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Focus On Grammar Book 2, 5 th edition. Lesson 2: Present Continuous, Action / Non-action Verbs, Future. Present Continuous / Progessive Form. BE verb ING BE changes with person Contractions: I’m, You’re, She’s, We’re, They’re. Present Continuous / Progessive Use. Right Now!
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Focus On GrammarBook 2, 5th edition Lesson 2: Present Continuous, Action / Non-action Verbs, Future
Present Continuous / ProgessiveForm • BE verbING • BE changes with person • Contractions: I’m, You’re, She’s, We’re, They’re
Present Continuous / ProgessiveUse • Right Now! • Relatively right now; at this time, but not always.
2.2 For Longer Actions • Relatively speaking, more or less right now • Also for future, but only to discuss plans, not predictions. • Schedules are the best example; simple present can even be used.
2.3Questions • Subject Questions are easy; just take out the subject and put in the WH-word. • With Present Progressive/Continuous, you have a helping verb, the BE verb. • (see esl2000.com)
2.4 Present Tenses:Simple and Cont./Prog. • Simple Present • All the time; Always • Right now for Stative Verbs • I work for the government. • Present Progressive • Right now, and relatively right now • I am working at McDonald’s.
2.5: Action and Non-action (Stative) verbs(#1) • LOOK is active, but SEE is not active • Berto is looking out the window. • Akeeso sees the animals. • LOOK can be stative • Shem looks happy. • THINK • Think about, think of, are actions. • Think = believe is stative. • KNOW ALL ABOUT PAGE 61; ask questions
2.5: Action and Non-action (Stative) verbs(#2) • Right now, I love you. • (and I’m hating McDonald’s) • Love, Hate, Like, Feel, Excite, Excite • The best example is BE • Other words that are similar to BE • Look, Smell, Seem • If you can replace it with BE and have no change in meaning, for sure, it is a stative verb, and is not progressive.
2.6Future Tense with WILL • MODAL • never changes (no “S” for 3rd Sing.) • Always followed by the BASE FORM of verb • never changes (no “S” for 3rd Sing.) • Frequency words are AFTER the First Helping Verb (WILL) • For both BE verbs and ALL OTHER verbs • Contractions: I’ll (aisle), you’ll (yule), he’ll (heal), she’ll, it’ll (like “little”), we’ll (wheel), they’ll
2.6Negatives/Questions with WILL • MODAL • Put NOT after the First Helping Verb • Eddie will not fail this course. • Contraction: Will not Won’t • Eddie won’t fail this course. • Questions • Subjects are easy • Yes/No = move WILL in front of subject. • Other WH = make Y/N, move WH to front.
2.7Future with “BE GOING TO” • Form • Changes with person/number • NOT goes after the first helping verb (BE) • Going to go = going • In = after
2.7 – Questions with BE GOING TO • BE is the helping verb • Subject questions are easy • Yes/no quesstions move the HV front • WH questions • first make Y/N, • then move wh word to the front
2.8 Will or BE GOING TO • Usually, either one is ok • WILL • No previous plan • Promise • offer to help • BE GOING TO • Plan is already made • Sometimes use pres.prog or simple pres for plans & scheduled events
2.9 – NO Future in Time/IF clauses • IF I eat candy tomorrow, I will get sick. • When, after, before, until, etc. • Commas? Something has to separate the clauses.