Complete these sentences with the present simple tense 1. Rewrite the sentence, use the present continuous tense 1.[r]
(1)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
(2)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?)