The Full Audio Episode
You can listen to the whole episode, but to get the best out of this episode, listen to the audio parts below and do the exercises before listening to the rest of the episode.
—Danny
Introduction
What Do You Already Know
Don’t panic if you don’t have a clue because that is what we are here to learn. And if you happen to know all the answers with confidence, you might still listen to the parts you like from this lesson, or just do the exercises. However, I do recommend that you listen to the whole lesson in sequence to get the best of it and not to miss a thing.
— Danny
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Simple Present and Present Progressive
So the main ideas we can take after talking about the difference between the present simple and the present progressive is that the simple talks about facts, habitual actions, things in general and more importantly, permanent things, while the progressive talks about what is happening at the moment of speaking or about temporary actions.
— Danny
Assignment 1
Try to find someone to talk or write to. You can use the comments below if you don’t have anyone. I would like you to contribute one sentence for each of the three topics below to put the main concepts of the present simple and progressive into practice.
- Talk about one daily habit you have.
- Look around the room. Make a sentence about one activity that is happening right now.
- In one sentence, state a general truth about the world.
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Simple Present and Present Progressive: Affirmative, Negative, Question Forms
So it seems pretty simple, no? The progressive always uses the -ing form for the main verb and we need to add verb to be in its present form. However, the simple present is a little trickier because we don’t usually use the auxiliary verb do in the affirmative; instead we add an -s to he/she/it, but when we use do/does as an auxiliary verb in negative and questions, we don’t worry about the main verb anymore because it always comes in zero form or infinitive.
—Danny
Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Stative Verbs
So there is nothing concrete about stative verbs. Some of them are almost always used as stative verbs, but you need to remember that some of these verbs may have a stative meaning and an progressive active meaning in which we can use them in progressive if we want.
— Danny
Assignment 2
Think about the differences between the two uses of the same verb in the sentence pairs below. There is no right and wrong answers, but this is very good to have a deeper understanding of grammar and a step closer to mastery. You can discuss what you think in the comments below or with your fellow learners.
- These flowers smell good.
Jane is smelling the flowers. - I think this park is beautiful.
I need to relax. I am thinking about all the homework I have. - I see a colorful kite. It’s over there.
Alex is coming later. He is seeing a doctor about his headaches.
Jack and Ann come here every weekend. They are seeing each other. - I remember my first time here. Do you remember yours?
I‘m remembering a family picnic here with my cousins. It’s a happy memory. - The children want a snack. They‘re hungry.
The children are being awfully quiet. What are they doing? - You look cold. I’ll lend you my coat.
I‘m looking at the sky. A storm is coming. - Every weekend there is an outdoor play here. Some of my friends are appearing in it.
There is a man coming toward us. He’s smiling. He appears to know us. - Gabriel is being rude. He’s just sitting there, not talking to anyone.
No, he isn’t rude. He‘s just shy. - The baby is feeling the grass.
The grass feels soft.
I need to sit down. I‘m not feeling well right now,
I feel that it is important to take care of our parks.
Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Finally
I hope you found this new way useful and please let me know what you think in the comments below. See you next time in part 2 of this chapter!
—Danny
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