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PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS
5- Present Continuous
1- Theory
2- Present Simple
6- Present Continuous Video
3- Present Simple Video
4- Present Simple practice
8- Present Simple vs Present Continuous
7- Present Continuous Practice
index
Theory
01
PROGRESSIVE
SIMPLE
ASPECT
Future
Present
Past
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TIME
Theory
They always read the newspaper in the morning.
First, I take the potatoes and wash them. The, I slice them.
Does he work at the bank? Yes, he does.
The train to Bucharest leaves at 10:30 every day.
- to express timetables
- to express permanent states/ situations
- to present step-by-step instructions or demonstrations
- to talk about repeated actions/ habits or daily routine
In winter, it snows in the mountains.
- to talk about general truths or laws of nature
USE
PRESENT SIMPLE
exceptions: do - does; have - has; go - goes
verbs ending in -ch, -ss, -sh, -x, -zz add -es: catch - catches; cross - crosses; wash - washes; mix - mixes; whizz - whizzes
verbs ending in -y preceded by a consonant, change -y into ie + s: identify - identifies, try - tries
verbs ending in -y preceded by a vowel, add -s: play - plays
most verbs add -s to the short inifnitive: ask - asks; learn - learns
Verbs ending in
Rules for 3rd person singular: He She/ It
Present Simple - Form
Adverbs of frequency always 100% usually 75% often 50% sometimes 25% occasionally 10% seldom/ rarely 5% never 0%
every: hour/ day/ week/ month/ year/ season... in the morning/ afternoon/ evening/ in the weekend at night/ noon on Monday (days of the week)...
Time expressions
crosses /krɔsiz/pushes /puʃiz/
-es is pronounced /iz/
/b/: rubs / rʌbz//r/: prays /preiz/ /d/: nods /nɔdz/ /g/: hʌgz/
/z/ after vowels or voiced sounds
/f/: laugh /la:fs//k/: looks /luks/ /p/: stops /stɔps/ /t/: puts /puts/
/s/ after voiceless sounds
Present Simple - Pronounciation
Present Simple - exercises
Present Continuous
1. to express an action whis is in progress at the moment of speaking: The sun is shining in the sky now. 2. to express a temporary/ untypical action: We usually go to work by bus, but today we are going by cab. 3. to express future arrangements (!must mention the time of the action): Our friends are coming tomorrow from Paris.
Uses of Present Continuous
Subject + to be + not + verb + ing
to be + Subject + verb + ing
Subject + to be + Verb + ing
Affirmative
Interrogative
Negative
Present Continuous
Negative
Interrogative
Affirmative
Subject
PRESENT CONTINUOUS - FORMATION
PRESENT CONTINUOUS - EXERCISES
Present Progressive
Video
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Present Continuous
Present Simple
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Present Tense
Video 1
Video 2
Present Simple vs Present Continuous
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Present Continuous
Present Simple
used to express temporary action, in the moment of speaking or a future plan/ arrangement
used to express general or usual actions; universal truth or timetables
Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Present Simple vs Present Continuous
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Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
Worksheet 4
Worksheet 3
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