2015-02-24 Structure: present simple/progressive

Greg Malivuk
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Simple Present:
- actions that happen frequently: I brush my teeth every morning.
- non-action verbs (don't take time): We have 8 people in our class right now.
- facts that are always true: Earth goes around the Sun between Venus and Mars.
- facts not connected to time: Water comes from hydrogen and oxygen.
(- future scheduled events: My flight leaves at 10pm on the 28th.)

Present Progressive:
- actions (take some time) in progress right now: I am teaching you about grammar.
- "right now" can be "extended present": I am studying Spanish in the evenings.
(- future actions with plans and arrangements: I'm meeting with him tomorrow.)
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have = possess = non-action: I have a sister.
have = eat/drink = action:   I have coffee every morning./I'm having coffee now.

She is rude. = this is her personality
She is being rude. = this is how she is acting right now
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p. 6 exercise 2
A 2 does it come
  3 means
  4 do you do (general question about occupation)
  5 sell
  6 'm working
  7 owns
  8 're joking
  9 guess
 10 influence
B 1 'm trying
  2 Do you know
  3 mean
  4 calls
  5 always wins
C 1 hear
  2 are expecting ("We are expecting." = We are expecting a baby.)
  3 are looking for
  4 do you think of
  5 sounds
  6 do you spell
D 1 wants
  2 smells
  3 don't drink (= never), 'm not drinking (= temporarily)
  4 is boiling
  5 does water boil
  6 boils
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I don't drink coffee. = I (almost) never drink coffee (now and in the future).

I'm not drinking coffee. = I am drinking something different right now.
			 or = I've decided to stop drinking coffee (temporarily).

I'm having trouble sleeping. = I am awake right now and I want to be asleep.
			     or = I often have insomnia these days and I want help.
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I look at pictures every time I visit my parents. - action
I'm looking for someone. I'm looking at a picture. - action
It looks great. The food looks delicious. - non-action

I always stop to smell the flowers. - action
I'm smelling the food across the street. - action
The food smells delicious. - non-action

You should taste food before you give it to other people. - action
I'm tasting the soup to check if it's finished. - action
The soup tastes very salty. - non-action

My mother feels my forehead to check if I have a fever. - action
I'm feeling in my pocket for another quarter. - action
It feels too cold in here. - non-action

I hurt my hand. - action (= injured)
My hand hurts. - non-action (= feels painful)

I'm listening to music. - action
The music sounds old. - non-action
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I'm thinking about my next vacation. - action (spend some time considering it)
I think I will go to Florida. - non-action (= believe)

John is seeing your mother. - action (= dating)
I see the sun outside. - non-action
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look at / watch = I am focusing my attention (actions)
see = no focus (non-action)

listen to = I am focusing (action)
hear = no focus (non-action)
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You look at something to see its appearance.
You watch something to see what it does or what happens.
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Homework: p. 7 exercise 3 and p. 12 (A, B, C)