PRESENT CONTINUOUS I am doing She is eating

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (I am doing) She is eating. It is raining. She is not eating. The sun is not shining. Ø The present continuous tense is: am/is/are – ing (doing/eating/raining etc. ) 11/2/2020 English Department 1

I am (not) – ing I’m working. He Tom is writing a letter. She is (not) - ing She isn’t eating. It The telephone is ringing. We We’re having dinner. You are (not)–ing You’re not listening to me. They The children are doing their homework. 11/2/2020 English Department 2

Ø am/is/are – ing = something is happening now I’m working She’s wearing a hat They’re playing football I’m not watching television 11/2/2020 PAST NOW English Department 3 FUTURE

Please be quiet. I’m working. Look! Joy is wearing her new hat. Don’t go out now. It’s raining. ‘Where are the children? ’ ‘They’re playing in the garden. ’ (on the telephone) We’re having dinner now. Can you phone later? You can turn the television off. I’m not watching it. 11/2/2020 English Department 4

COME SMOKE WRITE RUN SIT SWIM LIE DIE 11/2/2020 COMING SMOKING WRITING RUNNING SITTING SWIMMING LYING DYING English Department 5

Exercises Complete the sentences. Use are/is/am + one of these verbs: building, coming, having, playing, cooking, standing, swimming. 1: Listen! Pat. . . the piano. 2: They. . . . a new hotel in the city centre at the moment. 3: Look! Somebody. . . . in the river. 4: ‘You. . . . on my foot. ’ ‘Oh, I’m soory 11/2/2020 English Department 6

5: Hurry up! The bus. . . . 6: ‘Where are you, George? ’ ‘In the kitchen, I. . . a meal. 7: ( on the telephone) ‘Hello. Can I speak to Ann, please? ’ ‘She. . . a shower at the moment. Can you phone again later? ’ 11/2/2020 English Department 7

What’s happening at the moment? Write true sentences. 1 (I/wash/my hair) 2 (it/snow) 3 (I/sit/on a chair) 4 (I/eat) 5 (it/rain) 6 (I/learn/English) 11/2/2020 English Department 8

7 (I/listen/to the radio) 8 (the sun/shine) 9 (I/wear/shoes) 10 (I/smoke/a cigarette) 11 (I/read / a newspaper) 11/2/2020 English Department 9

PRESENT CONTINUOUS QUESTIONS. am is are 11/2/2020 I he she it we you they English Department -ing? 10

Your face is white. Are you feeling okay? ‘Is it raining? ’ ‘Yes take an umbrella. ’ Why are you wearing a coat? It’s not cold today. ‘What’s Roy doing? ’ ‘He’s cooking the dinner. ’ ‘What are the children doing? ’ ‘They’re playing in the garden. ’ Look! There’s Jan. Where’s she going? 11/2/2020 English Department 11

The word order in these questions is: is/are + subject + -ing Is he working today? Is Mr Smith working today? Where are they going? Where are those people going? 11/2/2020 English Department 12

Short answers: (posetive) 11/2/2020 Yes, I am. Yes, he she it is. Yes, we you they are. English Department 13

No, 11/2/2020 Negative: I he she it we you they English Department am not. is not. are not. 14

‘Are you listening to the radio? ’ ‘Yes, I am. ’ ‘Is Tom working today? ’ ‘Yes, he is. ’ ‘Is it raining? ’ ‘No, it isn’t. ’ ‘Are your friends staying at a hotel? ’ ‘No, they aren’t. ’ 11/2/2020 English Department 15

EXERCİSES: (you/watch TV? ). . . . . ? (the children/play? ). . . . . ? (what/you/do? ). . . . . ? (what/Rod/do? ). . . . . ? (it/rain? ). . . . . . ? (that clock/work? ). . . . . ? (you/write/a letter? ). . . . . ? (why/you/run? ). . . . . ? 11/2/2020 English Department 16

Complete the following dialogues by using the words in parenthess. Also give short answers to the questions as necessary. 1. A: (It, rain). . . . right now? B: No, . . . 2. A: (Jean, study). . . . . ? B: No, . . . . She(be). . . at the student union. She(play). . . . pool with her friend. 11/2/2020 English Department 17

A: (Jean, play). . . . pool every evening? B: No, . . . She usually (study). . . . at the library. A: (She, be). . . . a good pool player? B: Yes, . . . She(play). . . . . pool three or four times a week. 11/2/2020 English Department 18

NONPROGRESSIVE VERBS. I hear a bird. It is singing. I’m hungry. I want a sandwich. This book belongs to Mikhail. Some verbs are not used in progressive tenses. CORRECT: I hear a bird (right now). INCORRECT: I am hearing a bird (right now). 11/2/2020 English Department 19

Nonprogressive verbs: hear see believe think understand know like love be exist own have possess belong need want prefer forget remember hate 11/2/2020 English Department 20

Sometimes think and have are used in progressive tenses. I think that grammar is easy. When think means believe, it is nonprogressive. I am thinking about grammar right now. When think expresses thoughts thet are going through a person’s mind, it can be progressive. Tom has a car. When have expresses possession, it is not used in the present progressive. I’m having a good time. In certain idiomatic expressions (e. g. , have a good time), have can be used in the present progressive. 11/2/2020 English Department 21

