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PRESENT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS & NON-ACTION VERBS
B2.1 Intermediate
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Present simple
- For things that are always true, or happen regularly.
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2. With adverbs of freqency, e.g. usually, never, or expressions of frequency, e.g. every day, once a week, etc.
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3. For 'timetable' future: to talk about things which will happen according to a timetable, especially travel times.We are usually referring to things which always happen on certain days at certain times, like flight times or classes, and are not people's personal plans or decisions.
Present continuous
Usage
Future arrangements
For actions in progress at the time of speaking, e.g. things that are happening now or around now. They are normally temporary, not habitual actions.
We also use the present continuous for future arrangements.
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Spelling rules
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Remember the spelling rules, e.g. living, studying, getting.
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Action and stative verbs
Verbs which describe actions, e.g. cook, make, can be used in the present simple or continuous.
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Verbs which describe states or feelings (NOT actions), e.g. be, need, love, are stative verbs. They are not usually used in the present continuous, even if we mean 'now'.
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Verbs that can be both action and stative
Some verbs have 2 meanings, an action meaning and a stative one, e.g. have, think, see. If they describe possession, a state or feeling, not an action, they are not usually used in the present continuous, e.g. Do you have any sunscreen? (possession) If they describe an action, they are used in the present continuous, e.g. He's having a shower at the moment (an action) These verbs are usually the most challenging because there’s no one rule; you have to think about each situation separately. Practice is essential.
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grammar
PRESENT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS & NON-ACTION VERBS
B2.1 Intermediate
Start
Present simple
+ info
2. With adverbs of freqency, e.g. usually, never, or expressions of frequency, e.g. every day, once a week, etc.
+ info
3. For 'timetable' future: to talk about things which will happen according to a timetable, especially travel times.We are usually referring to things which always happen on certain days at certain times, like flight times or classes, and are not people's personal plans or decisions.
Present continuous
Usage
Future arrangements
For actions in progress at the time of speaking, e.g. things that are happening now or around now. They are normally temporary, not habitual actions.
We also use the present continuous for future arrangements.
+ info
Spelling rules
+ info
Remember the spelling rules, e.g. living, studying, getting.
+ info
Action and stative verbs
Verbs which describe actions, e.g. cook, make, can be used in the present simple or continuous.
+ info
vs
Verbs which describe states or feelings (NOT actions), e.g. be, need, love, are stative verbs. They are not usually used in the present continuous, even if we mean 'now'.
+ info
Verbs that can be both action and stative
Some verbs have 2 meanings, an action meaning and a stative one, e.g. have, think, see. If they describe possession, a state or feeling, not an action, they are not usually used in the present continuous, e.g. Do you have any sunscreen? (possession) If they describe an action, they are used in the present continuous, e.g. He's having a shower at the moment (an action) These verbs are usually the most challenging because there’s no one rule; you have to think about each situation separately. Practice is essential.
+ ifo
+ info
Now you can do activities a & b on p. 206!