PRESENT SIMPLEFORM USES EXAMPLES EXCEPTIONS

Subject + vb (infinitive)

1. Daily Routines

2. Action set by a timeable/schedule3. General truths

4- Present actions happening after another.

1. Colin plays chess every Tuesday.2. The film starts at 8 p.m.3. Madrid is the capital city of Spain.4. First Colin plays chess, then he watches TV.

- Not "s", "es" in:can, may, might, must- Add "es" after: o, ch, sh, s- After a consonant, the final y becomes ie (but not after a vowel):ex: worry/worries but: play/plays

VERB USUALLYUSED IN PRESENT SIMPLE

- STATE: be, cost, fit, mean, sit

- POSSESSION: belong, have

- SENSES: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch

- FEELINGS: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret

-BRAIN WORK: believe, know, think, understand

SIGNAL WORDS alwaysevery...oftennormallyusuallysometimesseldomneverfirstthen

PRESENT CONTINUOUSFORM USES EXAMPLES EXCEPTIONS

Subject + be + verb(-ing)

1. Actions happening at the moment 1. James is reading a book at the moment.

Adding "ing"- Silent e (dropped):

2. Several actions at the same time.

3. Actions happeniing only for a limited period of time(not directly at the moment)

4- Arrangement for near future.

2. Colin is playing chess and Anne is watching TV.3. Jenny is learning English this year.

4. I am going to the cinema tonight.

come>coming- After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant (doubled):sit>sitting- After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled:travel>travelling-Final ie becomes y:lie>lying

SIGNAL WORDSat the momentat this momenttodaynowright nowListen!Look!