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What's the difference between the Present Simple / Present Continuous ?We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines – things that don’t change.We use the present continuous to talk about actions which are happening at the present moment, but will soon finish.

Present Simple and Present Continuous

'I surf / I am surfing.'

present simple

‘I play tennis’ tells us that playing tennis is something the speaker always does. It is part of a routine or habit. We can call this a permanent situation. GINA

present continuous/ progressive ‘I am playing tennis’ tells us that the speaker is playing tennis right now. Soon the game will be over. We call this a temporary situation.

Simple Present Present Progressive/Continuous

always, often, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, every day, every week, every year, on Mondays

now, at the moment, today, Look!, Listen!, in this moment, right now, nowadays, this year/month, century, semester/ season …

Signal words

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSEAFFIRMATIVE:

IYOU

WORK

SHEHEIT

WORKS

WE YOUTHEY

WORK

IYOU

DON’TWORK

SHEHEIT

DOESN’T WORK

WE YOUTHEY

DON’T WORK

NEGATIVE:

THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

DO IYOU

WORK?

DOES

SHEHEIT

WORK?

DOWEYOUTHEY

WORK?

WHERE

DO IYOU

WORK?

WHERE DOESSHEHEIT

WORK?

WHERE DOWEYOUTHEY

WORK?

QUESTIONS

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

I am‘m

playingYouWe They

are‘re

HeSheIt

is‘s

AFFIRMATIVE

Iam not‘m not

playing

YouWe They

are notaren’t

HeSheIt

is notisn’t

Am I

playing?Areyouwethey

Ishesheit

THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

QUESTIONS

What am I

doing?What areyouwethey

What ishesheit

2. HOW OFTEN DO THEY DO THESE ACTIVITIES? WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES Affirmative, negative and questions) . USE DIFFERENT FREQUENCY ADVERBS AND THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE.

ALWAYS, NEVER, SOMETIMES, USUALLY, SELDOM, RARELY, ALMOST ALWAYS, ALMOST NEVER.

Ann rarely goes to the supermarket.Does Ann usually go to the supermarket?

They are always together.They aren’t usually together on weekends.

COMPLETE THIS CONVERSATION USING THE SIMPLE PRESENT OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS. (you can repeat them)STUDY , MAKE , WORK, DO, SPEAK , COOK, SPEAK, SITTALK , PREPARE , HELP , SMELL, FINISH , BE

Mark : I’m in the kitchen in a house In East London. Mrs Brown _____________________ the dinner; her parents _______________________ in the living room with two of her children. What ________________ you __________________ Mrs Brown?Mrs Brown: I _______________________ fish curry and rice. It’s a typical meal from Bangladesh. Mark : Mmm it _________________great. ______________ you always ________________ the cooking?

Mrs Brown: Yes, I usually _____________________ the meals. My husband __________________ me, he’s a good cook.Mark : _________________ he __________________ right now?

Mrs Brown: yes, he’s a taxi driver. He ____________about 10:00 Mark : Your children _____________________ English with a London accent but they ______________________________ English now. They ________________________ to their grandparents in a different language.

Mrs Brown: Yes, they ___________________________ Bengali. All our kids ______________________ Bilingual, like me and my husband but my parents ________________________(NEGATIVE) English well.Mark : Where are your other children? _________________ they _____________________ their homework?Mrs Brown: Well, Durga _______________________ for her exams but Apu ______________________(NEGATIVE) any schoolwork – he’s at basketball practice.Mark : I see, can you tell me about …

ANNOY WITH MY SISTERWORRIED ABOUT PARTIAL TESTSKEEN ON HAMBURGERS

INTERSTED BYFED UP ATBAD BYFRIGHTENED WITHSURPRISED ON

VOCABULARY

STARE AT THE GROUND =WEATHER =PICKS UP =HEAT =TRUTH =MEASURE =BRAIN =

STARE AT THE GROUND =

WEATHER =PICKS UP =HEAT =TRUTH =MEASURE =BRAIN =

KEEN ON

Keen

Good

Interested

Worried

frighten

ON

WITH

AT

ABOUT

IN

OF

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