Present & past

Lecturer: Truong Trong Nhan, M.Ed.

 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Present Present simple
01 continuous 03

Past simple Past continuous

02 04
Group 1: Present continuous
Group 2: Present simple
Group 3: Past simple
Group 4: Past continuous
 Contents
1. Form: (+); (-); (?)
2. Usages + Examples
3. Signal words
4. Notes
Exercises

1. Group 1: 1.1 – 1.4

2. Group 2: 2.1 – 2.5
3. Group 3: 5.1 – 5.4
4. Group 4: 6.1 – 6.4
01. Present continuous

Form
(+) S + am/is/are + V_ing.
(-) S + am/is/are + not + V_ing.
(?) Am/Is/Are + S + V_ing?
01. Present continuous
Usages:
1. Things happening at or around the time of speaking.
The action is not complete.
Ex: Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying to work.
‘Where’s Mark?’ ‘He’s having a shower.’
2. A change that has started to happen (getting, becoming,
changing, improving, starting, beginning, increasing, rising, falling,
growing)

Ex: Is your English getting better?

The population of the world is increasing very fast.
01. Present continuous
Usages:
3. Temporary situations (things that continue for a short time).
Ex: I’m living with some friends until I find a place of my own.
a: You’re working hard today.
b: Yes, I have a lot to do.
4. A complaint
Ex: You’re always looking at your phone. Don’t you have anything
else to do?
01. Present continuous
Signal words:
at the moment
now / just now / right now
Listen!
Look!
this week / this month / this year
more and more
01. Present continuous
THE END!
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