GRAMMAR
PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS, ACTION AND NON-ACTION VERBS
PRESENT SIMPLE: I live, she works, etc.
1. FOR THINGS THAT ARE ALWAYS TRUE, OR HAPPEN REGULARLY.Examples: -I live in London. -We don't eat meat. *We often use 'present simple' with adverbs of frequency (usually, never, etc.) or time expressions (every day, once a week, etc.) 2. FOR THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN ACCORDING TO A TIMETABLE (NOT PEOPLE'S PERSONAL PLANS OR DECISIONS) Examples: -The train leaves at 6.30 in the morning. -What time does your flight arrive in New York?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS: BE + VERB + -ING
1. FOR THINGS HAPPENING NOW AND TEMPORARY ACTIONS. Examples: -The phone is ringing. -I'm living in Alcalá de Guadaíra at the moment. 2. FOR FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS. Example: -We are meeting at 10.00 tomorrow.
ACTION AND NON-ACTION VERBS
Action verbs (verbs that describe actions): cook, make, etc. They can be used in the present simple or continuous
Common non-action verbs: agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, matter, mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose, understand, want. Verbs of the senses are normally non-action (look, smell, taste, sound) A few verbs can have an action and a non-action meaning, e.g. have, think, see
Non-action verbs are not used in the present continuous, even if we mean 'now'. Verbs that describe states or feelings: be, need, love, etc. They
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Grammar: Present simple and continuous, action and non-action verbs_B2
Toñy Padilla Romero
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GRAMMAR
PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS, ACTION AND NON-ACTION VERBS
PRESENT SIMPLE: I live, she works, etc.
1. FOR THINGS THAT ARE ALWAYS TRUE, OR HAPPEN REGULARLY.Examples: -I live in London. -We don't eat meat. *We often use 'present simple' with adverbs of frequency (usually, never, etc.) or time expressions (every day, once a week, etc.) 2. FOR THINGS THAT WILL HAPPEN ACCORDING TO A TIMETABLE (NOT PEOPLE'S PERSONAL PLANS OR DECISIONS) Examples: -The train leaves at 6.30 in the morning. -What time does your flight arrive in New York?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS: BE + VERB + -ING
1. FOR THINGS HAPPENING NOW AND TEMPORARY ACTIONS. Examples: -The phone is ringing. -I'm living in Alcalá de Guadaíra at the moment. 2. FOR FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS. Example: -We are meeting at 10.00 tomorrow.
ACTION AND NON-ACTION VERBS
Action verbs (verbs that describe actions): cook, make, etc. They can be used in the present simple or continuous
Common non-action verbs: agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, matter, mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose, understand, want. Verbs of the senses are normally non-action (look, smell, taste, sound) A few verbs can have an action and a non-action meaning, e.g. have, think, see
Non-action verbs are not used in the present continuous, even if we mean 'now'. Verbs that describe states or feelings: be, need, love, etc. They
THANK YOU!
By Toñy Padilla