Grammar Formulas and Stative Verbs Presentation

Section role: supports the formalization of grammatical structures and stative verbs in Section 3 while the teacher synthesizes findings from the social media profile puzzle. Slides: (1) Title — 'Mastering the Present: Habits vs Moments'; (2) Simple Present Formula — bullets: subject plus base verb, third-person s rule, examples of permanent facts; (3) Present Continuous Formula — bullets: subject plus be verb plus ing, temporary action markers, visual contrast with habits; (4) Signal Words Dashboard — bullets: comparing frequency adverbs like always and usually against temporal markers like right now and currently; (5) The Stative Verb Trap — bullets: explanation of verbs that describe states rather than actions, list of key verbs including love, know, want, and believe, why continuous forms fail with these verbs; (6) Closing slide — 'Can you catch the error in: I am knowing the answer?' — sets up the editorial check activity in the next section.

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