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1 Simple Present and Present Progressive Review
Simple Present
I eat a healthy diet.
Affirmative Statements
Ana eats only vegetables.
We don’t work on Saturdays.
Negative Statements
Ali doesn’t work in a hospital.
Do you eat breakfast every day?
Yes/No Questions
Does Jana study at the library?
Where do you read the news?
Wh- Questions
How long does the train take?
Who or What as Who lives in this house?
Subject What helps a headache?
1. Use the simple present for:
a.  routines and habits
b.  facts and general truths
c.  permanent actions or situations
2. Use the present progressive for actions that are:
a.  happening now, at the moment of speaking
b.  happening over a current time period
(today, this week, this month, this year)
c. temporary
3. Do not repeat the verb be when the same
subject is doing two actions.
4. Be careful! Do not use do/does in questions
when Who or What is the subject.
Present Progressive
I’m eating an apple now.
She’s eating a salad.
We’re not working today.
Jim’s not working now.
Are the children eating lunch now?
Is Jana studying now?
What are you studying this semester?
Why is he staying in a hotel this week?
Who is taking math this semester?
What is cooking in the oven?
a. I drink coffee every day.
b.  The sky often looks blue.
c.  Tomo’s parents live in a big house.
a.  I can’t talk now. I’m eating dinner.
b. She’s visiting her grandmother this week.
c.  Jared is living in a dorm this semester.
Youssef is singing and playing the guitar in
the video.
✓ Who reads the newspaper?
✗ Who does read the newspaper?