SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Today another presentation take place, it was Nazira's group. They presented about simple present tense and present continuous tense. Actually, I don really got it at first, but after another explanation then I could understand very well.

Present Continuous Tense

When we talk about events that are actually happening now, we use the present continuous tense. This is formed by using the stem of the verb and adding -ing to the end, for example the verb "work" becomes "working". In some cases you need to alter the spelling a bit for example the verb "die" becomes "dying".

Statements +	Statements -	Questions	Short answer +	Short answer -
I'm working.	I'm not working.	Am I working?	Yes, I am.	No, I'm not.
He's working.	He isn't working.	Is he working?	Yes, he is.	No, he isn't.
She's working.	She isn't working.	Is she working?	Yes, she is.	No, she isn't.
It's working.	It isn't working.	Is it working?	Yes, it is.	No, it isn't.
You're working.	You aren'tt working.	Are you working?	Yes you are.	No, you aren't.
We're working.	We aren't working.	Are we working?	Yes we are.	No, we aren't.
They're working.	They aren't working.	Are they working?	Yes they are.	No, they aren't.

Present Continuous Timeline

For example:
Q) "What are you doing?" A) "I'm building a website."
We also use the present continuous tense to talk about things that are happening around now but are temporary.
For example:
Q) "What are you doing these days?" A) "Unfortunately I'm working a lot."
It is also used to describe trends or situations that are happening but may be temporary.
For example:
"Nowadays more and more people are shopping on the Internet."
...and habitual actions (usually negative).
For example:
"He's always cleaning his car."
The present continuous tense can also be used to discuss future events:
Note:-
The present continuous is usually used with doing verbs (verbs of action) not with verbs of state. The following verbs are notused in the continuous form:-

Conditions: belong, cost, need, own, seem Feelings: like, love, hate, want, wish Beliefs: believe, feel, know, mean, remember, think, understand

http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/tenseprescont.htm

Simple Present Tense

I sing

How do we make the Simple Present Tense?

subject	+	auxiliary verb	+	main verb
		do		base

There are three important exceptions:

1. For positive sentences, we do not normally use the auxiliary.
2. For the 3rd person singular (he, she, it), we add s to the main verb or es to the auxiliary.
3. For the verb to be, we do not use an auxiliary, even for questions and negatives.

Look at these examples with the main verb like:

	subject	auxiliary verb		main verb
+	I, you, we, they			like	coffee.
	He, she, it			likes	coffee.
-	I, you, we, they	do	not	like	coffee.
	He, she, it	does	not	like	coffee.
?	Do	I, you, we, they		like	coffee?
	Does	he, she, it		like	coffee?

Look at these examples with the main verb be. Notice that there is no auxiliary:

	subject	main verb
+	I	am		French.
	You, we, they	are		French.
	He, she, it	is		French.
-	I	am	not	old.
	You, we, they	are	not	old.
	He, she, it	is	not	old.
?	Am	I		late?
	Are	you, we, they		late?
	Is	he, she, it		late?

How do we use the Simple Present Tense?

We use the simple present tense when:

• the action is general
• the action happens all the time, or habitually, in the past, present and future
• the action is not only happening now
• the statement is always true

John drives a taxi.
past	present	future
It is John's job to drive a taxi. He does it every day. Past, present and future.

Look at these examples:

• I live in New York.
• The Moon goes round the Earth.
• John drives a taxi.
• He does not drive a bus.
• We meet every Thursday.
• We do not work at night.
• Do you play football?

Note that with the verb to be, we can also use the simple present tense for situations that are not general. We can use the simple present tense to talk about now. Look at these examples of the verb "to be" in the simple present tense - some of them are general, some of them are now:

Am I right? Tara is not at home. You are happy.
past	present	future
The situation is now.

 

I am not fat. Why are you so beautiful? Ram is tall.
past	present	future
The situation is general. Past, present and future.

http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present.htm

Last class for this Semester..

1st March 2012,today is my last Bel 120's class with Miss Zu. I am quite sad since I enjoyed learn with Miss Zu. before we end our class firstly we did our last semester paper, in april 2011. Most of the student did not come bit for me, I wanted to have my bel 120's class. Yes I will miss that moment. Miss Zu give us some snack while doing the exercise, fun right? to have snack. Since the first day until the last day of the class there are many things that I have gained about english. In Bel 120's class it improve my self-confident and knowledge. Not only the english lesson but also I have gain knowledge about blogspot too, how to create and what it uses. Before this I never do or get to know what is blogspot, and when Miss Zu asked us to do it, I don know and I have asked my roommate to create it for me,funny right. In bel 120's class it also make me more closer with my classmate. Before this I cannot mix with my classmate but after we do many things together then it make us become closer. First time I started to speak with my classmate is when Miss Zu asked us to do a circle and talk with each other. I am quite nervous because I never talk to stranger especially boy, I am a silent person I think. Then we need to do a presentation, I feel like wanted to run away and hide when I need to face with 31 students in my class, but I admit by that presentation then it has built my self confident to face with people. I really enjoyed with Miss Zu lesson, it 's not bored, since there have video, music I really enjoyed it. I wonder if I could have Other lecturer like Miss Zu?? I hope... Thank you Miss Zu because have taught me for almost five months.