PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

preSENT SIMPLEVS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

INDEX

INTRODUCTION

TIME EXPRESSIONS AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE: WHeN TO USE IT

Present simple or present continuous?

PRESENT SIMPLE: HOW TO FORM IT

grammar references

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY and time expressions

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: WHEN TO USE IT

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: HOW TO FORM IT

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INTRODUCTION

PRESENT SIMPLE

The weather in London is awful, it rains everyday!

PRESENT CONTINOUS

The weather is awful today, it is raining.

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present simple

When to use it

Si usa il present simple:

· per esprimere un'azione abituale;· per descrivere la routine quotidiana; · spesso accompagnato da avverbi di frequenza o altre espressioni temporali; Esempi: I always go out on Friday. She gets up at 6 o'clock in the morning.

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present simple:

How to form it

forma affermativa

forma negativa

forma interrogativa

I studyYou study He/she/it studies We study You study They study

I do not studyYou do not study He/she/it does not study We do not study You do not study They do not study

Do I study?Do you study? Does he/she/it study? Do we study? Do you study? Do they study?

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REGOLE

· La forma affermativa è uguale al verbo all'infinito tranne alle terze persone singolari HE/SHE/IT, dove viene aggiunta la -s;· Per le forme negativa e interrogativa si utilizza l'ausiliare DO per tutte le persone tranne per le terze persone singolari che utilizzano DOES; · La forma negativa può essere sia estesa che contratta; · Nella forma interrogativa l'ordine da seguire è: AUSILIARE + SOGGETTO + VERBO (esempio: do you speak English?)

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ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY AND TIME EXPRESSIONS

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

introduction

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HARDLY EVER

SOMETIMES

OFTEN

USUALLY

ALWAYS

NEVER

I never wear shorts at school.

He hardly ever wakes up late.

Sometimes you forget your book at home.

She often has pizza for dinner.

They usually go to the cinema on Saturday.

I always put my sunglasses on.

Time expressions

I drink coffee every day. They go to the cinema every week. Every month she goes to Milan. We go to the UK every year.

EVERY DAY/WEEK/MONTH/YEAR ...

I drink coffee three times a day. They go to the cinema twice a month. We go to the UK once a year.

ONCE/TWICE/3, 4, TIMES... A DAY/WEEK/MONTH/YEAR

How often do you drink coffee? How often do they go to the cinema? How often do you go to the UK?

HOW OFTEN ... ?

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

When to use it

si usa il present continuous:

· Per parlare di azioni in corso di svolgimento;· Spesso accompagnato da espressioni di tempo. Esempi: We are learning grammar now. At the moment we are at school.

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present continuous:

How to form it

forma affermativa

forma negativa

forma interrogativa

I am studyingYou are studying He/she/it is studying We are studying You are studying They are studying

I am not studyingYou are not studying He/she/it is not studying We are not studying You are not studying They are not studying

Am I studying?Are you studying? Is he/she/it studying? Are we studying? Are you studying? Are they studying?

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forma interrogativa

AFFERMATIVE SHORT ANSWERS

negative short answers

Am I studying?Are you studying? Is he/she/it studying?Are we studying? Are you studying? Are they studying?

Yes, I amYes, you are Yes, he/she/it is Yes, we are Yes, you are Yes, they are

No, I'm not.No, you aren't No, he/she/it isn't No, we aren't No you aren't No they aren't

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REGOLE

· Il present continuous è un verbo composto, formato dall'ausiliare to BE + il verbo a cui viene aggiunta la desinenza -ING;· Quando si coniuga un verbo al present continuous l'unica parte che cambia è il verbo to BE, il verbo con desinenza in -ING è uguale per tutte le persone; · Nella forma interrogativa l'ordine da seguire è: AUSILIARE to be + SOGGETTO + VERBO in -ing (esempio: are you listening to me?); · Nelle risposte brevi si ripete solo l'ausiliare to be.

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time expressions and present continuous

At this moment we are sitting in our classroom. Now you are listening to the English teacher.

NOW/AT THIS MOMENT

AT PRESENT

II'm not eating cakes at present because I'm on a diet.

We're studying these days because we have a test soon.

THESE DAYS

They're working until late this week. He's saving money this year because he wants to go to the USA in summer.

THIS WEEK/MONTH/YEAR

NOW TEST YOURSELF

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Grammar references on your book

Present simple: pagg. 144, 145; Present continous: pagg. 152, 153.

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