ESO- 3 English Department Present simple & present continuous CPI Tino Grandío ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

PRESENT SIMPLE

FORM USE EXAMPLES

affirmative: subject + infinitive (+3rd p –(e)s)

negative: subject + don’t/doesn’t + infinitive

question: do/does + subject + infinitive

Remember that we only add the –(e)s in the 3rd person affirmative form

Remember that be is an exception: am / is / are

facts and permanent states.

habits and routines

1st type conditional sentences

stative verbs that are not used in the pres. cont. (see, hear, believe, want, know, understand, think, like, love...)

Key words: how often / always / sometimes / often / never / usually / every day / once a week / twice a month... / if (in conditional sentences)

Snow melts at 0ºC.

Harry lives in Liverpool.

My dog plays football with us.

Daniel washes his jacket every week.

We don’t like football.

She doesn’t understand baseball.

Do you enjoy dining out?

Does Rafael Nadal train in the morning?

If you drink too much you’ll have to go to the toilet.

SPELLING OF THE –(E)S ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

SPELLING OF -ING

General rule: +-s: works, dances

Verbs ending in –o + -es: does, goes

Verbs ending in cons+y+ies: studies

Verbs ending in –s, -z, -sh, -ch, -x + -es: misses, buzzes, washes, watches, mixes

Always 100% Usually 90% Often 70% Sometimes 40% Seldom 10% Never 0%

General rule +-ing: working, studying

Verbs ending in –e: eing: dancing, living

Monosyllabic verbs vowel+cons.: running, stopping

Two-syllables final stress vowel+cons: referring, beginning

Final –l: lling: travelling

Final –ie: ying: dying, lying Adverbs of frequency are usually placed before the verb (but after verb be: am, is are):

She is always late.

They never come with us but they don’t often stay at home. In questions that start with How often…? The present simple is the usual option:

How often does she go fishing? Every weekend.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

FORM USE EXAMPLES

subject + am / is / are + (not) + -ing

Remember the rules for -ing

actions happening at the moment of speaking

Key words: now / at the moment

Actions happening in an immediate future

My sister is watching TV now.

They aren’t listening to me.

I’m not sleeping now.

He’s setting the washing machine.

I’m finishing the exercise this afternoon.

She’s not working tomorrow.