EXERCISE: Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Use the SİMPLE PRESENT or the PRESENT PROGRESSİVE. 1. Right now Yoko (read). . . an article in the newspaper, but she (understand, not). . . it. Some of the vocabulary(be). . . . too difficult for her. 2. Right now I(look). . . at the board. I(see). . . some words on the board. 11/2/2020 English Department 22

3. I(need). . . . to call my parents today and tell them about my new apartment. They can’t call me because they (know, not). . . my new telephone number. 4. This tea is good. I(like). . . . it. What kind is it? I(prefer). . . . tea to coffee. How about you? 11/2/2020 English Department 23

5. Right now the children(be). . . at the beach. They(have). . . . a good time. They(have). . . . a beach ball, and they(play). . . catch. Their parents(sunbathe). . . They(try). . . to get a tan. They(listen). . . . to some music on a transistor radio. They also(hear). . . . the sound of sea gulls and the sound of the waves. 11/2/2020 English Department 24

6. Right now I(think). . . . about sea gulls and waves. 7. I(think). . . . that sea gulls are beautiful birds. 8. A: Who is that man? I(think). . . . that I(know). . . . him, but I(forget). . . . . his name right now. B: That is Mr. Martin. A: That is right! I(remember). . . . him now. 11/2/2020 English Department 25

QUESTION TAG A question tag is a question that is added onto the end of a sentence. An auxiliary verb is used in a tag question. In (a), (b) and (c): When the main verb is affirmative, the question tag is negative. In (c), (d) and (e): When the main verb is negative, the tag question is affirmative. 11/2/2020 English Department 26

AFFIRMATIVE: You know Bob Wilson, Mary is from Chicago, Jerry can play the piano, NEGATIVE: don’t you? isn’t she? can’t he? NEGATIVE: AFFIRMATIVE: You don’t know Jack Smith, do you? Mary isn’t from New York, is she? Jerry can’t speak Arabic, 11/2/2020 English Department can he? 27

The speaker’s question Expected answer You know Bob Wilson, don’t you? Yes, I do. You don’t know Jack Smith, do you? No, I don’t. Mary is from Chicago, isn’t she? Yes, she is. Mary isn’t from New York, is she? No, she isn’t. Jerry can play the piano, can’t he? Yes, he can. Jerry can’t speak Arabic, can he? No, he can’t. 11/2/2020 English Department 28

Exercises: (Add tag questions and give the expected answers. ) 1. A: You are a student, . . . B: . . 2. A: Erica lives in the dorm, . . . . B: . . . . 3. A: You don’t live in the dorm, . . . B: . . . . 11/2/2020 English Department 29

4. A: Ted came to class yesterday, . . . B: . . . . 5. A: Kathy will be in class tomorrow, . . . B: . . . . 6. A: Mr. Lee is at home now, . . . . B: . . . 7. A: You can speak Spanish, . . . B: . . . . 11/2/2020 English Department 30

8. A: Tim and Brian can’t speak Arabic, . . . B: . . . . 9. A: This is your pen, . . . B: . . . 10. A: That is Mike’s dictionary, . . . B: . . . . 11/2/2020 English Department 31

Question tags with requests and suggestions: Wait here a moment, can you? After an order or request with an imperative, we can use can you? or could you? 11/2/2020 English Department 32

We can also use You couldn’t. . . and You haven’t. . . for a request. You couldn’t help me, could you? 11/2/2020 English Department 33

After Don’t. . . , the tag is will you? After Let’s we use shall we? Don’t make any noise, will you? 11/2/2020 English Department 34

Examples: Of course I do. But I need time. You don’t really want to marry me, do you? 11/2/2020 English Department 35

You love me, don’t you? 11/2/2020 You know I love you. I’ve told you enough times, haven’t I? English Department 36

You are quite happy, aren’t? . The situation doesn’t bother you, does it? 11/2/2020 Why are we arguing? There’s nothing to argue about, is there? English Department 37

Question tags with request and suggestions. Let’s go out somewhere tonight, shall we? 11/2/2020 All right. Where? English Department 38

You haven’t got a local paper, have you? Pass it over here, could you? Thanks. Well, there’s a disco at the Grand Hotel. 11/2/2020 English Department Fine, but I haven’t got any money. You couldn’t lend me five pounds, could you? 39

Ok, I’ll pay then. I’ll meet you outside at eight o’clock. Don’t be late, will you? OK. 11/2/2020 English Department 40

It’s a small house, isn’t it? Yes, it is. 11/2/2020 English Department 41

You’re Celia’s friend, aren’t you? No, I am not. 11/2/2020 English Department 42

Yes, it is. 11/2/2020 It’s very long way, isn’t it? English Department 43

You live in an apartment, don’t you? Yes, I do. 11/2/2020 English Department 44

Yes, she does. 11/2/2020 Maria too lives in that apartment, doesn’t she? English Department 45

Shirley, you were born Canada, weren’t you? 11/2/2020 Yes, I was. My father is an engineer. My family emigrated to Canada two years before I was born. I lived in Canada until I was twelve. English Department 46

Yes, my father’s company built a new factory. I liked it there. You went to live in Spain, didn’t you? 11/2/2020 English Department 47

When did you come to England? 11/2/2020 When I was seventeen. I was working for a travel company. When I got to London I saw an advertisemen to be a television presenter. I applied and I got the job with WOW. I was so excited! English Department 48

Have you visited any other countries? 11/2/2020 Well, I’ve been to the United States, . . . English Department 49

Wow! perfect slides. 11/2/2020 English Department 50