Simple present vs.

present progressive

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Samarys Sánchez Nevárez
Engl1010-1251ONL
Prof. Quijanos
 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) + am + verb-ing
(I, You, They, We) + verb
Affirmative (She, He, It) + verb-s
(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 boy eat ice cream The boy is eating ice cream
Negative The boy doesn’t eat ice The boy isn’t eating ice cream
cream
Yes/No Question The boy eat ice cream? The boy is eating ice cream?
Short Answer Yes, he does Yes, he is
Open-ended Why do you eat ice cream? Who does he eat ice cream?
Question
2. Affirmative Joseph watch TV Joseph is watching TV
Negative Joseph doesn’t see TV Joseph isn’t watching TV
Yes/No Question Joseph see TV? Joseph is watching TV?
Short Answer Yes, he does Yes, he is
Open-ended Because he seis the TV? The he see sin the TV?
Question
3. Affirmative You drink milk You are drinking milk
Negative You don’t drink milk You aren’t drinking milk
Yes/No Question You drink milk? You aren’t drinking milk?
Short Answer Yes, he does Yes, he is
Open-ended Because you drink milk? Who did you drink milk with?
Question
4. Affirmative My friends play soccer My friend are playing soccer
Negative My friends don’t play My friends are not playing
soccer soccer
Yes/No Question My friends play soccer? Will my friends be playing
soccer?
Short Answer Yes, them does Yes, them is
Open-ended Why do they play soccer? Do you like soccer?
Question
5. Affirmative The lawyer propose a deal The lawyer is proposing a deal
Negative The lawyer did not The lawyer is not proposing a
propose a deal deal
Yes/No Question Did the lawyer propose a Does the lawyer propose a
deal? deal?
Short Answer Yes, he does Yes, he is
Open-ended Why did the lawyer Why does the lawyer propose a
Question propose a deal? deal?