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Present Diagnostic

Present Tense Diagnostic Quiz: a tool to help you identify specific points that need review

• Quiz 1: beginning – intermediate
• Quiz 2: intermediate – advanced 

General Truth

General Truth:  referring to occurrences in nature (Beg. ESL)

• Fact v. Observation
• Present Adverbs
• Common Mistakes
• Word Order
• Sentence Diagramming
• Practice – multiple choice

The earth turns 360 degrees every day.

The earth is turning right now. 

GenTruth Prac

General Truth Practice: talking about weather (Beg. ESL)

• "El Nino" Description
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – compl. para.

El Nino is an unusual warming of ocean water.

This weather pattern comes about the time of the celebration of the birth of the Christ Child – Christmas

At the Moment

At the Moment:  indicating temporary or ongoing activities (Beg. ESL)

• Personal Profile Description
• Present Progressive vs. present nonprogressive
• Adverbs
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1 – compl. para.
• Practice 2 – multiple choice

My name is Isabela. (100% permanent)
I am a mother.  (99% permanent)
I am married. (50% permanent)
I work at Children's Hospital in Oakland. (?% permanent)
I am working to get my nursing certification. (temporary)
I am having difficulty.  (temporary)

Habits & Customs

Habits & Customs:  referring to current activities – temporary vs. permanent (Beg. ESL)

• Greek Easter Description
• Permanent v. Temporary Activities
• Adverbs of Frequency
• Negative Adv of Free.
• Word Order
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice

I usually work 9 to 5. He often plays golf on Saturday. We always eat dinner together. Frequently, we have lunch out. We never eat breakfast together.

Present Progressive

Present Progressive: temporary habit or at the moment of speaking

• Present v. Progressive
• Adverbs
• Diagrams - linear v. tree
• Paragraph 1 – paragraph
• Paragraph 2 – paragraph
• Paragraph 3 – paragraph
• Paragraph 4 – paragraph
• Paragraph 5 – paragraph
• Paragraph 6 – paragraph
• Paragraph 7 – paragraph

Helen is jogging around the park right now.

Helen is jogging around the park this morning.

Scheduled Events

Scheduled Events: indicating planned activities and events (Beg. ESL)

• Exhibit Description
• Scheduled Events
• Observation & Prediction
• Adverbs
• Practice
• Paragraph 1 – multiple choice
• Paragraph 2 – multiple choice
• Paragraph 3 – multiple choice

On Thursday, I assist the librarian at the Public Library. (routine)

I am working at the preschool on Wednesday. (near future, personal plan)

I will get there around noon. (scheduled/ estimated)

States of Being

States of Being:  indicating existence and changes in states of existence (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• Stative v. Dynamic
• Describing "be"
• Common Mistakes
• Practice – complete paragraph

He is tired.

He seems tired.

He appears tired.

 (No action involved.)

Sensory States

Sensory States: indicating sensations and perceptions (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• Sensory States v. Dynamic Verbs – hear, see, sound
• Feel
• Taste
• Diagram
• Practice – multiple choice

The skunk smells bad. He stinks!

Sandpaper feels rough.

The soup tastes salty.

The skunk is smelling bad.  (Use nonprogressive.)

Mental States

States of Mind: indicating thinking, cognition and attitude (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• States of Mind vs. Dynamic Thinking – know, believe, think, understand, recognize, remember, want, need, love, miss, hate, appreciate, like
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1 – multiple choice

I think you are correct.
I believe you know what you are talking about.
I like living here.

How are you liking living here?   (Use nonprogressive.)
I am thinking that . . .   (Use nonprogressive.)
 

Possession States

Possessive States: indicating possession or ownership (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• "Having" Expressions
• "Have" Expressions
• "Have Got"
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice

I have a car.

We own our home.

 (No action involved.)

Emotion States

Emotional States: expressing a state of emotion (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• Emotional States v. Activities – surprise, impress, please, astonish, amaze
• Practice – multiple choice

The price of oil surprises people.
Fuel efficient cars impress buyers.
Low gas prices pleases drivers.
Bad energy policies depress citizens.

 (No action involved.)

Other States

Other States:  indicating measurement, weight, distance, height and count (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• Measurement – measure, reach, weigh, cost, owe, equal, consist of, include, contain
• Common Mistakes
• Practice – multiple choice

The Golden Gate bridge measures 8,981 ft / 2,737 m. long.
The bridge weighs 887,000 tons / 804,700,00 kg.
The towers reach 746 ft / 227 m high.
The bridge originally cost 35 million dollars in 1927.
Currently, it costs more than twice that to maintain.

 (No action involved.)

Time-Related Events

Time-Related Events: relative time of two planned events (Int.–Adv. ESL)

• Time-Related Clauses
• After v. Afterwards
• Punctuation
• Common Mistakes
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice

After I make tea, we will watch a movie on TV .
I will make tea. Afterward, we'll watch a movie on TV

I will make some tea before we watch a movie on TV.

Narration

Present Tense Narration: story telling (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• Narration Tenses
• Joke-telling Tense
• Practice – multiple choice

This man goes into a bar and he has a few drinks. Then he asks the bartender to play a game of billiards.

Indirect Objects

Verbs with Indirect Objects: indicating receivers of actions (Beg.–Int. ESL)

• Indirect Object "to"
• Pattern A & B
• Pattern A or B
• IO Placement Exceptions
• Indirect Object "for"
• Buy v Thank
• Practice 1 – multiple choice
• Practice 2 – multiple choice
• Practice 3 – multiple choice

My friend is bringing me a letter.
My friend is bringing a letter to me.
My friend is bringing me it.

Present Context

Present In Context: identifying present tense verbs

• Article Context
• Practice

A year ago, people weren't much thinking about cell phones but now the voices are getting louder about it,'' . .

After / Before

After/Before: joining time-relative clauses (Int. ESL, Native Speakers.)

• Present & Future Time Frames
• When vs. when
• Common Mistakes
• Past Time Frames
• Punctuation
• Practice 1 – correct/incorrect
• Practice 2 – multiple choice
• Practice 3 – edit sent.

When I [will] call the dog, she comes.
After I [will] call the dog, she comes.
Before I [will] call the dog, I open the door.
After I [will] make popcorn, we'll watch a movie.

When / While

When/While: joining clauses with same-time activity (Int. ESL, Native Speakers.)

• Same-time Events — when, while
• Punctuation
• Common Mistake
• Practice – multiple choice

When you called, he picked up his cell phone.
While he was talking on the phone, the baby slept.

By the time

By the time: "possibly before but no later than" (Int.– Adv. ESL, Native Speakers.)

• By the time v. When
• Future
• Present
• Past
• Common Mistake
• Practice 1 – multiple choice

By the time I leave work, the sun will be setting. (ongoing)
By the time I leave work, the sun will have set. (completed)