Simple Present vs.

Present Progressive Table

Assignment 2.1 (Points: 50)

Instructions:
1. Write each sentence in the following structures: affirmative, negative, yes/no question,
short answer, and informational question, in both the simple present and present
progressive tenses. Use the following table to review each grammatical structure.

Grammatical
Simple Present Present Progressive
Structures

(I, You, They, We) + verb
Affirmative
(She, He, It) + verb-s
(I) + am + verb-ing
(You, They, We) + are + verb-ing
(She, He, It) + is + verb-ing

(I) + am not + verb-ing

(I, You, They, We) + do not + verb (You, They, We) + are not + verb-
Negative (She, He, It) + does not + verb ing
(She, He, It) + is not + verb-ing

Do + (I, You, They, We) + verb?
Yes, (I, You, They, We) + do
Yes/No Questions
No, (I, You, They, We) + do not
and Short Answers Does + (She, He, It) + verb?
Yes, (She, He, It) + does
No, (She, He, It) + does not
Am + (I) + verb-ing?
Yes, I + am / No, I + am not
Are + (You, They, We) + verb-ing?
Yes, (You, They, We) + are
No, (You, They, We) + are not
Is + (She, He, It) + verb-ing?
Yes, (She, He, It) + is
No, (She, He, It) + is not

What What
Where Where
Informational When do + (I, You, They, We) + When am + (I) + verb-ing? is +
Who verb? Who (She, He, It) + verb-ing?
Questions does + (She, He, It) + are + (You, They, We) +
Why Why
(open-ended) verb? verb-ing?
 1. Fill in the table with complete sentences. Change the sentences provided below according
to the grammatical structure and the tense of the verb requested. (1 pt. for each answer):

a. The boy (to eat) ice cream.

b. Joseph (to watch) TV.
c. You (to drink) milk.
d. My friends (to play) soccer.
e. The lawyer (to propose) a deal.

Grammatical
Ex# Simple Present Present Progressive
Structures
1. Affirmative The dog barks at the The dog is barking at the
mailman. mailman.
Negative The dog does not bark at The dog is not barking at the
the mailman. mailman.
Yes/No Question Does the dog bark? Is the dog barking?
Short Answer Yes, he does. Yes, he is.
Open-ended Question Why does he bark? Who are you barking?
2. Affirmative Mary waits for her coffee. Mary is waiting for her coffee.
Negative Mary does not wait for her Mary is not waiting for the
coffee. coffee.
Yes/No Question Does Mary wait? Is Mary waiting?
Short Answer Yes, she is. No, she is not.
Open-ended Question Why does she wait? Why are you waiting?
3. Affirmative We wear formal attire for We are wearing formal attire for
the convention. the convention.
Negative We do not wear formal We are not wearing formal attire
attire for the convention. for the convention.
Yes/No Question Do we wear formal attire Are we wearing formal attire for
for the convention? the convention?
Short Answer Yes, we do. No, we are not.
Open-ended Question What do we wear? What are we wearing?
4. Affirmative They drive through the They are driving through the
island. island.
Negative They do not drive through They are not driving through the
the island. island.
Yes/No Question Do they drive through the Are they driving through the
island? island?
 Short Answer Yes, they do.
Open-ended Question Why do they drive?
5. Affirmative The teacher discuss this
topic carefully.
Negative The teacher does not
discuss this topic carefully.
Yes/No Question Does the teacher discuss
this topic carefully?
Short Answer No, she does not.
Open-ended Question Why does she discuss this
topic carefully?
No, they are not.
Where are they driving?
The teacher is discussing this
topic carefully.
The teacher is not discussing this
topic carefully.
Is the teacher discussing this
topic carefully?
Yes, she is.
Why is she discussing this topic
so carefully?