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3. Present Tenses - Review
There are 2 ways (2 verb tenses) to talk
about the present in English:
• Simple present
• Present progressive (or present
continuous)
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4. Talking about the present:
Simple present:
1. He is hungry.
2. They like pizza.
3. She knows a lot of people.
4. Leaves fall off the trees in autumn.
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5. Simple Present:
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How to form the simple present:
Simple Present: Subject + base verb
use –s for he, she, it,
Her dog barks. She reads. This pen writes.
I walk. They drive.

6. Simple Present:
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How to form the simple present:
Simple Present: Subject + “be” verb
am, are, is
I am in Alberta. You are in Winnipeg.

7. Talking about the present:
Present progressive:
1. What are you doing now?
2. The teacher is talking at the moment.
3. Music is playing somewhere.
4. I am watching the snow fall.
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8. Present Progressive
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How to form the present progressive:
Present Progressive: be + -ing
I am verb + -ing
He is verb + -ing
They are verb + -ing
He is brushing his teeth. I am waiting for you.

9. Simple Present vs. Present Progressive:
When do we
use these forms?
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10. Simple Present - Review
1. Use with non action verbs (verbs with no movement):
a) state: be, seem, appear, exist
b) possession: have, own, possess
c) feelings & needs: like, love, hate, feel, want, need, wish
d) thought: think, believe, know, imagine, understand
e) the senses: see, hear, taste, smell
**Non action verbs don’t make the present progressive
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11. Simple Present- Review
2. For facts: and true statements:
• It snows in Winnipeg during the winter.
• The sun rises in the east.
• People breathe air.
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12. Simple Present - Review
3. For schedules and things that happen regularly.
• The # 10 bus leaves at 12:15 pm.
• Classes begin next week.
• The post office opens at 9:00 am.
• I play pickle ball every Saturday.
• We shop on the weekends.
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13. Simple Present - Review
4. For situations that are (more or less) permanent.
• He is married.
• She works in a bank.
• They live in Winnipeg.
• I like coffee.
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14. Present Progressive - Review
When do we use the present progresive?
1. For ongoing actions:
• The dog is sleeping.
• It is raining outside.
• Are you listening to me?
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15. Present Progressive - Review
When do we use the present progressive?
2. To talk about future planned events or intentions:
• Sam is leaving in the morning.
• After lunch, I am going shopping.
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16. Simple Present vs. Present Progressive:
How do make these
forms negative?
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17. Simple Present - negative
2 ways to form the negative simple present:
• Adding “not” after the “be” verb OR
• Adding don’t (do not) for I/you/they/we
OR
• Adding doesn’t (does not) – for he/she/it
before the simple form of the verb.
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18. Simple Present - negative
2 ways to form the negative simple present:
NOTE: If the base form of the verb took an
“s” (for he/she/it), we drop the “s” when
forming the negative.
She reads.
She doesn’t read.
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19. Simple present - negative
1. He is not hungry.
2. They do not like pizza.
3. She doesn’t know a lot of people.
4. Leaves do not fall off the trees in spring.
5. I am not in Winnipeg.
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20. Present Progressive - Negative
Adding “not” after the “be” form of the verb,and before the
-ing verb:
• Sam is not leaving in the morning.
• After lunch, I am not going shopping.
• The students are not studying.
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21. Simple Present vs. Present Progressive
Examples:
She watches Netflix every evening. (simple present)
I am watching Netflix right now. (present progressive).
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22. Simple Present vs. Present Progressive
Examples – negative forms:
She doesn’t watch Netflix every evening. (simple present)
She does not watch Netflix every evening. (simple present)
I am not watching Netflix right now. (present progressive).
I’m not watching Netflix right now. (present progressive).
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23. Simple Present vs. Present Progressive:
How do form questions
with these forms?
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24. Simple Present: Questions
QUESTIONS:
Forming “yes/no” questions:
Use do/does before the subject and regular verb:
She watches Netflix every evening. (simple present)
Does she watch Netflix every evening? (simple present)
NOTE: If the base form of the verb took an “s” (for he/she/it), we drop the “s”
when forming the question.
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25. Present Progressive: Questions
QUESTIONS:
Forming “yes/no” questions:
Use the correct “be” form of the verb before the subject:
I am watching Netflix right now.
Are you watching Netflix right now? (present progressive)
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26. Time Markers - Review
simple present:
• Every (week, day, year)
• Once, twice (a day, a month)
• Adverbs of frequency (always, usually, never, sometimes)
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27. Time Markers - Review
present progressive:
• now, right now
• at the moment, currently
• nowadays
• these days
• today
• currently
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29. Simple Present or Present Progressive
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Find the correct answer:
1. Listen! Someone __________ at the door.
a) knock
b) knocks
c) is knocking
d) are knocking

