
plays
plays
plays
plays
plays
with the ball.
in the basement.
with her toys.
happily.
with his toy trucks.
every day.
a singular subject + a singular verb
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44. 1-4 LET’S PRACTICE
Justin has two children.
singular verb
singular
noun
or
or
verb
plural
?
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45. 1-4 LET’S PRACTICE
Peaches are usually delicious.
plural noun
singular
noun
or
or
verb
plural
?
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46. 1-4 LET’S PRACTICE
Peaches are usually delicious.
plural verb
singular
noun
or
or
verb
plural
?
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47. 1-4 LET’S PRACTICE
My mom teaches at the university.
singular verb
singular
noun
or
or
verb
plural
?
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48. 1-5 SPELLING OF FINAL -SI-ES
My mom grows tomatoes
in her garden.
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49. 1-5 SPELLING OF FINAL -SI-ES
a) visit
speak
(b) ride
write
visits
speaks
rides
writes
visites
speakes
add -s, not -es, for most verbs
add -s, for verbs ending in -e
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50. 1-5 SPELLING OF FINAL -SI-ES
c) catch
wash
miss
fix
buzz
catches
washes
misses
fixes
buzzes
add -es to -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -z
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51. 1-5 SPELLING OF FINAL -SI-ES
d)
fly
(e) pay
flies
pays
flys
paies
payes
consonant: change + -y to -i, & add -es
vowel + -y: add -s
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52. 1-5 SPELLING OF FINAL -SI-ES
f) go
goes
do
does
have
has
irregular forms
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53. 1-5 LET’S PRACTICE
-s or -es?
Verb?
The child smilesa lot.
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54. 1-5 LET’S PRACTICE
-s or -es?
Verb?
the
The girl washes car.
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55. 1-5 LET’S PRACTICE
-s or -es?
Verb?
He does laundry on Monday.
his
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56. 1-6 NON-ACTION VERBS
Elaine has a new car.
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57. 1-6 NON-ACTION VERBS
I am wanting
I am
I something
am knowing
a) I know your sister.
preferring
your sister.
to drink.
iced tea.
(b) I’m thirsty.
I want something to drink.
(c) I prefer iced tea.
non-action verbs
action in progress?
existing situation
≠ non-action verbs
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58. 1-6 NON-ACTION VERBS
d) I think that learning English is important.
e) I am thinking about studying right now.
when think = believe (non-progressive)
when think = thoughts in a person’s mind
(can be progressive)
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59. 1-6 NON-ACTION VERBS
f) Jesse has a motorbike.
(g) My aunt is having an operation.
when have = own (not used in progressive)
when have ≠ own (can be progressive)
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60. 1-6 LET’S PRACTICE
PROGRESSIVE VERBS or NON-ACTION VERBS
remember
Does he always remember your birthday?
________
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61. 1-6 LET’S PRACTICE
PROGRESSIVE VERBS or NON-ACTION VERBS
have
having
Are you ______ trouble with your homework?
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62. 1-6 LET’S PRACTICE
PROGRESSIVE VERBS or NON-ACTION VERBS
she, think
is she thinking
What _____________ about?
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63. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
Is Andrew muddy?
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64. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WITH DO / DOES
QUESTION:
Does Cheryl like yogurt?
SHORT ANSWER:
Yes, she does.
No, she doesn’t.
LONG ANSWER:
Yes, she likes yogurt.
No, she doesn’t like yogurt.
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65. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WITH DO / DOES
QUESTION:
Do you like yogurt?
SHORT ANSWER:
Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
LONG ANSWER:
Yes, I like yogurt.
No, I don’t like yogurt.
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66. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WITH BE
QUESTION:
Are you teaching ?
SHORT ANSWER:
Yes, I am.
No, I’m not.
LONG ANSWER:
Yes, I am teaching.
No, I’m not teaching.
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67. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WITH BE
QUESTION:
Is Madison a teacher?
SHORT ANSWER:
Yes, she is.
No, she’s not.
No, she isn’t.
LONG ANSWER:
Yes, she is (she’s) a teacher.
No, she’s not a teacher.
No, she isn’t a teacher.
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68. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WITH BE
QUESTION:
Are Jean and Ali teaching ?
SHORT ANSWER:
Yes, they are.
No, they’re not.
No, they aren’t.
LONG ANSWER: Yes, they are (they’re) teachers.
No, they’re not teachers.
No, they aren’t teachers.
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69. 1-7 QUESTIONS WITH DO/DOES
Oscar, send
Does __________many text messages?
Oscar send
Yes, _______.
he does
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70. 1-7 QUESTIONS WITH DO/DOES
he, send
Is he sending
____________a text message right now?
No, ______.
he isn’t
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71. 1-7 LET’S PRACTICE
you, like
Do you like
_________ scary movies?
Yes, ___.
I do
your sister, like
Does your sister like
__________________ scary movies, too?
No, ___________.
she doesn’t
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