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Richard, Veronica, Omar, Vanesa, Jhioselin, Guido,

Judith, Samuel, Kathy, Keily, Wara
We never use GERUNDS in progressive tenses
Gerund (NOUN): base form + ing
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE/CONTINUOUS (Be statement)
BE + Present participle (base form + ing)
(+) B: He is watching TV. (be statement)
(-) He isn’t watching TV. (be statement)
(?) A: Is he watching TV? (yes/no question) (be statement)
B: Yes, he is. / No, he’s not.
A: What is he doing? (infomation question) (be statement)
Statement: sentence/question
When do we use present progressive?
1) To describe the present, now, at the moment
You’re watching the screen.
2) to describe FUTURE plans.
You’re studying very hard tomorrow for the
achievement exam.
3) To describe what’s happening THESE DAYS not exactly
now.
We’re studying Englsih these days.

1. Be statements: It’s a sentence or question that uses

ONLY the verb BE: present: is, are,am, past: was, were
Question Order: Be + subject?
She is always late. (Simple Present of BE)
You are never lost. (Simple Present of BE)
I am sometimes right. (Simple Present of BE)

2. Non-be statements: It’s sentence that never uses the

verb BE. We use other verbs. We always use AUX for (-
)(?), simple present do/don’t/does/doesn’t
She always/never plays with my heart.
They sometimes need to be punished.
Question Order: AUX + subject + base form?
(+) B: He has a new dog.
(-) He hasn’t a new dog.
(-) He doesn’t have a new dog.
(?) A: Does he have a new dog?
B: Yes, he does. Yes, he has.
No, he doesn’t.
WH(?) A: What does he have?
 3. Modal statements
4. Perfect Statements
SIMPLE PRESENT: 1) To talk about routines, habits, daily
activities, any action that repeats.
She goes to the university every day.
2) To talk about facts, true information
Bolivia has 11 million people.
Women hate women.
Sworks, goes, has, explains,…etc
VERBS: different forms
Base form Present participle form 3rd person form
Go going (+) goes
Walk walking (+) walks
He doesn’t have to go home.
(+) He has to go home
(+) She goes to work every day.

Due to: because of

A lot of people get divorced due to infidelity.
Many students fail a class due to a lot of distraction.
Some husbands ‘eat’ out due to the lack of food at
home.
Lack of something: the absence of
Why do people get divorced?
Due to the lack of good food.
She has lack of attention.

Adjectives: non-action verbs

She smells really good.
She looks good.
Adverbs: action verbs
She is smelling the roses really well.
She is looking for me very badly.