Hello peeps,after 1 weeks holiday we continue learn
about grammar.So today our class in SL006/007.Miss Zuraisah ask us to continue
the presentation about grammar.For today Adam and Aisyah also Wan and Nabila
will do the presentation.
Adam and Aisyah presented about ‘’simple present tense’’ while Nabila and Wan presented about ‘’Present continuous tense ‘’
Simple present tense
Definition:
Present simple tense is used when we talk about our daily routine.Example, the activity we do
everyday at home,school or at work,we use it to talk about habit and other
activities that we do regulary.
Uses of simple present
1.To
tell about things that happen again and again(habit)
Example:
1.Ahmed drinks coffee every afternoon
2.Many American children wear costumes on Halloween.
2.To
tell facts.
Example:
1.Peru in South America .
2.Water freezes at 32 Fahrenheit.
3.Simple
present with non-action verbs.
Example:
1.Marian and Clara know Arabic.
2.Roberto likes bullfight.
Affirmative statement
Def:Use the base form of the verb for all
person except third person singular.Put –s or –es on third person singular.
Example:
1.Ted dresses up like a lion.
2.Daniel dances in the Chinese New Year Parade each
year.
Negative statement
Def:use ‘’does not’’ and ‘’do not before the
base form.
Example:
1.She does not take off her shoes.
2.Some people do not enjoy sushi.
*Singular:Does
*Plural:Do
*Singular: verb + ‘s’
*Plural: verb not + ‘s’
Question statement
Def:Use ‘’do or ‘’does’’ in the sentences.
Example:
1.Do many chinese eat noodles?
2.Does Shila like to eat spicy food?
Next wan and Nabila were presented about ‘’present
continuous tense’’.
Present continuous tense
Definiton:
Describe an action that is happening at the moment of
speaking.
v ‘be verb’ + base form of
verb+ -ing
v Is/are/am + bese form of
verb + -ing
Example:
1.The
singer is singing the contract now.
2.The
members of the group are talkng to the manager at the moment.
Uses of present
continuous tense.
1.used when two or more
actions happen simultaneously.
Example:
1.While
Fasha Sandha is posing for the cameraman,her manager is talking on the phone.
2.The
crew is working hard to prepare the stage,while the performers are rehearsing.
2.Some verbs are not
usually used in the present continuous tense.These verbs describe a state,a
condition or a situation which exists.
Example:
1.The
food tastes good
2.He
knows the answer
3.He
seems angry.
3.Even though some of
these words describe condition,they can also be used to describe an action and
sometimes used in the present continuous.
Example:
1.Que
Haidar is appearing in Mamat Khalid’s latest comedy.(appearing=action)
2.Mr.Oki
Sasaki is thingking of Syarifah Aini.
(thingking=pondering about/action)
Link for simple present
Link for present continuous
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