Date of preparing: 03 / 10 / 2010
Date of teaching: 04 / 10 / 2010

TENSES
Present simple + present propressive
A. Ojectives
Ss review the present simple and the present progressive tenses and practice to do exercises in real situations.
B. Preparation
T : some exercises
Ss : review the present simple and present progressive
C. Proceduce
I./ PRESENT SIMPLE
1. Form
* Tobe: am/is/are.
Eg. I am a teacher.
(+) S + am/is/are…
(-) S + am/is/are not…
(?) am/is/are + S…?
Notice: am not = ’m not ; are not = aren’t; is not = isn’t
* Ordinary verbs:
(+) S + V-(s,es)
Eg: I walk to school.
She goes to school.
(-) S + do not/does not + V
Eg: We don’t walk to school.
He doesn’t go to school.
(?) Do/does +S + V…? Yes, S + do/does
No, S + don’t/doesn’t
Eg: Do you go to school? Yes, I am/ No, I’m not
Does she go to school? Yes, she does/ No, she doesn’t.
Note: The third singular person
- Final ‘-s’ not ‘es’ is added to most verbs. Many verbs in ‘-e’ final ‘-s’ is simple added.
Eg: visit, answer, speak, write, hope
- Final ‘-es’ is added if the verbs ends in –ch, sh, s, x or z.
Eg: catch, wash, pass, buzz, fix
-Fanal’-es’ is added ‘to do’ and ‘go’.
If a verd ends in consonant ‘-y’ change the ‘-y’ to ‘-i’ and add ‘-es’
Eg: try - tries , study - studies
If a verb in a vowel + ‘-y’ simply add ‘-s’
Eg: buy - buys ; pay - pays
2. Use
- expresses daily habits or usual activities.
Eg: We go to school everyday.
- expresses general statements of fact.
Eg: It’s hot in the summer.
The earth revolves around the sun.
- expresses action or event which are happened in the present.
Eg: He says he wants to marry her.
- usually the frequency adverbs: never, rarelly, seldom, sometimes, often, usually, always.
Eg: I often play badminton.
- for the future when we talk about future events that are part of some “officical arrangement” such as timetable or programme.
Eg: Their plane arrives at 2 o’clock in the morning.
I’m always on holiday next week.

Now
always
Past Present - usually
x x x x x x - ofen
- sometimes
- sedom
- rarely
- never
* He is selfish and he is being selfish
I’m being = I’m behaving/I’m acting
Eg: I can’t understand why he’s being so selfish.
- He never thinks other people. He is very selfish.
He isn’t usually like that
( being selfish = behaving selfish at the moment )
( am/ is /are being : hành vi cư sử của ai đó)

II./ PRESENT PROGRESSIVE.
1. Form
(+) S + am/is/are + V-ing…
Eg: She is writing a letter every day.
I’m going to school by bike now.
(-) S + am/is/arenot + V-ing…
Eg: He isn’t writing a letter every day.
We aren’t going to school by bike.
(? ) Am/is/are + V-ing...?
Eg: Are you writing a letter ? - Yes,I am
- No, I’m not
Is she going to school by bike ? - Yes, she is
- No, she isn’t.

Note: V-ing
- Verb ending in ‘e’ drop ‘e’ before adding ‘ing’
Eg: write - writing
- Verb ending in one consonant before it is one vowel double consonant before adding ‘ing’
Eg: run - running
- If the verb ends in two consonants, just add ‘ing’
Eg: help – helping
But if the first syllable of a two syllable verb is stressed, don’t double the consonant.
Eg: visit - visiting