Simple Present Tense & Present Tense Continuous ...15/02/2012

Today, Elya's group and Megat's group present about their topic. Elya and her group present about Simple Present Tense while Megat and his group present about Present Tense Continuous.

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE ..                                                 

Used to :

•   Show habitual or regular action.                                           
•   State a general truths, facts and scientific laws.          
•   To indicate future action.
•   Show permanent situations.
•   To give instructions or orders. 

HABIT               

and          Used to describe actions that happen frequently or often. Like habits, routines and tendencies.

ROUTINES  Ex :Nabila rarely stays quiet

Future Action

 * Use the Present Simple Tense when an event is certain to happen in the future or when we talk about travel plans and timetables.

  *Verbs of movement or travel like ‘go’, ‘leave’, ‘stay’ and ‘arrive’ are used.

•The plane leaves in 5 minutes.

•Nolek arrives in Hawaii at 6 p.m. 

•In sentences after when, before, till, after, as soon as. ("Before you leave, please take the keys")

Examples:

“I’ll pay you back, as soon as I get my PTPTN.”

“Before you slap me, please let me explain my  self.”

Negative Form

                                 +ve                                                                  -ve

They like to hop around in the morning.          They do not like to hop around in the 

                                                                      morning.

 Mak Joyah chats every minute of everyday.   Mak Joyah does not chat every minute of

                                                                     everyday.

PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS

        We use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities happening now.

1.     Examples
      The kids are watching TV.
      I am sitting down, because I am tired.
      I am not learning German, because this is an English class.
      Who are you writing to?
   
2.    We can also use the Present Continuous Tense to talk about activities happening around now, and not necessarily this very moment.
   Examples
      Sally is studying really hard for her exams this week.
      I am reading a really interesting book now.
      How are you brushing up on your English for the trip?
      We aren't working hard these days.
   
3.     The Present Continuous Tense is also used to talk about activities happening in the near future, especially for planned future events.
   Examples
      I am seeing my dentist on Wednesday.
      Polly is coming for dinner tomorrow.
      Are you doing anything tonight?
      We aren't going on holiday next week

                                                                 

Let see more : http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentcontinuous.html