present simple 1.she lives in london. 2.they usually take the bus to work. 3.she doesn’t like this...
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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
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
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
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
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.
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)