Student handout · Grammar for Korean Speakers
"I am eating dinner now" and "I eat dinner now": teaching continuous tenses when Korean has no equivalent
NOW or EVERY DAY?
Write two true sentences about yourself for each verb. One sentence uses NOW, one uses EVERY DAY.
| Verb | NOW sentence (I am...) | EVERY DAY sentence (I...) |
|---|---|---|
| sit | I am sitting in English class. | I sit in English class on Mondays. |
| wear | ||
| study | ||
| listen | ||
| hold |
Fix these sentences
These sentences are grammatical but mean the wrong thing. Rewrite them.
- I eat dinner now. → ______________________
- I do my homework every day. (You mean right now, so you can't meet your friend.) → ______________________
- Tomorrow I play basketball. → ______________________
- She watches TV now every evening. → ______________________
Refusal practice
Your friend invites you. You are busy RIGHT NOW. Refuse using "I'm..." and the verb in brackets.
- Let's go shopping. (do / homework) → I can't, I'm doing my homework.
- Come and play a game. (eat / lunch) → ______________________
- Let's watch a film. (study / for a test) → ______________________
- Can you help me? (talk / to my teacher) → ______________________