30. Simple Present or Present Progressive
30
Find the correct answer:
1. Listen! Someone is knocking at the door.
a) knock
b) knocks
c) is knocking
d) are knocking
present progressive – ongoing action

31. Simple Present or Present Progressive
31
Find the correct answer:
1. Listen! Someone is knocking at the door.
Question: Listen! ______________________________
present progressive – ongoing action

32. Simple Present or Present Progressive
32
Find the correct answer:
1. Listen! Someone is knocking at the door.
Question: Listen! Is someone knocking at the door?
present progressive – ongoing action

33. Simple Present or Present Progressive
33
Find the correct answer:
1. Listen! Someone is knocking at the door.
Negative: Someone isn’t knocking at the door.
present progressive – ongoing action

34. Simple Present or Present Progressive
34
Find the correct answer:
2. It always ______________ in our city in April.
a) rain
b) rains
c) is raining
d) are raining

35. Simple Present or Present Progressive
35
Find the correct answer:
2. It always rains in our city in April.
a) rain
b) rains
c) is raining
d) are raining
simple present: facts

36. Simple Present or Present Progressive
36
Find the correct answer:
2. It always rains in our city in April.
Question: _______________________________
simple present: facts

37. Simple Present or Present Progressive
37
Find the correct answer:
2. It always rains in our city in April.
Question: Does it always rain in our city in April?
simple present: facts

38. Simple Present or Present Progressive
38
Find the correct answer:
2. It always rains in our city in April.
Negative: _____________________________
simple present: facts

39. Simple Present or Present Progressive
39
Find the correct answer:
2. It always rains in our city in April.
Negative: It doesn’t always rain in our city in April.
simple present: facts

40. Simple Present or Present Progressive
40
Find the correct answer:
3. They _____ each other now.
a) text
b) texts
c) is texting
d) are texting

41. Simple Present or Present Progressive
41
Find the correct answer:
3. They are texting each other now.
a) text
b) texts
c) is texting
d) are texting
present progressive: ongoing action

42. Simple Present or Present Progressive
42
Find the correct answer:
3. They are texting each other now.
Question: ________________________________
present progressive: ongoing action

43. Simple Present or Present Progressive
43
Find the correct answer:
3. They are texting each other now.
Question: Are they texting each other now?
present progressive: ongoing action

44. Simple Present or Present Progressive
44
Find the correct answer:
3. They are texting each other now.
Negative: ____________________________
present progressive: ongoing action

45. Simple Present or Present Progressive
45
Find the correct answer:
3. They are texting each other now.
Negative: They are not texting each other now.
They aren’t texting each other now.
present progressive: ongoing action

46. Simple Present or Present Progressive
46
Find the correct answer:
4. The telephone __________. Please answer it.
a) ring
b) rings
c) is ringing
d) are ringing

47. Simple Present or Present Progressive
47
Find the correct answer:
4. The telephone is ringing. Please answer it.
a) ring
b) rings
c) is ringing
d) are ringing
present progressive: ongoing action

48. Simple Present or Present Progressive
48
Find the correct answer:
4. The telephone is ringing. Please answer it.
Question: _______________________________
present progressive: ongoing action

49. Simple Present or Present Progressive
49
Find the correct answer:
4. The telephone is ringing. Please answer it.
Question: Is the telephone ringing? Please answer it.
present progressive: ongoing action

50. Simple Present or Present Progressive
50
Find the correct answer:
4. The telephone is ringing. Please answer it.
Negative: ___________________________________
present progressive: ongoing action

51. Simple Present or Present Progressive
51
Find the correct answer:
4. The telephone is ringing. Please answer it.
Negative: The telephone isn’t ringing.
The telephone is not ringing.
present progressive: ongoing action

