The Present Continuous and the Simple Present

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The Present Continuous andthe Simple Present

STATIVE VERBS


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How do we makethe Simple Present

• I, you, we, you, they (everything EXCEPThe, she, it) = infinitive form of the verb(without to)

• E.g.: I play, we look, you think• he, she, it = infinitive form of the verb

(without to) + S• E.g.: she plays, it looks, he thinks


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THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

AFFIRMATIVE QUESTION (+) NEGATIVE* QUESTION (-)**

I make Do I make? I don’t make Don’t I make?

You make Do you make? You don’t make Don’t you make?

She makes Does she make? She doesn’t make Doesn’t she make?

They make Do they make? They don’t make Don’t they make


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Third person: verb ending in

o, ch, sh, ss, x, z + ES • o to do = she does• ch to watch = he watches

• sh to wish = she wishes• ss to pass = he passes• x to vex = she vexes


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Third person: verb ending in y

• consonant + y = + IES –

• cry = she cries, carry = he carries,…• vowel + y = + YS• play = it plays, stay = she stays,…


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Exceptions - to beSimple present tense with 'be':

Affirmative Negative

I am , I’m I am not , I’m not

you, we, they are you, we, they are not

you, we, they’re you, we, they aren’t

he, she, it is he, she, it is not

he, she, it’s he, she, it isn’t


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Use of the present simple • PAST PRESENT FUTURE

1 . To describe a habit or a repeated action.

E.g.: She plays tennis every Saturday.Do you speak English?

The sun doesn’t circle the Earth.He usually goes to London on Mondays .

Some adverbs used with the present simple are:always, never, frequently, usually, seldom, sometimes, often, generally,…










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To describe facts orgeneralizations (true or false).

• PAST PRESENT FUTURE

E.g.: A bird has wings.Paris is in France. (true)

Paris is in Germany. (false)Cats have four legs.

The oil floats over the water .The sun doesn’t circle the Earth.

Windows are made of glass .


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The present simple also has some future meaning.


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STATIVE VERBS

• Verbs which describe appearance - appear, look,seem,… – E.g.: She looks like her mother.

• • Modal verbs - can, need, must, ought,… – E.g.: You can drink.

• • Verbs of emotions like, dislike, love, prefer, detest,appreciate,…

– E.g.: He loves you. He likes chocolate.• Verbs Expressing existence be, keep, exist,… – E.g.: I’m in Switzerland.


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STATIVE VERBS• Verbs expressing knowledge know, remember, understand,

forget, doubt,… – E.g.: I don’t remember the right answer.

• • Verbs of perception feel, notice, see, recognize, taste,… – E.g.: She feels ill.

• • Verbs of possession belong, have (possession), own,… – E.g.: That car belongs to me!

• Verbs of thought believe, mean, suppose, think,… – E.g.: I believe in justice.

• • Verbs expressing wish want, wish,… – E.g.: I want that dress!


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The Present Continuous tense

• Use a form of to be and the infinite verb plus -ing .

• I am work +ing . – I am working .

• I am working . We are working• You are working . You are working

• He/she/it is working . They are working


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Exceptions in Spelling• A single, silent e at the end of the word is dropped before ing.• example: com e - coming

I am coming home. You are coming home. He is coming home.• But : ee at the end of the word is not changed

• example: agree - agreeing • The final consonant after a short, stressed vowel is doubled before

ing.

• example: s it - si tt ingI am sitting on the sofa. You are sitting on the sofa. He is sitting on the sofa.• The letter l as final consonant after a vowel is always doubled before

ing.• example: travel - trave lling

I am travelling around. You are travelling around. He is travelling around.• Mind: This applies only for British English; in American English there is

usually only one l. • An ie at the end of a word becomes y before ing.• example: lie - l ying

I am lying in bed. You are lying in bed. He is lying in bed.


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The Present Continuous tense

affirmative negative question

I I am play ing . I am not play ing . Am I play ing ?

he, she, it He is play ing . He is not play ing . Is he play ing ?

you, we, they You are play ing . You are not play ing . Are you

play ing


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Present Progressive/Continuous - Use

• 1) actions happening at the moment ofspeaking (now, at the moment)• Peter is reading a book now.

She’s listening to the radio. • 2) fixed plan in the near future• She is going to Varna on Saturday. • 3) temporary actions-limited duration –

They are living in Canada ;• His father is working in Rome this month.


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When to use a continuous tense.

Limitedduration


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Present Progressive/Continuous - Use

• 4) actions happening around the moment ofspeaking (longer actions)

• My friend is preparing for his exams. • 5) trends• More and more people are using their

computers to listen to music. • 6) repeated actions which are irritating to the

speaker (with always, constantly, forever)• Andrew is always coming in late. (I don't like it.)

• Simple Present: Andrew always comes late. (Here I don't give acomment.)


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• Bob likes to playbaseball. He has agame tomorrow.

• Mary is myfriend. She cameto my party.

• The pizza smellsgreat. It tastesgood too!


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Subject Pronouns


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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES VSPOSSESSIVE PRONOUNS


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POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS• 1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person• Singular: mine yours his, hers, its

• Plural: ours yours theirs

• Used Alone Yours are the best cookies!

• I know his brother but I do not know yours (yourbrother )• Take my pen. Mine (my pen) is better.


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SUBJECT PRONOUNS,OBJECT PRONOUNS AND POSSESIVE ADJECTIVES

• Hello My name is Jane ! I am thirteen and a halfand I am English . My favourite colour is pink . I am quite funny and everybody likes me .

• This is my best friend Rebecca . She is Scottish.She is thirteen . Her favourite colour is green.I like going shopping with her.

• This is my neighbour John .He is fifteen and he

is Irish. He is extremely rude and nobody likeshim .His favourite colour is black .


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• Jane and I go the same school . It is big

and new . We like it a lot . We love thenew canteen with its white and purplewalls . Our teachers are not too strict . We like them because they want the best forus .Their lessons are always interesting .


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