Simple Present vs.

Present Progressive Table

Assignment 2.1 (Points: 50)

Instructions:
1. Write each sentence in the following structures: affirmative, negative, yes/no question,
short answer, and informational question, in both the simple present and present
progressive tenses. Use the following table to review each grammatical structure.

Grammatical
Simple Present Present Progressive
Structures

(I) + am + verb-ing
(I, You, They, We) + verb
Affirmative (She, He, It) + verb-s
(You, They, We) + are + verb-ing
(She, He, It) + is + verb-ing

(I) + am not + verb-ing

(I, You, They, We) + do not + verb (You, They, We) + are not + verb-
Negative (She, He, It) + does not + verb ing
(She, He, It) + is not + verb-ing

Do + (I, You, They, We) + verb?
Yes/No Questions Yes, (I, You, They, We) + do
No, (I, You, They, We) + do not
and Short Answers Does + (She, He, It) + verb?
Yes, (She, He, It) + does
No, (She, He, It) + does not
Am + (I) + verb-ing?
Yes, I + am / No, I + am not
Are + (You, They, We) + verb-ing?
Yes, (You, They, We) + are
No, (You, They, We) + are not
Is + (She, He, It) + verb-ing?
Yes, (She, He, It) + is
No, (She, He, It) + is not

What What
Informational do + (I, You, They, We) + am + (I) + verb-ing? is +
Where Where
verb? (She, He, It) + verb-ing?
Questions When
does + (She, He, It) +
When
are + (You, They, We) +
(open-ended) Who Who
verb? verb-ing?
Why Why
 1. Fill in the table with complete sentences. Change the sentences provided below according
to the grammatical structure and the tense of the verb requested. (1 pt. for each answer):

a. The dog (to bark) at the mailman.

b. Mary (to wait) for her coffee.
c. We (to wear) formal attire for the convention.
d. They (to drive) through the island.
e. The teacher (to discuss) this topic carefully.

Grammatical
Ex# Simple Present Present Progressive
Structures
1. Affirmative The dog barks at the The dog is barking at the
mailman. mailman.
Negative The dog does not bark at The dog is not barking at the
the mailman. mailman.
Yes/No Question Does the dog bark? Is the dog barking?
Short Answer Yes, he does. Yes, he is.
Open-ended Why does he bark? Who are you barking?
Question
2. Affirmative Mary waits for her coffee. Mary is waiting for her coffee.
Negative Mary does not wait for her Mary is not waiting for the
coffee. coffee.
Yes/No Question Does Mary wait? Is Mary waiting?
Short Answer Yes, she is. No, she is not.
Open-ended Why does she wait? Why are you waiting?
Question
3. Affirmative We wear formal attire for We are wearing formal attire
the convention. for the convention.
Negative We do not wear formal We are not wearing formal
attire for the convention. attire for the convention.
Yes/No Question Do we wear formal attire Are we wearing formal attire
for the convention? for the convention?
Short Answer Yes, we do. No, we are not.
Open-ended What do we wear? What are we wearing?
Question
4. Affirmative They drive through the They are driving through the
island. island.
Negative They do not drive through They are not driving through
the island. the island.
 Yes/No Question Do they drive through the Are they driving through the
island? island?
Short Answer Yes, they do. No, they are not.
Open-ended Why do they drive? Where are they driving?
Question
5. Affirmative The teacher discuss this The teacher is discussing this
topic carefully. topic carefully.
Negative The teacher does not The teacher is not discussing
discuss this topic carefully. this topic carefully.
Yes/No Question Does the teacher discuss Is the teacher discussing this
this topic carefully? topic carefully?
Short Answer No, she does not. Yes, she is.
Open-ended Why does she discuss this Why is she discussing this topic
Question topic carefully? so carefully?