PRESENT TENSES

PRESENT SIMPLEUsesROUTINES & HABITS: I play football every SaturdayPERMANENT ACTIONS: The sun rises in the east.

Structure(+) VERB / VERB –S / -ES* (3rd person singular = he / she / it) I play tennis / She dances a lot* verb finishes in.... –O : go / goES -CH: watch / watchES -SH: wash / washES -S: kiss / kissES -X: fix / fixes * Verb finishes in consonant + y: cry / crIES BUT ... if a verb finishes in vowel + y: play / playS

(-) DON’T / DOESN’T + VERBI don’t play tennis / She doesn’t dance a lot

(?) DO / DOES + SUBJECT + VERB...?Do you play tennis ? Yes , I do / No, I don’t.Does she dance a lot? Yes, she does / No, she doesn’t.

PRESENT SIMPLE

CluesEXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY: I play tennis_____________

Once / twice / three times... a day / week / month / year…On Mondays...Everyday / Every… Monday / August / year / class…

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY: I __________ play tennis.I don’t ____________ play tennis. I am _____________ tired.

ALWAYS / USUALLY / OFTEN / SOMETIMES / HARDLY EVER / ALMOST NEVER/ NEVER

PRESENT CONTINUOUSUsesTHINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING NOW ( I’m explaining Present Continuous)TEMPORARY THINGS (I’m living in Lleida, only this summer)FUTURE PLANS (I’m having dinner with Joe next Friday)

StructureVERB TO BE + VERB-ING Jo estic cantant = I am singing He is singing They are listening.He isn’t singing They aren’t listeningIs he singing? Yes , he is / No he isn’t Are they listening? Yes, they are / No, they aren’t.

SPELLING – ING: 1) Verbs which end in –e : the –e disappears Write : writeing / writing2) Verbs which end in –yPlay: playingCry: crying3) Verbs which end in CONS + VOW + CONS (tonic syllable)Stop: stoPPing Cut: cuTTing

PRESENT CONTINUOUSClues

AT THE MOMENT / NOW / THIS MOMENT = “ara”TODAY “avui”

You aren’t listening to me now.