Revision: Present tense &

Present continuous tense

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Present tensePresent tense This tense has only one word.

e.g. The queen is beautiful.

The queen wears a crown.

e.g.

Cherry passes her exams.

Cherry is clever.

Present tensePresent tense We add ss or or es es to the verb when to the verb when tthe subject is he subject is hehe, , sheshe or or itit.

HeHeShe She

ItIt likelikess eating fish. eating fish.

Subject Verb

I I YouYouWeWeTheThe

yy

likelike playing playing football. football.

Present tensePresent tense

+ es Tim kisses his baby brother. (kiss)

May often watches TV. (watch)

Bob never washes his car. (wash)

Mary drops the vase on the floor. (drop)

Peter hides behind a tree. (hide)

Tom often telephones me. (telephone)

+ s

The baby cries loudly. (cry)

Peter always carries a heavy bag. (carry)

Tina dries the dishes every day. (dry)

y

ies

Proof-readingProof-readinge.g. Peter always drink tea. drinks

1 Peter and Tom often plays football.

2 Sally make the breakfast. 3 The woman worry about her son.

4 My cat never catch mice.

5 May often watch films.

6 I likes to go shopping with my friends.

7 My bird sing every morning.

play

watches

worries

catches

makes

like

sings

Firemen fight fires.

e.g.

Stones are hard.

Present tensePresent tense We use this tense to talk about truths.

PracticePractice

1 It ____ cold in winter. (be)

2 The sun _____ in the morning. (rise)

3 Dogs _____ when they see strangers. (bark)

4 There ____ twelve months in a year. (be)

5 Babies _____ when they are hungry. (cry)

6 Nurses _____ after sick people. (look)

is

rises

bark

are

cry

look

We use the present tense to talk about habits or things that always, usually, often, sometimes or never happen.

Present tensePresent tense

JuneSun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30

e.g.

Lizzie studies with her tutor every Tuesday.

Present tensePresent tense

Present tensePresent tense

Mr Chan never takes a taxi.

e.g.

always every day

usually every Friday often on Wednesdays

sometimes once a week never twice a month

Present tensePresent tense Hint words:

PracticePractice

e.g. Tim eats an apple every morning.

1 I always help my mother with the housework.

2 Tom has swimming lessons every Monday.

3 My sister never tidies up her bedroom.

4 Betty sometimes goes to bed late.

5 The children go hiking once a month.

6 Mary goes to church on Sundays.

7 My cat usually sleeps at night.

Present tensePresent tenseQuestions We use do and does to make questions. Do not change the verb after do or

does.

What does a nurse do?

Where does a pilot work?

Present tensePresent tenseGiving answers We use do/don’t and does/doesn’t to give answers.

Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.

Do you like playing the piano?

Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.

Does she like dancing?

Now you try.Now you try.e.g. ____ you ____ art? (like) Yes, ______. Do I do

1 ____ May ____ the Net every day? (surf) No, ___________.

2 ____ the children ______ at home? (help)

Yes, __________.

3 What ____ farmers ______ ? (do)

4 ____ Tom and Charlie ______ tennis? (play)

No, __________.

5 What ____ Cherry _____ for lunch? (have)

likeDoe

ssurf

she doesn’t

Do help

they do

do do

Do play

they don’t

does have

Present tensePresent tenseNegative sentences

We add do not/don’t or does not/ doesn’t to make sentences negative.

We swimming.like

+ not

We swimming.do not like

e.g. I like sweets. She ____________ sweets.

1 She runs fast. I ____________ fast.

2 Paul plays football but he ____________ basketball.

3 David eats chocolate but he ____________ sweets.

4 Do you go to bed late? No, I ____________ to bed late.

5 Horses eat grass but they __________ meat.6 Does Kitty like singing? No, she ____________ singing.

Now you try.Now you try.doesn’t

likedon’t run

doesn’t play

doesn’t eat

don’t go

don’t eat

doesn’t like

Subject Verb (be) Main Verb (+ing)

II am / am / ‘m‘m

drawdrawiningg

a picture.a picture.

HeHeShe She

ItItis / ‘sis / ‘s

sleepsleepiningg

in the in the room.room.

