2017-08-16 Grammar: simple vs. progressive

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: p. 6 numbers 4-6
4 a was
  b was believed
  c was playing
  d burned
5 a are
  b is changing
  c believe
  d has resulted
  e are burned
  f increases
  g causes
  h is
  i has begun
  j have discovered
  k has risen
6 a will leave / is going to leave / is leaving / leaves
  b will be staying / is going to be staying / is staying
  c will find
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Look at the second picture on p. 12 (on the board). What has just happened? What is happening now? What do you think will happen next? Why do you think these things?
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He began writing books in 2005. He completed books in 2010 and 2015. His next ones will be 2020 and 2025.
PAST:
I met him in 2012.
When I met him, he gave me a copy of his first book.
When I met him, he was writing his second book.
When I met him, he had written his first book. / He had written one book.
When I met him, he had been writing for seven years.
PRESENT:
He writes books for a living.
He is writing his third book.
He has written two books.
He has been writing for 12 years.
FUTURE:
He will get married in 2022.
In 2022, he will be writing his fourth book.
In 2022, he will have written three books.
In 2022, he will have been writing for 17 years.
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Simple vs. Progressive
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Denise is rude. = This is her personality.
Denise is being rude. = This is her (uncharacteristic) behavior.
p. 18 - 4 Whenever I see John, he is always reading a book.
If I say, “John is always reading a book,” it probably means something like this, with a “whenever” clause in my mind.
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Homework: p. 18 exercise 4 - Decide if simple or progressive is correct for each sentence.