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Present Simple and Continuous Overview

This document discusses the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of when to use each, including with habitual actions, permanent situations, states, general truths, actions happening now, and temporary situations. It also discusses the use of time expressions like adverbs and phrases with each tense. Sample sentences are given to practice forming sentences in the present simple tense based on pictures of a person's daily routine.

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Present Simple and Continuous Overview

This document discusses the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of when to use each, including with habitual actions, permanent situations, states, general truths, actions happening now, and temporary situations. It also discusses the use of time expressions like adverbs and phrases with each tense. Sample sentences are given to practice forming sentences in the present simple tense based on pictures of a person's daily routine.

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Present simple, present continuous, stative verbs Unit 1

continuous, stative verbs


The verbs be and have have irregular present forms..
Watch out I

statement negative question


l/you/we/they play l/you/we/they do not (dont) play ... Do l/you/we/they
play...?
He/she/it plays ... He/she/it does not (doesnt) play Does he/she/it
play...?
Use Example
Present habits Marsha goes to dance lessons every Saturday.
Permanent situations Does Dan work at the cinema?
States1 like the new James Bond film.
General truths You play chess with 32 pieces.

The present simple is often used with the following words and phrases:
adverbs
always usually often
sometimes rarely never
phrases
every Monday/week/etc
each Monday/week/etc
once/twice a week/month/etc
three times a week/month/etc

Remember that these adverbs usually go before the verb, but after the verb be.
/ often play football with my friends.
/ am often late for my piano lessons.
question
Am I playing...?
Is he/she/it playing...?
Are you/we/they playing...?
negative
I am not Cm not) playing ...
He/she/it is not (isn't/'s not) playing ... You/we/they are not (aren't/ 're not)
playing ...
Use Example
Actions happening now Jan is watching a DVD upstairs. The present continuous
is often used
Temporary situations She is working at the museum until the with the
following words and phrases:
end of the month. now right now at the moment
Annoying habits My brother is always borrowing my today this
week/month/etc
(usually with always) CDs without asking!
Stative verbs

often / eat fast food for lunch


in the evening / usually / meet

her friends for coffee


every day/get up / at half past

seven
Look at the pictures of Helen and use the prompts to write
sentences. Use the correct form of the present simple.
have a driving lesson / twice a week

rarely / go to the gym


once a week / watch a film at the cinema

1 Every. [Link], gets up. at half .past seven.

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