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PRESENT SIMPLE 1. She lives in London. 2. They usually take the bus to work. 3. She doesn’t like this kind of music. 4. The film starts at 8:30. • Facts Habits and repeated actions To talk about thoughts or feelings (what we like, want, think or know) For the future, to talk about events on a timetable

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Page 1: PRESENT SIMPLE 1.She lives in London. 2.They usually take the bus to work. 3.She doesn’t like this kind of music. 4.The film starts at 8:30. Facts Habits

PRESENT SIMPLE

1. She lives in London.

2. They usually take the bus to work.

3. She doesn’t like this kind of music.

4. The film starts at 8:30.

• Facts

• Habits and repeated actions

• To talk about thoughts or feelings (what we like, want, think or know)

• For the future, to talk about events on a timetable

Page 2: PRESENT SIMPLE 1.She lives in London. 2.They usually take the bus to work. 3.She doesn’t like this kind of music. 4.The film starts at 8:30. Facts Habits

FORMS OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE

• POSITIVE:

I/you/we/they know

he/she/it knows

• NEGATIVE:I/you/we/they do not know / don’t knowhe/she/it does not know / doesn’t know

• QUESTIONS:do I/you/we/they knowdoes he/she/it know

Page 3: PRESENT SIMPLE 1.She lives in London. 2.They usually take the bus to work. 3.She doesn’t like this kind of music. 4.The film starts at 8:30. Facts Habits

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. What are you doing now?

2. Jim is staying with his parents this week.

3. Is your English getting better?

4. I’m meeting some friends tonight

• something happening at the moment of speaking

• something happening around now but not necessarily at this exact moment

• changes happening around now

• fixed plan for the future

Page 4: PRESENT SIMPLE 1.She lives in London. 2.They usually take the bus to work. 3.She doesn’t like this kind of music. 4.The film starts at 8:30. Facts Habits

FORMS OF THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• POSITIVEI am/’m startingyou/we/they are/’re startinghe/she/it is/’s starting

• NEGATIVEI am not/’m not startingyou/we/they are not/’re not/aren’t startinghe/she/it is not/’s not/isn’t starting

• QUESTIONSAm I startingAre you/we/they startingIs he/she/it starting

Page 5: PRESENT SIMPLE 1.She lives in London. 2.They usually take the bus to work. 3.She doesn’t like this kind of music. 4.The film starts at 8:30. Facts Habits

PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS- The water is boiling. Can you

turn it off?- Let’s go out. It isn’t raining

now.- What are you doing?

- The population of the world is increasing very fast.

TEMPORARY SITUATIONS- I’m living with some friends

until I find a place of my own.- You’re working hard today.

PRESENT SIMPLE- Water boils at 100 degrees

Celsius.- It doesn’t rain very much in

summer.- What do you usually do at

weekends?- Every day the population of the

world increases by about 200 000 people.

PERMANENT SITUATIONS- My parents live in London.

- John works hard most of the time.

Page 6: PRESENT SIMPLE 1.She lives in London. 2.They usually take the bus to work. 3.She doesn’t like this kind of music. 4.The film starts at 8:30. Facts Habits

SOME VERBS DESCRIBE STATES AND DO NOT NORMALLY HAVE CONTINUOUS FORMS:

I like French films. (NOT I’m liking French films)

Some verbs describe states and are usually only used in the Present Simple:

• Verbs of thinking (e.g. believe, think, understand, know, seem, mean)

• Verbs of emotions (e.g. like, love, hate, wish, want, hope)• Verbs of possession (e.g. belong, have, own, contain, cost)• Verbs of the senses (e.g. look, hear, taste, smell, feel)