Simple Present
What are two things we should use the simple present for?
Habits, routines, schedules, instructions, facts
When do we use the present progressive?
Yesterday, I _____ (tear) my new dress. It was so sad!
tore
How do you know if a sentence should be in the past progressive?
The sentence will have a specific time or duration. It uses the time word while
In a mixed past tense sentence, which form is the interrupting action in and which form is the started action in?
Interrupting=simple past
Starting action=past progressive
Is this sentence correct? If not, correct it.
Tom buy usually eggs at the store.
Tom usually buys eggs at the store.
What are 4 examples of stative verbs?
understand, know, prefer, love, hate
Wha are the forms of these irregular verbs in the simple past?
freeze=?
weave=?
withdraw=?
sink=?
froze, wove, withdraw, sunk
Is this sentence correct? If not, correct it.
At 8 PM, I talked to my wife.
At 8 PM, I WAS talking to my wife.
The Wilsons _____ (clean) up their vegetable garden right now. Sometimes they _____ (have) a lot of work to do in the garden.
are cleaning, have
Spelling: What is the correct spelling for the following sentences?
Henri usually ____ (watch) t.v. on Sundays.
Alex ____ (do) the laundry.
Malek _____ (study) math.
watches, does, studies
Right now, Janice _____ (relax) on her couch. She ____ (listen) to music.
is relaxing, is listening
Change this sentence to the correct simple past using yesterday.
The alarm on my phone rings at 6:00 every morning.
Yesterday, the alarm on my phone rang at 6:00.
Make the following sentence a negative sentence:
At 7 AM, I was riding the bus to school.
At 7 AM, I wasn't riding the bus to school.
Combine these two sentences:
I studied for this test. My friend called.
While I was studying for this test, my friend called.
My work day ______ (begin, usually) at 8:00 A.M. and ____ (end) at 5:00 PM.
Right now, he _____ (understand) the lesson. The teacher ____ (speak) very slowly, to help him.
understands, is speaking
Yesterday, Abdul ___ (write) an email to his parents. They ____ (respond, not) yet.
got, haven't responded
While Tom ____ (write) his paper, Karla ____ (clean) the house.
was writing, was cleaning
A: What ____ (do) right now?
B: I ____ (send) an email to my teacher.
A: ___ (send) him emails often?
B: No, I ___ (not, do). Only when I ___ (have) to hand homework in late.
A: What are you doing right now?
B: I am sending an email to my teacher.
A: Do you send him emails often?
B: No, I don't. Only when I have to hand homework in late.
Each student in your group needs to say one sentence in the simple present of something that they do, using an adverb of frequency.
Example: I go to the store every Monday.
All the sentences must be correct to receive the points.
Lots of possible answers
Say 3 sentences about this picture that are in the present progressive tense.
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She is talking on her phone.
The two people on the bench are fighting.
Are there any errors in the following sentences? If so, correct them.
My brother and I gived our parents a present.
Carlos flied to Brazil for vacation.
I enjoyed my time at the park yesterday.
gave
flew
no error
What were you doing last year? Each person in your group must say a sentence correctly.
Multiple answers possible
It ___ (be) last year when I ___ (begin) to date my husband. We met in a funny way. I ___ (run) through the park when his dog ___ (trip) me. He ___ (help) me get up. Then we ____ (laugh) about the situation and ____ (exchange) phone numbers.
was, began, was running, tripped, helped, laughed, exchanged