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Grammar

Present tenses

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Continuous

- actions happening at the moment of speaking; - actions in the nearest future

Structure

affirmative to be + verb + ING negative to be not + verb + ING question to be + Subject + verb + ING Examples: I am making a presentation now. We aren't sleeping at the moment. What are you doing now?

Present Simple

- regular actions; - habits, customs; - timetables; - fact, true information; - narration.

Structure

affirmative I, you, we, they + verb she, he, it + verb + s/es negative I, you, we, they + do not + verb she, he, it + does not + verb question Do + I, you, we, they + verb Does + she, he, it + verb ! NO -s/-es in negatives and questions Examples: I often watch TV. She doesn't like singing. Where do you live?

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Present Simple

Present Continuous

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Suzy is taking a photo now.

Sam takes photos at the weekends.

What are they doing now?

Lara, 14

Bill, 18

Fido, 3

Clarissa, 25

do her homework

study for a test

sleep

make dinner

What do they do on Saturday evenings?

Lara, 14

Bill, 18

Fido, 3

Clarissa, 25

read books

play video games

eat or sleep

work as a hairdresser

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