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Present Tenses
Form
Simple present = simple, basic form

Dictionary: Work
Simple present conjugation: I work
Dictionary: Shovel
Simple present conjugation: I shovel
Simple Present Tense
I shovel snow.
You shovel snow. (sing & plur)
My neighbour shovels snow.
We shovel snow
They shovel snow.
Negative form
I do not shovel dirt.
You do not shovel sand.
She/he does not shovel manure.
We do not shovel dust.
They do not shovel anything.
Contractions:
Do not = don’t
Does not = doesn’t
Question Form
Aux. Sbjct Verb
Do I ski?
Do you skate?
Does she swim?
Do we weave?
Do they go crosscountry skiing?
Test yourself!
She __________ not like pizza.
She does not like pizza.

____ they live in Granby?
Do they live in Granby?

____ it count?
Does it count?

We do ______ see.
We do not see
Key Terms
Every …. morning/day/year etc.
Often
In general
Always
As a rule
Uses of the simple present
A fact; general truth
It snows in winter.

An habitual or repeated action.
She always borrows her sister’s clothes.
To be
To have
Quiz!
My dad always ___(complain) about the weather when it ___(start) to snow.
complains; starts
Trigonometry ___(have) so many formulas. It ____(be) very difficult to remember them.
has; is
Classes with laboratories ___ (require) more time.
require
Cats ___ (not/like) to get wet.
do not (don’t) like
Our mail ___(not/arrive) before 12:00 p.m.
does not (doesn’t) arrive
Marathon runners ___ (not/be) always very healthy.
are not
What time (they/wake up) in the morning?
What time do they wake up?
Where (your mother/live)?
Where does your mother live?
Do this individually:
Jackson Brown (be) a writer. He (write) fictional short stories. He (not/type) on a computer because he (prefer) to write by hand. What time (he/start) writing in the morning? It (depend) on the research he (have) to do. The research always (take) a long time.
Is
Writes
Doesn’t type
Prefers
Does he start
Depends
Has
Takes
Quiz!

Present Continuous Tense
Form:
Verb to be + verb-ing
ex: I am + talk+ ing
I am clicking on a button.
You are clicking
He is clicking
We are clicking
They are clicking
Negative form
I am not swimming
You are not swimming
He is not swimming
We are not swimming
They are not swimming
Question form
Aux Sbjct Verb
Am I working?
Are you working?
Is he working?
Are we working?
Are hey working?
Exceptions:
‘non action verbs’
I know not ‘I am knowing’!
She needs not ‘she is needing’
Test yourself!
I: work: tonight
I am working tonight
She; not: talking: phone
She is not talking on the phone
You: write: Jim?
Are you writing to Jim?
Use
An action taking place now.
Ex: She is talking on the phone.

A temporary action.
Ex: I’m staying with my sister until I find my own apartment.

A future plan
Ex: We are going to Montreal this weekend.
Key words
At the moment
Now; right now
At this very moment
These days
…it’s temporary
Tomorrow
Next week
In an hour
Quiz!
What is the negative form? What is the question form?

She is signing CDs at HMV.
She is not signing CDs at HMV.
Is she signing CDs at HMV?

He wants to be a musician.
He doesn’t want to be a musician
Does he want to be a musician?
They prefer to stay home.
They don’t prefer to stay home.
Do they prefer to stay home?

We are losing money.
We are not losing money.
Are we losing money?

Quiz! Which verb tense (simple or continuous) do the words or expressions signal?


Every …. morning/day/year etc.
Simple present
At the moment
Present continuous
In general
Simple present
Always
Simple present
Next week
Present continuous
But it’s temporary
Present continuous
At this very moment
Present continuous