lesson two sentences part one present
simple questions questions in the
present simple with 'be' are formed by
swapping the verb and subject for other
verbs the auxiliary verb do or does must
be added before the subject questions
with be in the present simple to form
questions in the present simple using B
reverse the order of the subject and the
verb for example you are Canadian are
you Canadian how to form present simple
questions you have the form of B am is
are you have the subject I he she it you
we they and the rest of the sentence
am i Canadian is he Canadian is she
Canadian is it Canadian are you Canadian
are we Canadian are they Canadian
further examples include am I on time is
he your brother where are we
am I on the list is it time to leave are
they friendly questions with do and does
for questions with verbs other than B
start the question with do or does don't
swap the subject and the main verb you
work in an office becomes do you work in
an office
she works in a school becomes does she
work in a school how to form this
sentence you have the form of do and
does you have the subject i you we they
he she it you have the base form of the
verb work the verb never takes S or ES
when you ask a question then you have
the rest of the sentence do I work in an
office do you work in an office do we
work in an office do they work in an
office does he work in an office does
she work in an office does it work in an
office further examples do they live in
Paris do you usually finish work at 4
p.m.
does Tom get up at 6 a.m. when does the
party start question words can be used
before do orders to form open questions
common mistakes forming present simple
questions never add
or es to the base form of the verb when
asking a question even in the third
person singular such as he she or it
does he finish work on time correct
does he finish his work on time
incorrect
part two the present continuous the
present continuous is used to talk about
continued actions that are happening in
the present moment it is formed with B
and a present participle an example of
the present continuous the present
continuous is used to describe a current
continued action Julie usually wears
jeans but today she is wearing a dress
the word wears is the present simple
it describes a repeated action or
situation she is this is the present
continuous use of the verb be wearing
this is the present continuous it
describes what is happening right now
how to form the present continuous you
have the subject she you have a form of
am is are is you have the verb ending
with I n G the present participle
for example wearing and then the rest of
the sentence a dress she is wearing a
dress further examples we are walking
the dog he is washing the dishes they
are talking on their phones they're
fighting with each other she's relaxing
at the moment it's raining a lot outside
present participle spelling rules the
present participle is formed by adding I
n G to the base form of the verb some
participles have slightly different
spelling rules for example where becomes
wearing
choose becomes choosing tie becomes
tying shop becomes shopping further
examples there opening the store next
week there is no need to double the last
letter because the final syllable is not
stressed Harry is always lying to his
mother I'm cutting some apples
my uncle is writing a novel
Thierry is mopping the floor
my mother is baking as a cake here is a
useful tip present participles follow
the same spelling rules as Juran's
common mistakes to staked verbs in
continuous tenses action verbs can be
used in simple and continuous form state
verbs are not usually used in continuous
forms in action
I read everyday correct I am reading
right now correct as a state I own two
cars correct I am owning two cars
incorrect questions in the present
continuous to ask questions and the
present continuous SWAT the subject and
the form of B he is playing tennis as a
question is he playing tennis he is the
subject this action is happening right
now is he playing tennis you are asking
if someone is doing a certain thing
right now
how to form the sentence you have the
form of am is our is you have the
subject he you have the verb plus ing
playing and then you have the rest of
the sentence tennis
further examples include are they going
to the park is he cycling to work is she
eating pizza are they working late where
are we going today are you coming to the
party what are you eating for dinner
is it raining outside question words
such as what where and how can be used
before the verb to form open questions
where are we going today this is an open
question the present continuous negative
he is wearing a tie but he is not
wearing a hat or you can say he is
wearing a tie but he isn't wearing a hat
how to form this sentence you have the
subject he you have the form of am is
are not is not you have the verb ending
with I ng wearing this is the present
participle
it doesn't change and the rest of the
sentence a hat further examples include
he isn't walking the dog
they aren't singing well today she isn't
cleaning up her bedroom they aren't
looking where they're going he isn't
playing football today we aren't taking
the bus today you aren't doing your job
James isn't reading his book we aren't
eating out this week you aren't doing
well at school this year
that is all for today
join me next time when once more I will
be asking how's your grammar
you