Simple Present
Name 3 of the 8 uses of the Simple Present
name, age, time, nationality, descriptions, location, occupations, feelings
What does the Present Progressive tense indicates?
a) Habitual activities
b) Hobbies and routines
c) Actions happening in the moment
c) Actions happening in the moment
Give an example using the Simple Present with Action Verbs tense
What's the name of your English teacher?
Teacher Larissa
Give an example using the Simple Present tense
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Give an example using the Present Progressive tense
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What does the Simple Present with actions verbs expresses?
Hobbies, d_ i l _ _ o u _ i n _ s, habitual activities
Hobbies, daily routines, habitual activities
What does CMA stand for?
Colegio Mexicoamericano
Give the formula to create a negative sentence in the Simple Present.
Example: I'm not a liar.
Subject + verb to be in negative form + complement.
Mention 3 time expressions to use in the Simple Present Tense.
every day/month/year
once a day/month/year
in the morning/afternoon/evening
at night
When do you use the S form of the verb?
When the subject is or can be replaced by SHE, HE or IT.
What's CMA's motto?
Learning with love.
Create a Yes/No question with the next statement:
She is my sister.
Possible answer: Is she my sister? Yes, she is.
How can you do a negative statement in the Present progressive?
Using the negative form of the verb To Be: am not / isn't / aren't
Spell the S form of the next verbs:
run - cry - go
r-u-n-s
c-r-i-e-s
g-o-e-s
What's the name of CMA's Principal?
Ivan Ceballos
Using the next information create an information question in 20 seconds:
Hello! We are Susan and Tom. We're best friends since kindergarten. We are from Singapore and we're 13 years old.
Possible questions:
who are they?
What are they?
Since when are they best friends?
Where are they from?
How old are them?
what is the main characteristic of the Present Progressive?
The verb must be in the -ing form.
what is the difference between a time expression and a frequency adverb?
Frequency adverbs are between the subject and the verb. Time expression go at the end of the statement.
what's CMA phone number?
686 568 8600