Meeting 1

Hello everybody..!

In our first meeting, I will explain you a little material about present simple and continuous. Okay let 

you see...!

Present Simple and Continuous

Present Simple Tense

The simple present tense is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangement. It  is simple to form, Just use the base form of the verb: (I take, you take, we take, they take) The 3rd person singular takes an -s at the end. (he takes, she takes). Be careful! The simple present is not used to express actions happening now. In the third person singular the verb always ends in -s: he wants, she needs, he gives, she thinks. Negative and question forms use DOES (= the third person of the auxiliary 'DO') + the infinitive of the verb. Verbs ending in -y : the third person changes the -y to –ies (fly --> flies, cry --> cries). Exception: if there is a vowel before the –y (play --> plays, pray --> prays). Add -es to verbs ending in:-ss, -x, -sh, -ch (he passes, she catches, he fixes, it pushes)

Present simple > (+) subject + verb 1(s/es) + object

(-) subject + to be + verb 1 + not + object

(?) to be + subject + verb 1 + ?

Examples : (+) she drinks coffee every night.

(-) she does not drink coffee every night.

(?) does she drink coffee every night?

Past simple > (+) subject + verb 2 + object

subject + to be (was/were) + adj/adv

(-) subject + did not + verb 1 + object

subject + to be (was/were) + adj/adv

(?) to be + subject + object/adj/adv +?

Examples : (+) they went to the beach last week.

(-) they did not went to the beach last week.

(?) did they go to the beach last week?           

Present Continuous Tense

The present continuous tense is used for actions happening now that is unfinished. This tense is also used when the action is temporary. The present continuous tense is formed with the subject plus the present particle form (-ing) of the main verb and the present continuous tense of the verb to be: am, is, are.

Present continuous > (+) subject + to be + verb ing + object

 (-) subject + to be + not + verb ing + object

 (?) to be + subject + verb ing + object +?

Examples : (+) Han is going to New york.

(-) Han is not going to New York.

(?) Is Han going to New York?

Past continuous > (+) subject + to be (was/were) + verb ing

(-) subject + to be (was/were) + not + verb ing

(?) to be + subject + v ing +?

Examples : (+) You were visiting my house last night.

(-) You were not visiting my house last night.

(?) Were you visiting my house last night ?

The end. See you on the next meeting...!