PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

PRESENT SIMPLE

Present Progresive teraźniejszy ciągły Simple prosty

do robić that tamten, ta, to, ów generally ogólnie, zazwyczaj

speak mówić lesson lekcja home dom rodzinny

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE - NOW PRESENT SIMPLE - GENERALLY

I am speaking. I speak.

Are you speaking? Do you speak?

Yes, I am speaking. Yes, I'm speaking. Yes, I speak.

No, I'm not speaking. No, I do not speak. No, I don't speak.

The Present Progressive we use for an action we are doing now,

whilst the Present Simple we use for an action / we do generally.

You, in this room, are speaking English now, but generally you speak Italian.

What's the difference between the PRESENT PROGRESSIVE and the PRESENT SIMPLE?

The difference between the Present Progressive and the Present Simple is that

we use the Present Progressive for an action we are doing now,

whilst the Present Simple we use for an action do generally.

The meaning of the word do is fare (Italiano), but here it is an auxilliary verb / and means nothing /,

but we use it / Tor the interrogative and negative but not for the positive.

What's the meaning of the word do? The meaning of the word do is fare,

but here it means nothing, but we use in for the interrogative and negative.

POSITIVE INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE

I speak. Do I speak? I don't speak.

You speak. Do you speak? You don't speak.

He/She/It speaks. Does he/she/it speak? He/she/it doesn't speak.

We speak. Do we speak? We don't speak.

You speak. Do you speak? You don't speak.

They Speak. Do they speak? They don't speak.

Are you speaking Italian? No, I'm not speaking Italian, but I'm speaking English.

Do you speak Italian? Yes, I speak Italian.

Are you reading that book? No, I'm not reading that book.

Do you read that book? Yes, I read that book.

Are you writing? No, I'm not writing.

Do you write? Yes, I write.

Am I going to the door? No, you aren't going to the door, but you're remaining on the chair.

Do I go to the door after the lesson? Yes, you go to the door after the lesson.

Are you going home? No, I'm not going home, but I'm remaining in the room.

Do you go home after the lesson (or lessons)? Yes, I go home after the lesson.

does on, ona, ono robi / lub czasownik pomocniczy 3 osoba l.poj.

The third person of do is does.

I do, you do,

he,she,it does

we do, you do, they do.

We put s on the third person. For example:

I speak, you speak,

he, she, it speaks.

Is he speaking? No, he isn't speaking.

Does he speak? Yes, he speaks.

Is she reading? No, she isn't reading.

Does she read? Yes, she reads.

Is he writing? No, he isn't writing.

Does he write? Yes, he writes.

don't / do not forma przecząca do remain pozostać Japanese japoński Chinese chiński

The negative of do is do not. The contarction of do not is don't.

What's the negative of do? The negativ of do is do not.

What's the contraction of do not? The contraction of do not is don't.

Do you remain here after the lesson (or lessons)? No, I don't remain here after the lesson, but I go home.

Do you speak Japanese? No, I don't speak Japanese, but I speak English.

Do you read books in Chinese? No, I don't read books in Chinese, but I read books in Polish.

does not / doesn't czasownik pomocniczy, forma przecząca

The negative of does is does not, and the contraction is doesn't.

What's the negative of does? The negative of does is does not.

What's the contraction of does not? The contraction of does not is doesn't.

Does he speak Japanese? No, he doesn't speak Japanese, but he speaks English.

Does he remain here after the lesson? No, he doesn't remain here after the lesson, but he goes home after the lesson.

Does she write in German? No, she doesn't write in German, but she writes in England.

Dictation 2

You aren't Mrs. Braun. You're Master Green. I'm Mrs. Braun.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

The women are standing / under the light / in front of the picture.

Where's the house? / It's behind here. / What am I doing? / You're taking the book / from me,

closing it, / and putting it / on the door. / Which door is open? / That door is. /

Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen.