DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL
GREATER NOIDA
2020-21
CLASS-VI
SUBJECT- ENGLISH
Simple Present Tense & Present Continuous Tense
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
The students will be able to learn:
• to distinguish between simple present and present
continuous tense.
• how and when to use the two tenses.
• the formation of verbs in these tenses.
• to use these two tenses correctly in speech and writing.
I wIll be able to…
use simple present tense and present continuous tense in writing.
differentiate between the two tenses and learn when they are used in a
sentence.
form the sentences using the tenses in proper structure.
Let’s Talk!!
1. Where do you live?
2. What is the first thing you do in the morning?
3. What does your mother teach?
4. Where do your grandparents stay?
5. Do your grandparents like music?
6. Do you have a brother or a sister?
7. Does your brother/sister love Mathematics?
8. Where does your brother/ sister study?
1. I live in Greater Noida.
2. I brush my teeth.
3. My mother teaches English.
4. They stay in Punjab.
5. Yes, they like music.
6. Yes, I have a brother./ I have a sister.
7. Yes, She loves Mathematics./ He loves Mathematics
8. He/ She studies in college.
Simple Present Tense
Simple Present Tense is used when we talk about:
• a routine activity: For eg: We have dance lessons every Thursday.
: Ria/She goes for a walk every evening.
• habits: For eg- Mom loves to read a book before she sleeps.
• Fact: For eg- The Earth revolves around the Sun.
- The members of BTS sing very well.
STRUCTURE: SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
I, We (First Person )
You (Second Person ) For eg: I like; We go; They walk;
Root form of the verb
They (Third Person Plural) Children play
All Plural
Subjects(Students/players/pare
nts)
He, She, It(Third Person Singular)
All other Singular
Subjects(Ram/Sita/ God/ Root form of the verb + s/es For eg: She likes; He goes;
mother/ cat etc-common and cat/It mews; A child plays, Ram
Proper nouns) plays Guitar
How do we frame Negative Statements using Simple Present Tense
1. Do you go to school by bus?
➢ No, I do not go to school by bus.
Do you see, how I,
2. Does she play Tennis? They and all other
➢No, she does not play Tennis. plural subjects use ‘do
not’./ She, He and all
3. Do they complete their homework on time? other singular
➢ They do not complete their homework on time. subjects use ‘does
not’’.
4. Does he drink milk?
➢No, he does not drink milk.
5. Do the students come on time for the classes?
➢No, the students do not come on time for the classes.
Structure
I, We, You, They do not + root form of the verb + rest of the sentence
All other plural subjects
For eg: I/We/ You/ They/ Our students do not like to bully others.
He, She, It
does not + root form of the verb + rest of the sentence
All other singular subjects
For eg: He/ She/ It/ Rahul/ Mom does not disturb anyone.
In Simple present tense, the verbs that are written with s/es
take does in questions, whereas verbs that are written
without s/es take do in the question.
What are you doing right now?
• You are listening.
• All students are studying.
• I am teaching English.
• Rohan is not listening.
• They are playing outside.
• Kids are taking their lunch.
• We are talking.
• She is writing at the moment.
• He is learning tenses.
Present Continuous Tense
Present continuous tense is used:
• When an action is happening right now.
For eg: I am teaching.
• When an action is taking place in the present time but not at the
moment.
For eg: We are learning classical music.
Let’s try to understand the difference between the two
tenses.
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• I always go to school by bus. • My father is dropping me today.
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• My father cooks delicious • Now, he is cooking a new
food. recipe.
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• They usually pray to God • Don’t disturb them. They are
before going to bed. praying to God now.
Simple Present Tense is used to express everyday actions(Habits, permanent
qualities/ situations, facts)
For eg:
I live in Bangalore.
You are generous.
I like ice-cream.
Present Continuous Tense is used to express actions which are happening right
now/ actions which will continue for a short while.
For eg:
I am talking to you now.
You are listening to me.
I am going to bed now. Good Night!
SOME CLUE WORDS
STRUCTURE: PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
For eg: I am studying Science.
I am + verb +ing + rest of the sentence
We
You are+ verb +ing + rest of the For eg: We/ You/ They/ Children are
They sentence talking too much.
All Plural Subjects
He, She, It
is+ verb +ing + rest of the For eg: She/ He is baking a cake.
All other Singular Subjects
sentence Water is boiling.
How do we frame Negative Statements using Present continuous tense.
1. Are you going to school?
➢ No, I am not going to school.
Do you see, if you insert
2. Is she playing Tennis? ‘not’ in between
‘am/is/are’ and ‘the ing
➢No, she is not playing Tennis. word’ , we frame a
negative sentence.
3. Are they completing their homework on time? Eg:I am going for the party.
I am not going for the
➢ They are not completing their homework. party.
4. Is he drinking milk regularly?
➢No, he is not drinking milk regularly.
5. Are the students coming on time for the classes?
➢No, the students are not coming on time for the classes.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE(Negative)
am + not + verb(ing) + rest of the For eg: I am not studying
First Person (I)
Science.
sentence
First Person (We)
Second Person (You) are+ not + verb(ing)+ rest of For eg: We/ You/ They/ Children are
Third Person Plural (They) the sentence not talking too much.
All Plural Subjects
Third Person Singular is+ not + verb(ing) + rest of For eg: She/ He is not baking a cake.
(He, She, It) Water is not boiling.
All other Singular Subjects
the sentence
Let’s Practice
Q. Complete the paragraphs using correct form of the verb:
Kartik (1) _________ (be) a doctor. He (2) __________ (look) after sick people every
day. He usually (3) __________ (get up) at 6’o clock. Today he (4) ____ (be) late as
it is 6:30 am and he (5) __________ (sleep) till now. He usually (6) _________ (go)
to work by train, but today he (7) ________________ (drive) to work. He (8)
________ (arrive) at work at 8:30 am every morning, but it is 9:30 right now and he
(9) ___still ______ (drive). It’s 12’o clock right now. He always (10) _________ (eat)
his lunch at 12 noon, but today he (11) ___________ (not eat) lunch now. He (12)
__________ (look) after his sick patients right now.
Q) Fill in the blanks using correct form of the verb.
1. She _________ at a bank. (work)
2. Pratibha _________ delicious cookies every Sunday. (bake)
3. Is Kartik __________ right now? (sleep)
4. Rohit and Sana _________ to play cards. (like)
5. Children __________ in the garden right now. (play)
6. Vidit and I ______________ the fences in the garden at the moment..
(paint)
7. Kanav __________ to be a poet. (want)
8. Cows __________ on grass. (feed)
9. My father ____________ TV right now. (watch)
[Link] __________ with her parents. (live)
