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Do you know Peter Smith? There he is! He usually drives sports cars! He doesn´t like slow cars. He likes fast cars. He sometimes drives too fast! PRESENT SIMPLE/PRESENT CONTINUOUS Theory and activities

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Do you know Peter Smith? There he is!

He usually drives sports cars! He

doesn´t like slow cars. He likes fast cars.

He

sometimes

drives too

fast!

PRESENT SIMPLE/PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Theory and activities

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I study English at school. “Estudio ingles en el colegio”.

PRESENTE SIMPLE (Presente de Indicativo) • Se utiliza para hablar de acciones habituales, genéricas, que tienen lugar con cierta frecuencia, sin hacer

referencia a si en el momento actual se están realizando.

I study English. Yo estudio inglés; empecé hace algún tiempo y continúo,

aunque puede que en el momento presente no esté

realizando esta actividad.

He plays tennis. Él juega al tenis; practica este deporte con cierta

asiduidad, pero no significa que en el momento presente

esté en la pista de tenis jugando.

I work in a bank. Yo trabajo en un banco; ésta es mi profesión, aunque

puede que en el momento actual yo esté de vacaciones,

descansando en mi casa.

• También se utiliza para hablar de acciones futuras que ya han sido planificadas, especialmente al referirse

a viajes.

I leave Madrid tomorrow

morning.

Me voy de Madrid mañana por la

mañana

• La forma del "present simple" coincide con la del infinitivo sin la partícula "to", salvo en la 3ª persona del singular en la que se le añade una "s".

Infinitivo I / you / we / they He / she / it To eat (comer) eat eats

To run (correr) run runs

• Si el verbo termina en "ss", "sh", "ch", "x", "o", al formar la 3º persona del singular se le añade "-es".

Infinitivo I / you / we / they He / she / it To kiss (besar) I kiss He kisses

To watch (observar) I watch He watches

• Si el verbo termina en "y" tras consonante, al formar la 3ª persona del singular se sustituye esta "y" por una "i", seguida de la terminación "es".

Infinitivo I / you / we / they He / she / it To carry (llevar) I carry He carries

To envy (envidiar) I envy He envies

• Las oraciones negativas se forman con el auxiliar "to do", habitualmente en sus formas contraídas: don´t

(= do not) para las personas I, you, we, they, y doesn´t (= does not) para las personas he, she, it. I don't play tennis. Yo no juego al tenis

She doesn´t go to the cinema. Ella no va al cine

We don´t know the answer. Nosotros no sabemos la respuesta

• La forma interrogativa se forma también con el auxiliar "to do" al comienzo de la oración ("do" con las

personas "I, you, we, they"; "does" con "he, she, it").

Do you play tennis? ¿Juegas al tenis?

Does she go to the cinema? ¿Va ella al cine?

Do we know the answer? ¿Conocemos la respuesta?

Time Expressions used with Present Simple: every day, every morning, every year,

always, usually, often, sometimes, never, rarely, in the morning, in the afternoon, in the

evening, at night etc.

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I am reading. “Yo estoy leyendo”.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• Se utiliza para describir acciones que se están desarrollando en este mismo momento:

I am reading a book. Yo estoy leyendo un libro (en este preciso

instante)

You are playing football. Tú estás jugando al futbol. • También se utiliza para describir acciones que se están desarrollando alrededor del momento en el

que se habla, aunque no necesariamente en ese preciso instante:

I am studying French. Yo estoy estudiando francés (me he

matriculado en una academia, pero no

necesariamente en este preciso momento

estoy con los libros de francés)

• Asimismo, se utiliza para describir una acción que va a tener lugar en el futuro próximo y sobre la

que se ha tomado una resolución firme. En este caso, siempre se tiene que mencionar el tiempo en el

que se va a desarrollar la acción:

I am going to London next

week.

