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Complete these sentences with the present simple tense 1. Rewrite the sentence, use the present continuous tense 1.[r]

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CHAPTER 1: TENSES I PRESENT TENSES: present simple; present continuous

1 Present simple

 To be: am/is/are

 Ordinary verbs:

+ verb / verb (e)s He plays tennis.

- do / does + NOT + verb She doesn’t play tennis.

? do / does … + verb … ? Do you play tennis?

NOTE:

*Noun / Verbs + es pronounced /iz/ when they are end in x, s, z, ch, sh, ce, ge Usage:

- Truth / something true for a long time - Habit, repeated actions

- Schedule of a bus, movie, flight, course… Tenses markers:

100%

always / ever usually / generally

often / frequently / normally sometimes / occasionally seldom

rarely

hardly (ever) / barely / scarcely never

0%

2 Present continuous

+ am / is / are + verb + ing He’s living in Thailand.

- am / is / are + NOT + verb + ing I’m not living in Thailand.

? am / is / are … + verb + ing … ? Are they living in Thailand?

Usage:

- Temporary situation

Ex: I’mstudying really hard for my exams - something happening at the moment of speaking

Ex: I’mwaiting for my friends

- a change / trend / something true for a short time Ex: The price of petrol is rising dramatically

- be + ALWAYS / CONSTANTLY / CONTINUALLY / FOREVER + V-ing = a complaint Ex: You are always talking in class

Tenses markers:

- now / right now / for the time being / currently / at the moment / at present - Listen! / Look! / Be careful! = Watch out! = Look out! / Keep silent! / Be quiet!

- every week = once a week = weekly - every three week

- bi-weekly = twice a week - daily

- once in a while / at times = sometimes * After “to be”

* Before other verbs

* Between auxiliary and main verbs

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EXCERCISES

A Complete these sentences with the present simple tense I (be) at school at the weekend

2 She (not study) _ on Friday

3 My students (be not) hard working He (have) a new haircut today I usually (have) _ breakfast at 7.00 _she (live) _ in a house? Where (be) your children?

8 My sister (work) _ in a bank Dog (like) _ meat

10 She (live) in Florida

11 It (rain) almost every day in Manchester 12 We (fly) _ to Spain every summer

13 My mother (fry) _ eggs for breakfast every morning 14 The bank (close) _ at four o`clock

15 John (try) _ hard in class, but I (not think) _ he’ll pass 16 Jo is so smart that she (pass) every exam without even trying

17 My life (be) so boring I just (watch) _ TV every night 18 My best friend (write) _ to me every week

19 _ you (speak) _ English? 20 She (not live) in HaiPhong city

21.They (go) _ home from school at p.m 22.My cousin (never do) housework 23. your mother( like) _fish?

24.Her sisters (chat) in their room in the evening 25.What time _your father (go) home from work? B

Rewrite the sentence, use the present continuous tense (she / go home now)

(we / drive to London?)

(where / she / go now? )

(I / not / leave now)

(it / not / rain)

(where / they / stay? )

(he / watch a film at the moment)

(we / not / sleep)

(the dog / not / play with a ball)

10 (what / we / watch?)

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