WHAT DOES SHE DO EVERYDAY?

WHAT IS SHE DOING NOW?

SHE STUDIES ENGLISH. SHE IS PLAYING GOLF.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE SENTENCES?

SHE STUDIES ENGLISH. SHE IS PLAYING GOLF.

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRONOUNVERB

(PRESENT SIMPLE)

COMPLEM. PRONOUNVERB

(GERUND – ING)

COMPLEM.

WHEN DO WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE AND WHEN DO WE USE PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

WE USE PRESENT SIMPLE TO TALK ABOUT HABITUAL ACTIONS OR ACTIONS THAT ARE REPEATED REGULARLY.

WE USE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TO TALK ABOUT ACTIONS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING.

OPEN YOUR BOOK PAGE 52 EXERCISE 3

EXERCISESUSE THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.

1. Peter __________ (watch) TV everynight, but tonight he __________ (read) a novel. 2. My friends__________ (study) everyday, but today they __________ (play) computer games. 3. Sally __________ (go) to the gym every morning, but this morning she __________ (do) the shopping. 4. We usually __________ (eat) a sandwich at home, but today we __________ (have) lunch in a café.

5. I often __________ (take) the bus to school, but this afternoon I __________ (walk).

6. My father __________ (write) emails every day, but this week he _________ ( not use) the internet.

watches is reading

studies are playing

goes

is doing

eat are having

take am walking

writes isn’t using

TIME EXPRESSIONS PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT

CONTINUOUS WE USE TIME EXPRESSIONS SUCH AS NOW AND AT THE MOMENT WITH THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TO SHOW THE ACTION IS HAPPENING AT THE CURRENT TIME.

EVERY MORNING

WE USE TIME EXPRESSIONS SUCH AS EVERYDAY AND EVERY MORNING WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE TO EXPRESS DAILY ACTIVITIES.

EVERYNIGHT TONIGHT

EVERY DAY TODAY

USUALLY

OFTEN

EVERYNIGHT

TONIGHT EVERY DAY

TODAY

THIS MORNING

USUALLY

THIS AFTERNOONOFTEN

THIS WEEKAT THE MOMENTNOW

EVERY MORNING

THIS MORNING

THIS AFTERNOON

THIS WEEK

NOW

AT THE MOMENT

LOOK AT THESE PICTURES. WHAT IS UNUSUAL?

EXERCISES

1. DOGS / CHASE / CAT

2. CATS / CATCH / MICE

3. TEACHERS / TEACH / STUDENTS

4. POLICEMEN / ARREST / THIEVES

5. MOTHERS / FEED/ CHILDREN

DOGS USUALLY CHASE CATS. AT THE MOMENT, THE CAT IS CHASING THE DOG.

CATS USUALLY CATCH MICE. AT THE MOMENT, THE MOUSE IS CATCHING THE CAT.

TEACHERS USUALLY TEACH STUDENTS. AT THE MOMENT, THE STUDENT IS TEACHING THE TEACHER.

POLICEMEN USUALLY ARREST THIEVES. AT THE MOMENT, THE THIEF IS ARRESTING THE POLICEMAN.

MOTHERS USUALLY FEED CHILDREN. AT THE MOMENT, THE CHILDREN ARE FEEDING THE MOTHER.

CLOTHES AND PATTERNS7. MATCH THE PATTERNS WITH THESE WORDS.

A cuadros

Floreado

estampado

Manchado

Plano, simple

A rayas

1

Checkered

Flowery

Patterned

Spotted

plain

Striped

3

4

6

5

2

6. MATCH THE CLOTHES WITH THESE WORDS.

CAP

COAT

SKIRT

SHOES

SHIRT

SWEATER

JEANS

JACKET

SUIT

SWEATSHIRT

PANTS

TENNIS SHOES

TRACKSUIT

T-SHIRT

BLOUSE

TIE

1

5

10

13

11

9

4

3

12

2

8

16

14

7

6

15

9. UNSCRAMBLE THE SENTENCES.

1. HAVING/ THE/WE/ DINNER/ AT/ ARE / MOMENT/.

2. AND/ LIKE/SHIRTS/ I/ AT/ SWEATERS / PLAIN/STRIPED/.

3. OF/ TYPE/WHAT/ CLOTHES/ THEY/ WEARING / ARE/ ?

4. INDUSTRY/ FILM/FAMOUS/ HOLLYWOOD/ ITS/ FOR / IS/ .

5. TV, / USUALLY/LISTENING/ RADIO/ BUT/ HE / TODAY/IS /HE/ TO /THE/ WATCHES/ .

AT THE MOMENT WE ARE HAVING DINNER.

I LIKE STRIPED SHIRTS AND PLAIN SWEATERS.

WHAT TYPE OF CLOTHES ARE THEY WEARING?

HOLLYWOOD IS FAMOUS FOR ITS FILM INDUSTRY.

HE USUALLY WATCHES TV, BUT TODAY HE IS LISTENING TO THE RADIO.