52. Simple Present or Present Progressive
52
Find the correct answer:
5. The baby ___________ from 2:00 to 4:00 every day.
a) sleep
b) sleeps
c) is sleeping
d) are sleeping

53. Simple Present or Present Progressive
53
Find the correct answer:
5. The baby sleeps from 2:00 to 4:00 every day.
a) sleep
b) sleeps
c) is sleeping
d) are sleeping
simple present: schedules/regular occurrences

54. Simple Present or Present Progressive
54
Find the correct answer:
5. The baby sleeps from 2:00 to 4:00 every day.
Question: _________________________________
simple present: schedules/regular occurrences

55. Simple Present or Present Progressive
55
Find the correct answer:
5. The baby sleeps from 2:00 to 4:00 every day.
Question: Does the baby sleep from 2:00 to 4:00 every day?
simple present: schedules/regular occurrences

56. Simple Present or Present Progressive
56
Find the correct answer:
5. The baby sleeps from 2:00 to 4:00 every day.
Negative: ________________________________________
simple present: schedules/regular occurrences

57. Simple Present or Present Progressive
57
Find the correct answer:
5. The baby sleeps from 2:00 to 4:00 every day.
Negative: The baby doesn’t sleep from 2:00 to 4:00 every day.
simple present: schedules/regular occurrences

58. Simple Present or Present Progressive
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Find the correct answer:
6. Mr. Jones _____________ in his office every night.
a) sleeps
b) sleep
c) is sleeping
d) are sleeping

59. Simple Present or Present Progressive
59
Find the correct answer:
6. Mr. Jones sleeps in his office every night.
a) sleeps
b) sleep
c) is sleeping
d) are sleeping
simple present: regular occurrence

60. Simple Present or Present Progressive
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Find the correct answer:
6. Mr. Jones sleeps in his office every night.
Question: ___________________________________
simple present: regular occurrence

61. Simple Present or Present Progressive
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Find the correct answer:
6. Mr. Jones sleeps in his office every night.
Question: Does Mr. Jones sleep in his office every night?
simple present: regular occurrence

62. Simple Present or Present Progressive
62
Find the correct answer:
6. Mr. Jones sleeps in his office every night.
Negative: ___________________________________
simple present: regular occurrence

63. Simple Present or Present Progressive
63
Find the correct answer:
6. Mr. Jones sleeps in his office every night.
Negative: Mr. Jones doesn’t sleep in his office every night.
simple present: regular occurrence

64. Simple Present or Present Progressive
64
Find the correct answer:
7. My neighbor ____________ his garden daily.
a) water
b) waters
c) is watering
d) are watering

65. Simple Present or Present Progressive
65
Find the correct answer:
7. My neighbor waters his garden daily.
a) water
b) waters
c) is watering
d) are watering
simple present: schedule/regular occurrence

66. Simple Present or Present Progressive
66
Find the correct answer:
7. My neighbor waters his garden daily.
Question: __________________________________
simple present: schedule/regular occurrence

67. Simple Present or Present Progressive
67
Find the correct answer:
7. My neighbor waters his garden daily.
Question: Does my neighbor water his garden daily?
simple present: schedule/regular occurrence

68. Simple Present or Present Progressive
68
Find the correct answer:
7. My neighbor waters his garden daily.
Negative: __________________________________
simple present: schedule/regular occurrence

69. Simple Present or Present Progressive
69
Find the correct answer:
7. My neighbor waters his garden daily.
Negative: My neighbor doesn’t water his garden daily.
simple present: schedule/regular occurrence

70. Simple Present or Present Progressive
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Find the correct answer:
9. Isla _____________ her neighbor is lonely.
a) is thinking
b) thinks
c) are thinking
d) think
simple present:

71. Simple Present or Present Progressive
71
Find the correct answer:
9. Isla thinks her neighbor is lonely.
a) is thinking
b) thinks
c) are thinking
d) think
simple present: thought

72. Simple Present or Present Progressive
72
Find the correct answer:
9. Isla thinks her neighbor is lonely.
Question: _____________________________
simple present: thought

73. Simple Present or Present Progressive
73
Find the correct answer:
9. Isla thinks her neighbor is lonely.
Question: Does Isla think her neighbor is lonely?
simple present: thought

74. Simple Present or Present Progressive
74
Find the correct answer:
9. Isla thinks her neighbor is lonely.
Negative: __________________________________
simple present: thought

75. Simple Present or Present Progressive
75
Find the correct answer:
9. Isla thinks her neighbor is lonely.
Negative: Isla doesn’t think her neighbor is lonely.
simple present: thought

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77. Simple Present or Present Progressive
77
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
1. It ___________________ (snows/is snowing) quite hard. Perhaps we
shouldn’t go out tonight.

