CHAPTER 2 PRESENT AND PAST, SIMPLE AND PROGRESSIVE

CONTENTS:
2-1. Simple Present 2-2. Present Progressive 2-3. Stative verb 2-4. Am/is/are being + adjective 2-5. Regular and irregular verbs 2-6. Regular verb: pronunciation of –ed endings 2-7. Ireegular verb: an alphabetical list	2-8.    Troublesome verb: raise/rise, set/sit,lay/lie 2-9.     Simple Past 2-10.   Past Progressive 2-11.   Using Progressive verb with always to complain 2-12.   Using expressions of place with progressive verbs

CHAPTER 2 PRESENT AND PAST, SIMPLE AND PROGRESSIVE

Exercise 1. Preview: Present and Past verbs. (Chapter 2. Appendix Charts B-1, B-2, and D-1)

Directions: Correct the errors

‘1. I do not agree with your opinion

‘2. I’m not knowing Sam’s wife

‘3. A: What you are talking about?

  B: I talking about political situation in my country

‘4. My roommate usually watch television, listen to music or going out in he evening.

‘5. When I turned the ignition key, the car was starting

‘6. This class is consisting of students

‘7. The children drawed some pictures in school this morning

‘8. While Tom’s reading in bed last night, his phone ring. When he has answering it, the caller hanged up.

‘9. Right now sally in the kitchen eating breakfast

’10. When the sun raises, it is appearing from below the horizon

2-1 SIMPLE PRESENT

Example:

‘A. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.

‘B. The average person breathes 21.600 times a day

‘C. The word is round

Meaning:

The simple Present says that something was true in the past, is true in the present, and will be true in the future, It expresses general statements of fact and timeless truths.

‘D. I study for two hours every night.

‘E. I get up at seven every morning

‘F. He always eats a sandwich for lunch.

Meaning:

The simple present is used to ecpress habitual or everyday activities.

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