2017-10-11 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: complete exercise 4 (4, 5, 6) if you didn’t in class today.
	optional: complete the verb chart on p. 4 to practice with irregular verbs
4 a was
  b was believed
  c was playing
  d burned / was burning
5 a are
  b is changing
  c believe
  d has resulted
  e are burned
  f increases
  g causes
  h is
  i has begun (“has already begun” is more common)
  j have discovered
  k has risen
6 a will leave
  b will be staying
  c will find
(6 could also be “left”, “is staying”, “will find”)
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p. 12 (on the board)
What has just happened?
- There was an earthquake that broke the shelves.
- Someone broke the cookie shelves.
- Some shoplifters got into the store and accidently broke the shelves.
- Everything has fallen down.
- Someone hit the shelf with a shopping cart.
What is happening now?
- Staff is picking up the cookies from the floor.
- A man is cleaning up the mess.
- The store is closed now.
- The man is cleaning the aisle.
What is going to happen next?
- Staff will fix the shelves and put products in their places.
- Everything will be organized on the shelves.
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Handout p. 14 - Other uses of progressive aspect (besides an action in progress right now).
A: Would you like a glass of wine?
B: No thanks, I don’t drink alcohol. = B doesn’t drink alcohol at all.
C: No thanks, I’m not drinking alcohol. = C temporarily stopped drinking alcohol.
We also have the “extended present”, where we use progressive verbs for times like “these days” or “this month”.
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p. 18 exercise 4 - With your partner, decide if each sentence should be simple or progressive. (You also need to decide on the correct time frame to use.)
1 am studying
2 was reading
3 get, are marching
4 isn’t studying / doesn’t study
5 speaks / is speaking / spoke / was speaking
6 was looking, discovered
7 reached, thought
8 am trying / will try
9 was studying, heard
10 be sleeping
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I drove to the hospital when I broke my leg. - Because I broke my leg, I went to the hospital.
I was driving to the hospital when I broke my leg. - On the way to the hospital, I broke my leg.