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PRESENT TENSES PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT PERFECT AIM: TO REVISE PRESENT TENSES

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Present Tenses Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect. AIM: TO REVISE PRESENT TENSES. 1. I ’m learning Chinese. 2. You ’ve walked across the Amazon jungle. 3. It has meant that I can finance my next expedition. 4. My mum and dad always watch my documentaries. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Present Tenses Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect

PRESENT TENSESPRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT CONTINUOUSPRESENT PERFECT

AIM: TO REVISE PRESENT TENSES

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1. I’m learning Chinese. 2. You’ve walked across the Amazon

jungle. 3. It has meant that I can finance my next

expedition. 4. My mum and dad always watch my

documentaries. 5. My agent is waiting for me. 6. I’ve always loved travelling. 7. I don’t like going with groups.

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Answers 1. I’m learning Chinese. – Present Continuous 2. You’ve walked across the Amazon jungle. –

Present Perfect 3. It has meant that I can finance my next

expedition. – Present Perfect 4. My mum and dad always watch my

documentaries. – Present Simple 5. My agent is waiting for me. – Present

Continuous 6. I’ve always loved travelling. – Present Perfect 7. I don’t like going with groups. - Present Simple

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Present Simple I live in Belgrade. You live in

Belgrade. He/She/It lives in

Belgrade.

We live in Belgrade.

You live in Belgrade.

They live in Belgrade.

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Present Simple - questions Do I live in

Belgrade? Do you live in

Belgrade? Does he/she/it

live in Belgrade?

Do we live in Belgrade?

Do you live in Belgrade?

Do they live in Belgrade?

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Present Simple - negative I don’t live in

Belgrade. You don’t live in

Belgrade. He/she /it doesn’t

live in Belgrade.

We don’t live in Belgrade.

You don’t live in Belgrade.

They don’t live in Belgrade.

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We use the Present Simple to talk about: Activities that we repeat regularly (routines, habits).My mum and dad always watch my documentaries. Permanent situations and states.I don’t like cheese. General truthsA doctor works in a hospital.

Common time adverbials: always, often, usually, sometimes, neverevery day, every week, every year ...twice a week, once a month regularly, seldom, hardly ever, occasionally

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Spelling Y is lost in verbs

ending in consonant +y:

fly – flies study – studies

We use –es with verbs ending in -s, -z, -sh, -ch, -s, -x:

watches, teaches, washes, fixes...

-es where you wouldn’t normally expect it

does goes

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Present Continuous I am watching TV. You are watching

TV. He/she/it is

watching TV.

We are watching TV.

You are watching TV.

They are watching TV.

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Present Continuous - questions Am I watching

TV? Are you watching

TV? Is he/she/it

watching TV?

Are we watching TV?

Are you watching TV?

Are they watching TV?

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Present Continuous - negative I am not watching

TV. You are not

watching TV. He/she/it is not

watching TV.

We are not watching TV.

You are not watching TV.

They are not watching TV.

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We use the Present Continuous to talk about: Activities that are going on at the time of speaking.Right now, I am giving a lecture and you are

listening. Activities that happen regularly but only for a

limited period of time (temporary routines and habits).

I’m studying English a lot these days because we are having a test next week.

Common time adverbials: now, at the moment, at present, these days

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Spelling Verbs ending in –e

lose the final -e when –ing is added.

phone – phoning make – making change – changing

Short verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant double the last consonant.

sit – sitting cut – cutting swim – swimming Verbs ending in –ie: lie – lying tie – tying

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Present Perfect: have/has +3rd column I have done the

homework. You have done

the homework. He/she/it has

done the homework.

We have done the homework.

You have done the homework.

They have done the homework.

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Present Perfect - Questions Have I done the

homework? Have you done

the homework? Has he/she/it

done the homework?

Have we done the homework?

Have you done the homework?

Have they done the homework?

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Present Perfect - negative I have not done

the homework. You have not

done the homework.

He/she/it has not done the homework.

We have not done the homework.

You have not done the homework.

They have not done the homework.

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We use the Present Perfect to talk about: Past events and activities with results or

consequences in the present.I’ve lost my keys and now I can’t open the door. An action in the past when we don’t know or are not

interested in when it happened. (to talk about experience)

I’ve been to China. Things that started in the past and continue up till

now.I’ve always wanted to travel.

Common time adverbials: never, ever, since, for, already, yet, all my life, always

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The use and meanings of time adverbials already and yetWe use already in

statements and yet in questions and negative sentences.

I’ve already seen that film.

I haven’t finished yet.

since and for Since tells us about a

point in time when the activity began.

We’ve been friends since 2003.

For tells us about the period of time that the activity has taken.

We’ve been friends for five years.

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Do the matching task

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Matching task - answers 1. I’m learning Chinese. – activities that happen

regularly but only for a limited period of time around the present

2. You’ve walked across the Amazon jungle. – events that happened in the past but it doesn’t matter when

3. It has meant that I can finance my next expedition. – past events that have clear results in the present

4. My mum and dad always watch my documentaries. – activities that happen regularly

5. My agent is waiting for me. – activities going on at this moment

6. I’ve always loved travelling. - things that started in the past and continue up till now

7. I don’t like going with groups. – permanent situations or states

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RevisionGive a wider context for each of the sentences below. I write emails. I’m writing an email. I’ve written an email.

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Now choose a verb and write similar examples of your own.