3rd DAY of CLASS

Present Continuous

AffirmativeI amYou areHe/she isIt eating a cake.WeYou areThey

NegativeI ‘m notYou aren’tHe/she isn’tIt eating cake.WeYou aren’tThey

InterrogativeAm IAre You Is He/she It eating a cake? WeAre You they

SUBJECT (person) + am/is/are + V-ing

SUBJECT (person) + am/is/are + not + V-ing

Am/Is/Are + person + V-ing + ...

A) -Y : play > playing, try >tryingB) (one syllable) = Consonant+ vowel + consonant = RUN > runningC) -E.: change > changingD) -IE: die >dying IE> YING

Present continuous/ progressive

• Use:• ·Actions that happen at the moment of speaking.• ex: She’s watching TV now/right now.• ·Actions that happen temporarily.• ex: She’s studying law this year.• . Actions that happen in a near future.• ex: I am leaving tomorrow morning.

• The following verbs never go with present continuous:• belong,believe,hate,know,like,love,mean,

need,prefer,remember, think, understand,want.

PRESENT SIMPLE VERSUS PRESENT CONTINOUS

• PRESENT CONTINOUS: NOW, AT THE MOMENT, RIGHT NOW.

• PRESENT SIMPLE: ALWAYS, SOMETIMES, NEVER, OFTEN.

PHONETICS

• http://www.macmillanenglish.com/methodology/phonetic-chart.htm

SONG

• http://www.isabelperez.com/songs/dancingqueen.htm