2. THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
• It is used to talk about an action
that is or is not happening now.
• Non-action verbs are not usually
used in the PP.
• For an action that is taking place
at this time, but may not be
happening at this moment. Use
time expressions.
3. SOME EXAMPLES …
He is working.
She is not playing now.
They are studying hard.
Many people are using
facebook.
4. YES / NO AND WH –
QUESTIONS
• To ask about something that is
happening now.
• Most Wh-questions in the
present progressive use the
same word order as yes/no
questions.
• Who / What = Subject
5. SOME EXAMPLES
• She is working at the lab.
• Is she working at the lab ?
• Where is he living?
• What is happening?
• Who are you meeting?
6. THE SIMPLE PAST
• To tell about things that are
finished.
• The verb form is the same for
all persons.
• Negative: use did not + the
base form of the verb.
• Time markers: at the beginning
or end.
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7. SOME EXAMPLES
• I visited Bogota last month.
• We did not stay at a hotel.
• Yesterday I studied for my
English test.
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8. YES / NO AND WH - QUESTIONS
• They have the same form: Did
+ subject + base form for
regular and irregular verbs.
• The verb be is the one
exception.
• Wh- questions in the past do
not use did when the question
is about the subject.
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9. SOME EXAMPLES …..
• Did you want that car?
• Were you good at French?
• What did you eat?
• Who wrote this poem?
• Where did you go?
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