TY - BOOK AU - Caisee,Susan AU - Rueda,Jennifer AU - Emens-Hesslink,Kristee ED - Open Textbook Library TI - Explorations 1: Grammar for the Experienced Beginner T2 - Open textbook library SN - 9781636350769 AV - LB1062.6 CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Open Textbook Library KW - Academic achievement KW - Textbooks KW - Humanities KW - Language and languages N1 - Chapter 1: BE Verb in the Simple Present -- Chapter 2: Present Progressive -- Chapter 3: Simple Present -- Chapter 4: Simple Present & Present Progressive N2 - Welcome to Explorations 1: Grammar for the Experienced Beginner. This English grammar textbook was designed for a class of Clackamas Community College (CCC) ESOL students who need only a review of the BE verb and are ready to learn the simple present and present progressive tenses. This textbook has four chapters. Each chapter covers a grammatical point/component/element. Chapter 1 is a review of the BE verb. The BE is special and has its own rules (different from other verbs). Chapter 2 is the Present Progressive tense. This is the tense we use when we are talking about things happening now or near now. Chapter 3 is the Simple Present Tense. We use the Simple Present Tense to talk about facts, routines, and habitual activities. Chapter 4 is a comparison of chapter 3 and 4 UR - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/992 ER -