Yo voy a Londres la próxima semana (la

acción se va a desarrollar en el futuro

próximo y existe una decisión firme por mi

parte de llevarla a cabo)

• Otro uso del presente continuo es para describir acciones que se vienen repitiendo con frecuencia; en

este caso, la oración viene acompañada del adverbio "always" (siempre):

He is always working. Él está siempre trabajando (con el

significado de que trabaja frecuentemente,

quizás, incluso, excesivamente)

• Formación del "present continuous": se construye con el presente de indicativo del verbo "to be", en

su función de verbo auxiliar, y el "present participle" (= gerundio) del verbo principal.

Afirmación Negación Interrogación

I am eating I´m not eating Am I eating?

You are eating You aren´t eating Are you eating?

He / she/ it is eating He / she/ it isn´t eating Is he/she/ it eating?

We are eating We aren't eating Are we eating?

You are eating You aren't eating Are you eating?

They are eating They aren't eating Are they eating?

Time Expressions used with Present Continuous: now, at present, at the moment, today,

tonight etc.

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Student:……………………………………………………………….Group:…1º ESO……

1. Choose a time expression from the box to complete the sentences.

- Mother does her shopping… on Saturdays…

- We go to school……………………………..

- He can´t talk to you. He is talking on the phone………………………………

- They…………………………..go to work on Sundays. They stay at home.

- We can´t go out. It is raining……………………………..

- She……………….walks her dog but……………….her mother is walking the dog.

- We eat breakfast……………………………

- She is eating lunch………………………….

- My parents watch TV………………………

- He………………………eats sweets. He doesn´t like them very much.

- He likes sports. He………………………..plays tennis.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

- He often..…goes…..(go) to the cinema. - They…………………..(watch) TV at the moment. - John is outside. He………………………..(wash) the car. - Nina usually………………………(drive) to work. - My father…………………….(lie) on the sofa now. - Claire……………………(not / like) pizza.

3. Choose the correct item.

- Look at him! He…C….a boat.

a) rows b) rowing c) is rowing

- He usually………tennis in the afternoon.

a) plays b) play c) is playing

- What.........in the kitchen, mum?

a) do you b) are you doing c) you do

- She………dinner now.

a) is having b) have c) has

- He……..a comic every day.

a) read b) is reading c) reads

- Be quiet! The baby………

a) sleep b) sleeps c) is sleeping

- I……..a letter now.

a) write b) am writing c) writes

- Look! The dog………with the ball.

a) Play b) is playing c) are playing

- Listen! I……..to you.

a) talk b) am talking c) talks

every day, in the evening, now, often, at the moment, rarely,

in the morning, today, at present, on Saturdays, usually, never

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4. Find the mistakes, then underline and correct them.

Today is Saturday and we is at the shopping centre. Every Saturday my mother is taking

me shopping with her. She is wanting to buy a new skirt but she not like the one that the

lady showing her. I am hating shopping with my mother. She never know what to buy. I

look at some lovely trousers now and I want to buy them but I am not having enough

money.

a) ….…are…… b)……….……….. c)………………….. d)…………………..

e)…………….….. f)…………………. g)………………….. h)…………………..

i)…………………

5. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Dear Susan,

Here I 1)…am… (be) in Greece. The weather 2)……….……..(be) fantastic.

We 3)………………(have) a nice time. At the moment I 4)………………… (lie)

next to the swimming pool with my friend James. I 5)………………….(sunbathe)

and James 6)………………..(drink) lemonade. We 7)………………….(sunbathe)

and we 8)………………..(swim) every day and at night we 9)…………………(eat)

in a restaurant and then we 10)…………………(dance) in the disco). I 11)…………….

(have) a good sun-tan. I 12)……………….(look forward) to seeing you next week

when we 13)………………..(go) back home.

See you then.

Love, Mary

6. Complete the blanks with a verb from the box in the correct tense.

Mr Simmons 1)…is travelling… by train. He 2)…………………….to work.

He 3)……………………….in a shop. He 4)……………………….video games.

He 5)……………………….the newspaper at the moment and he 6)…………………..

because he 7)…………………..at a funny cartoon. He 8)……………………..a hat

and he 9)……………………an umbrella with him because it 10)……………………

today.

travel, work, read, sell, rain, go, look, carry, laugh, wear