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Present simple present continuous
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Consider the differences between the following sentences
I go to my parent’s house every two months.
My brother comes to stay with me at Christmas.
She has a shower every morning.
My family and I live in Dublin
I’m going to a U2 concert next week.
My friends are coming to visit me next week from America.
She can’t answer the phone now she’s having a shower.
I’m living in Dublin at the moment.
Present simple
• The first important idea with the present simple is routine. Things we do everyday as part of our routine.
• I have breakfast at 8 am• My brother visits me at Christmas.• I take the bus everyday to go to work.
Present simple
• The second important idea with present simple is facts. Things that are always true.
• In Spain they speak Spanish.• Humans need air to breathe.• People use gas to cook food.
Present continuous• The first important idea with present continuous is
temporary actions. This can be actions happening now in this exact moment
• I am teaching. I am talking, I am breathing.
Or• Actions that are temporary, happening recently and we
don’t expect them to be permanent
• I am living in Dublin now.• I’m eating a lot of fast food!• I’m studying French at the moment.
Present continuous
• The second important idea with present continuous is future plans:
• We are going to visit Korea next year.• My friends are coming to see me next
week.• I’m meeting the manager of the company
tomorrow at 3pm.
Consider the differences in meaning between the following sentences:
• I go to my parent’s house every two months.
• Routine
• Future plan
• I’m going to a U2 concert next week.
Consider the differences in meaning between the following sentences:
• My brother comes to stay with me at Christmas
• Routine
• Future plan
• My friends are coming to visit me from America
Consider the differences in meaning between the following sentences:
• She has a shower every morning.
• Routine
• Temporary action
• She is having a shower now.
Consider the differences in meaning between the following sentences:
My family and I live in Dublin
fact
• Temporary action
• I’m living in Dublin at the moment.
Present simple • Basic form of the present simple in the positive
IYouWe
They
GoBuy Show
Dotell
HeShe
It
GoesBuys
ShowsDoestells
He, she and
it take S
Present simple • Basic form of the present simple in Negative
IYouWe
They
Do not
Don’t
GoBuy Show
Dotell
HeShe
It
Does not
Doesn’t
GoBuy Show
Dotell
Present simple • Basic form of the present simple in Negative
IYouWe
They
Do not
Don’t
GoBuy Show
Dotell
HeShe
It
Does not
Doesn’t
GoBuy Show
Dotell
Present simple • Basic form of the present simple in questions
Do I
YouWe
They
GoBuy Show
Dotell
Does He
She it
GoBuy Show
Dotell
Present simple • Basic form of the present continuous in positive
I Am (‘m)
looking
HeShe
it
Is (‘s)
YouWe they
Are (‘re)
Present simple • Basic form of the present continuous in positive
I Am (‘m) not
looking
HeShe
it
Is (‘s) not
Isn’t
YouWe they
Are (‘re) not
Aren’t
Present simple • Basic form of the present continuous in positive
• Notice the change in word order with the verb to be
Am I
looking
is
He
Sheit
are
YouWe
they
Stop and check!Find the mistakes.
• They visiting me next week• What you going to do
there?• I going to do that tomorrow• My brother is work in an
office• We are think about that
idea• He no coming with us.• Do you coming with us?
• My parents doesn’t has much money.
• I don’t going there tomorrow.
• I am work a lot at the moment
Stop and check!Find the mistakes.
• They visiting me next week– They are visiting me next week
• What you going to do there?• What are you going to do there?
• I going to do that tomorrow– I’m going to do that tomorrow
• My brother is work in an office• My brother is working in an office.
• We are think about that idea– We are thinking about that idea
• He no coming with us.– He isn’t/ he’s not coming with us
Do you coming with us?
– Are you coming with us?
• My parents doesn’t has much money.– My parents don’t have much money
• I don’t going there tomorrow.– I’m not going there tomorrow
• I am work a lot at the moment• I am working a lot at the moment.
Non action verbs• Some verbs don’t take present continuous.• We call them non action verbs because they are
verbs where there is no action.• Examples• To know• To hate• To love• To prefer• To need
Making questionsthe correct word order with –WH questions
Wh- questions
WhatWhereWhen WhoWhy
Which
Do IYouWe
they
WantNeedHave
Does HeShe
It
Want Need have
Making questionsthe correct word order with –WH questions
Wh- questionsWhat
WhereWhen WhoWhy
Which
Am I
going
is
HeShe
it
are
YouWe
They
Find the correct sentence order!• What doing to you year yourself are this improve ?
• What father doing your mother now is or right ?
• you are shows TV What now watching ?
• is weather the when drink to like you do What hot ?
• you the taking moment any vitamins Are at ?
• Are to at trying healthily moment you eat the ?
• many day you or cups drink tea of How a do coffee ?
• buy Do any you food need today to ?
• you have do usually lunch Where ?
• do app What most the use you ?
• Do one you is dance watching when no ?
• are you bored do when What you do ?
Find the correct sentence order!• • What are you doing this year to improve yourself?• What is your father or mother doing right now?• What TV shows are you watching now?• What do you like to drink when the weather is hot?• Are you taking any vitamins at the moment?• Are you trying to eat healthily at the moment?• How many cups of coffee or tea do you drink a day?• Do you need to buy any food today?• Where do you usually have lunch?• What app do you use the most?• Do you dance when no one is watching?• What do you do when you are bored?