Objective

• Students will define 5 new vocabulary words from the Job Application.

• Students will identify & compare Simple Present and Present Continuous Tense

• Students will identify the rules of –ing.

• Students will write 5 sentences using Present Continuous Tense

Slates:

• What is Simple Present Tense?

• Write a sentence using Simple Present Tense?

• What is Present Continuous Tense?

• Write a sentence using Present Continuous Tense.

Sign together in class:A or B

Compare:• I am reading a very interesting book

A. Simple PresentB. Present Continuous

• Joanne works eight hours a day.A. Simple PresentB. Present Continuous

• What do you usually have for breakfast?A. Simple Present

• B. Present Continuous

Review: What is Simple Present?

HeShe verb-sIt

She runs everyday.He goes to school everyday.I wake up at 5:00am every morning.She walks her dogs three times a week.

Simple Present TenseSingular Plural

1st person I walk. We walk.2nd person You walk. You walk.3rd person He walks. They walk.

She walks.It walks.

1st person I do walk. We do walk.2nd person You do walk. You do walk.3rd person He does walk. They do walk.

She does walk.It does walk.

Continue: Simple Present Tense

HeShe verb sIt

TheyWe verb (no s)YouI

Examples:Sally misses breakfast each morning.Fred talks to his mother every now and then.Sally goes to class every day.My sister sees a bee. They see a bee.We see a bee.My sisters see a bee.

I go to class every day.You wear a T-shirt three times a week. 

Simple Present

• Review:

• Sh, Ch, S, X = must add “es”

• For example:• Watches• Brushes

Simple Present

• Review:

• Y = “ies”

• Example:• Try tries• Carry carries

Simple Present

• Review: “ies”• Vowels: AEIOU (you don’t drop the “y”)

• Example:• Play Plaies Plays

• Buy buies buys

Present Continuous Tense

• What is Present Continuous Tense?

Present Continuous TenseWhat is happening RIGHT NOW

 AmIs verb-ing.Are • I am looking for a pen.• You are talking to your friends.• He is wearing blue jeans.• She is reading.• She is watching the teacher.• I am teaching you.

Vowels:A E I O U

cvc• PUT

  vvc• Eat

cvc• Buy

Rules:

1. Add –ing to most verbs– Reading– Working– Playing

Rules:

2. When a verb ends in e, such as “write”, drop the e and add –ing.

– Dance Dancing– Write writing

Rules:3. When a verb ends in CVC, double the last

consonant and add ingcvcPUT

Puting is wrong Double the last consonant and add ing as

“putting” 

 

Rules:

Examples:

• Stop - stopping • Purr - purring 

Rules:4. Do NOT double the last consonant

before ing when a verb ends in w, x, or y

 

You cannot add another consonant:

• BuyBuyying Buying• Sew Sewwing Sewing• Fix Fixxing Fixing• Say Sayying Saying 

Rules:5. Do NOT double the last consonant before ing

when a verb ends in VVC

Eat

Eatting is wrong. There are two vowels before the t.

 vvcEat  Waitt waiting

Rules:Example: vvcWait

Waitt waiting  

Closure

Piece of paper:• What is Present Continuous Tense?• Write 2 “Present Continuous”

sentences.• Explain why this is incorrect: eatting

___________________________• Explain why this is incorrect: waitting

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