YouYouWe We TheThe

yy

are / ‘reare / ‘rewatchwatchinging

a film.a film.

This tense has two words.

be -ing

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tense

Add -ing to the verbs.

go ing going

do

talk

watch

play

read

look

doing

talkingwatching

playingreadinglooking

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tense

Practice

Delete -e and add -ing to the verbs.

come

ing coming

have having

write writing

ride riding

live living

drive driving

move moving

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tense

Practice

Double the last letter and add -ing to the verbs that end with 1 vowel and 1 consonant.

swim

m ing

swimming

jog joggingsit sittin

gdrop droppi

ng

run runningget gettingput putting

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tense

Practice

They are lining up.

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tense We use the present continuous tense to talk about things that are happening now.

What are the children doing?

Hint words:

at the moment

now

right now

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tense

What are they doing

at the moment?

They are having a singing lesson at the moment.

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tense

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tense

What is she doing right now?

She is surfing

the Net right now.

Now you try.Now you try.e.g. I __________ my homework now. (do)‘m/am

doing1 You ___________ an English lesson. (have)

2 The little boy _____________. (swim)

3 Tony and Betty ____________ in the library. (read)

4 The man ____________ a story. (write)

5 I ____________ with my sister. (run)

6 We ____________ tennis now. (play)7 The cat ____________ some milk right now. (drink)

‘re/are having

‘s/is swimming

‘re/are reading

‘s/is writing

‘m/am running‘re/are playing

‘s/is drinking

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tenseQuestions We change the order of is and are to make questions.

Yes, she is. / No, she isn’t.

Yes, they are. / No, they aren’t.

Cherry is riding a bicycle.Is Cherry riding a bicycle?

They are cooking.

Are they cooking?

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tenseQuestions

Questions with question words:

What are you doing?

Why is the baby crying?

When are the children leaving?

Where are you going?

e.g.

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tense

We add not to make sentences negative.

+ not

The children cards.are not playing

The children cards.are playinge.g.

Negative sentences

be -ingnot

Subject Verb (be) Main Verb (+ing)

II amam drawdrawing

a picture.a picture.not

Present continuous tensePresent continuous tenseNegative sentences

HeHeShe She

ItIt

isissleepsleeping

in the in the room.room.

not(isn’t

)YouYouWe We TheThe

yy

areare

watchwatching

a film.a film.not

(aren’t)

Now you try.Now you try.e.g. ___ Mary _______? (play) Yes, _______. Is playin

gshe is

1 ____ you ________ to music? (listen) Yes, ________.

2 What _____ Mr Tam ________? (do) He ______________. (sleep)

3 ____ Peter and Tom _______ dinner? (have) No, ______________.

4 What ___ I _______? (do) You _______________. (dream)

5 ___ Jenny _______ her bed? (make) No, __________.

Are listeningI am

‘s/is doing‘s/is

sleepingAre havin

gthey aren’t

am doing ‘re/are

dreamingIs makin

gshe isn’t

Present Tense

Present Continuous Tense

SummarSummaryy

habits / truthse.g. I always sing.

things happening nowe.g. I am singing now.

verb - 1 worde.g. She runs.

verb - 2 words

Hint words: always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every day, every Friday, on Mondays, once a week, twice a month

Hint words: now, right now, at the moment

e.g. She is running.

Proof-readingProof-reading

1 My mother is cook in the kitchen now. She like cooking.

2 I am having a tennis lesson every Sunday. Now I play tennis with my friend on the tennis court.

cooking

likes

haveam

playing

Proof-readingProof-reading

3 Are you wash your car now? Yes, I do.

4 John usually clean his car on Sundays. He

are cleaning his car at the moment.

5 My brother always cry. Listen! He cries

loudly now.

washing

am

cleans

is

is crying

cries

PracticePracticeJane ____ (be) hard-working. She

always ______ (help) her mother to do the housework. Look! She ____________ (sweep) the floor now.

Grandma ______ (like) watching TV. She _______ (watch) TV every night. She is ________ (sit) in the living room at the moment but she _____________ (not watch) TV. What ____ she _______ (do)? She ____________ (sleep)!

ishelp

s is sweeping

likeswatche

ssitting is not

watchingis doing

is sleeping