Today,we have two grammar presentations. Elya's group on Simple Present Tense while the second presentation is about Present Continuous Tense by Dinie's group
Simple present tense
Simple present used to :
- show habitual or regular action..e.g Hasnol practices rugby every evening.
- state a general truths, facts and scientific laws..e.g The suns rises in the east.
- to indicate future action..e.g Nolek arrives in Hawaii at 6 p.m.
- show permanent situations..e.g Mawi works as technician
- to give instructions or orders..e.g Never sleeps in my class.
Present Continuous Tense
What is present continuous tense??
Present continuous tense is mainly used to express the idea that something is happening at the moment of speaking and also describes activities generally in progress (not at the moment). Another use of the tense is to talk about temporary actions or future plans.
Uses of present continuous tense are
- Present actions..e.g He is eating a dinner.
- Temporary actions..e.g Mary is working at McDonald's. (She is only working there only during holidays)
- Longer actions in progress..e.g They are working hard to earn money.
- Future (personal) arrangements and plans..e.g I'm meeting Katie in the evening.
- Tendencies and trends..e.g Our country is getting richer.
- Irritation..e.g My boss is constantly critising me!
visit this website:http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/grammar/present.html
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