B1UNIT 1 Present Simple & Present Continous, Action & Non-Action Verbs

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PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINOUS

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Action & Non- Action verbs

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Please, click on the following link to have a general idea about the present simple and present continuous in English:

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Now, let's study each tense deeply: - Structure and Uses.

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PRESENT SIMPLE

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STRUCTURE:

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Affirmative Negative Interrogative I eat I don't eat Do I eat? You eat You don't eat Do you eat? He eats He doesn't eat Does he eat? She eats She doesn't eat Does she eat It eats it doesn't eat Does it eat? We eat we don't eat Do we eat? You eat You don't eat Do you eat? They eat They don't eat Do they eat?

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Mind the spelling for the third person singular: Please click here

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USE:

- We use the present simple for things that are always true, or happen regularly: I get up at 7:30 every day.I go to the cinema once a week.- We often use the present simple with adverbs of frequency, e.g. usually, never or expressions of frequency, eg. every day, once a week. - Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb: I usually have cereals for breakfast. and after the verb to be: He is never late. - Expressions of frequency usually go at the end of the sentence or verb phrase: They play tennis every day.

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PRESENT CONTINOUS

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STRUCTURE: verb to be in present simple + gerund

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Affirmative Negative Interrogative I'm eating I am not eating Am I eating? You're eating You are not eating Are you eating? He's eating He isn't eating Is he eating? She's eating She isn't eating Is she eating It's eating it isn't eating Is it eating? We're eating we aren't eating Are we eating? You'are eating You aren't eating Are you eating? They're eating They aren't eating Are they eating?

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USE:

- We use the present continous for actions in progress at the time of speaking, eg. things that are happening now or around now. They are normally temporary, not habitual, actions They are living in Madrid at the moment. He isn't playing football, he is playing tennis right now. - To remember the spelling rules for the gerund click here

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Now let's move to the second part of this unit: state and non-state verbs. Please, click here to see the difference between action and non-action verbs:

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Finally, I leave you here a link where you can listen to parts of different songs with the use of present simple and present continous!