78. Simple Present or Present Progressive
78
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
1. It is snowing quite hard. Perhaps we shouldn’t go out tonight.
present progressive

79. Simple Present or Present Progressive
79
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
It is snowing quite hard. Perhaps we shouldn’t go out tonight.
Question: ________________________________________

80. Simple Present or Present Progressive
80
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
Question: Is it snowing quite hard?

81. Simple Present or Present Progressive
81
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
It is snowing quite hard. Perhaps we shouldn’t go out tonight.
Negative: _______________________

82. Simple Present or Present Progressive
82
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
Negative: It isn’t snowing quite hard.

83. Simple Present or Present Progressive
83
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
2. I ___________________(go/am going) to Toronto on Tuesday. Would
you like to come?

84. Simple Present or Present Progressive
84
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
2. I am going to Toronto on Tuesday. Would you like to come?

85. Simple Present or Present Progressive
85
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
I am going to Toronto on Tuesday. Would you like to come?
Question: _________________________________

86. Simple Present or Present Progressive
86
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
I am going to Toronto on Tuesday. Would you like to come?
Question: Are you going to Toronto next Tuesday?
Am I going to Toronto next Tuesday?

87. Simple Present or Present Progressive
87
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
I am going to Toronto on Tuesday. Would you like to come?
Negative: ______________________________________

88. Simple Present or Present Progressive
88
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
Negative: You are not going to Toronto next Tuesday.
I am not going to Toronto next Tuesday.

89. Simple Present or Present Progressive
89
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
3. She_________________(eats/is eating) lunch in the cafeteria every day.

90. Simple Present or Present Progressive
90
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
3. She eats lunch in the cafeteria every day.

91. Simple Present or Present Progressive
91
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
She eats lunch in the cafeteria every day.
Question: _______________________________

92. Simple Present or Present Progressive
92
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
Question: Does she eat lunch in the cafeteria every day?

93. Simple Present or Present Progressive
93
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
She eats lunch in the cafeteria every day.
Negative: _________________________________

94. Simple Present or Present Progressive
94
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
Negative: She doesn’t eat lunch in the cafeteria every day.

95. Simple Present or Present Progressive
95
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
4. I _________________(think/am thinking) you are crazy.

96. Simple Present or Present Progressive
96
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
4. I think you are crazy.

97. Simple Present or Present Progressive
97
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
I think you are crazy.
Negative: _____________________________

98. Simple Present or Present Progressive
98
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
I think you are crazy.
Negative: I don’t think you are crazy.

99. Simple Present or Present Progressive
99
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
I think you are crazy.
Question: _____________________________________

100. Simple Present or Present Progressive
100
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
I think you are crazy.
Question: Do I think you are crazy?

101. Simple Present or Present Progressive
101
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
5. Marie isn’t Canadian. I ____________(believe/am believing) she
comes from France.

102. Simple Present or Present Progressive
102
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
5. Marie isn’t Canadian. I believe she comes from France.

103. Simple Present or Present Progressive
103
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
5. Marie isn’t Canadian. I believe she comes from France.
Question? _____________________________________

104. Simple Present or Present Progressive
104
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
5. Marie isn’t Canadian. I believe she comes from France.
Question? Do I believe Marie comes from France?

105. Simple Present or Present Progressive
105
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
5. Marie isn’t Canadian. I believe she comes from France.
Negative: _____________________________________

106. Simple Present or Present Progressive
106
Complete the sentences using simple present or present progressive
tenses:
5. Marie isn’t Canadian. I believe she comes from France.
Negative: I don’t believe she comes from France.

107. Questions?
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https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-
practice/present-simple-present-continuous
https://continuingstudies.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon2
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-continuous-meaning.php

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