PGL Wokshop 2.3 present simple and continuous

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English

Workshop 2.3

grammar

present simple and continuous

write down all -ing forms

- ing forms - continuous

sitting, waiting, looking, coming,

shaking, kissing, pretending

drinking, turning, looking, feeling, watching

looking, trying, hitching, straightening, getting

listening, thinking

I am sitting in the morning

At the diner on the corner

I am waiting at the counter

For the man to pour the coffee

And he fills it only halfway

And before I even argue

He is looking out the window

At somebody coming in

"It is always nice to see you"

Says the man behind the counter

To the woman who has come in

She is shaking her umbrella

...

I sit in the morning

at the diner on the corner

I wait at the counter

for the man to pour the coffee

and he fills it only halfway

and before I even argue

he looks at the window

at somebody who comes in

"it is always nice to see you"

says the man behind the counter

to the women who has come in

and she shakes her umbrella

...

-ing form - use

- actions happening now

Hurry up, the taxi is waiting.

- changes 'as we speak'

Harry has been very ill, but he is getting better now.

- describing pictures

In the painting, Mary is holding her baby

-ing-form - how

to be + verb-ing

he is waiting

present simple - use

- facts

Janice lives in London.

- habits, routines, schedules:

I have lunch at 12 every day.

English class starts at half past 5 (5.30 p.m.)

- describe a book, a play or a film

The story starts in Madrid. The man goes from there...

present simple - how

verb

I have / We wait

he, she it: verb-s

Janice lives

questions?

we'll practice...

write down correct form of verb

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.

3. Shhh! Be quiet! John (sleep).

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain).

5. I hate living in Seatle, because it (rain, always).

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) because everybody (talk) so loudly.

7. Justin (write, currently) a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?

Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go) to the movie tonight with some friends.

9. The businesscards (be, normally) printed by a company in New York. Their prices (be) inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good.

10. This delicious chocolate (be) made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland.