МБОУ "СОШ 8 им.К.К.Рокоссовского"

PRESENT SIMPLE vs. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

COMPARISON

PRESENT SIMPLE Affirmative Form

• I You We They + V

We speak English

• He She It + V s/es

He speak s English

PRESENT SIMPLE Negative Form

• I You We They + DON’T + V

We don’t speak English

• He She It + DOESN’T + V He doesn’t speak English

PRESENT SIMPLE Interrogative Form

• DO + I You We They + V ?

Do we speak English?

Yes,we do/ No,we don’t

• DOES + He She It + V ?

Does he speak English?

Yes, he does/ No, he doesn’t

USE

• Daily routines / Рутина
• Repeated actions /

Повторяющиеся действия

• Habits / Привычки
• Permanent states /

Постоянные состояния

Signals:

Usually Always Sometimes Often Seldom/Rarely

Every day/week/month/year/morning/evening

Exercises

1. Choose the correct form.

• He (have/has) three sisters.
• Tom (cook/cooks) quite well.
• I (come/comes) home very late. 
• My parents (watch/watches)TV in the evening.
• Mary (take/takes) the dog for a walk in the evenings.
• All  children  (like/likes) chocolate.
• I (make/makes) my bed in the morning.

Exercises

2. Заполните пропуски, используя  don’t  или  doesn’t.

• We … listen to the radio every night.
• Mr Johnson … have a private office.
• The boys … study at the library every day.
• The  men  … always eat at that cafe.
• That tall man … work for this company.
• The  people  … speak English very well.

Exercises

• Complete the questions with do or does.
• ...... she take her gog for a walk in the morning?
• ...... your friend Paul work in the shop over there?
• ...... they know the answers to the exam?
• ...... your parents know that you smoke?
• .... Bill teach maths?
• Where ....... your sister live?
• What time ...... the lessons finish?
• ..... you go to the coast in summer?
• .... it rain very often in Ireland?
• Why ...... they ask so many questions in class?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS Affirmative Form + to Be + V ing

• I + am + V ing

I’m playing tennis.

• He She It + IS + V ing

The dog is barking.

• You We They + Are + V ing

They are watching TV.

Signals: NOW, AT THE MOMENT

PRESENT CONTINUOUS Negative Form + to Be + not + V ing

• I’m+not + V ing

I’m not playing tennis.

• He She It + Isn’t + V ing

The dog isn’t barking.

• You We They + Aren’t + V ing

They aren’t watching TV.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS Interrogative Form To Be + + V ing

• Am + I + V ing?

Am I playing tennis?

• He She It + IS + V ing?

The dog is barking?

• You We They + Are + V ing?

They are watching TV?

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USE

• Actions happening NOW, at the moment of speaking/ Действие происходит сейчас, в момент речи
• Actions happening AROUND the time of speaking / Действие происходит в настоящее время, но не прямо сейчас
• Temporary situations / Временные ситуации
• A fixed arrangement in the near future / Договоренность на ближайшее будущее

Exercises

•   It sometimes (snows/is snowing) here in April.
• It (snows/is snowing) now.
• Every morning mother (cooks/is cooking) breakfast for us.
• It is 8 o’clock now. Granny (cooks/ is cooking) breakfast.
• Every day father (leaves/is leaving) the house at half past nine.
• Now it is half past eight. Father (leaves/is leaving) the house.
• We often (watch/are watching) TV.
• Now we (sit/ are sitting) in armchairs and (watch/are watching) TV.
• Sometimes Mike (does/is doing) his lessons in the evening.
• Look at Mike. He (does/is doing) his lessons.
• It often (rains/is raining) in October.
• It (rains/is raining) now.
• Usually the family (has/is having) tea at 5 o’clock.
•   It is 5 o’clock now. The family (has/is having) tea.

Exercises

• Не often __________(go) to the cinema.
• My friends _________(watch) TV at the moment.
• She ________(write) letters to her mother every week.
• Sarah usually __________(drive) to work.
• Father _______(sit) on the sofa now.
• Listen. The telephone __________ (ring).
• Tim_________(study) a new language every year.
• We always __________(spend) the summer in York.
• In summer we usually __________(go) to the seaside.
• Look at Tom. He _________ (ride) a horse.
• He often ___________(watch) birds in summer.
• Don’t ask me now. I _________(write) an exercise.
• She usually ________(watch) television in the evening.
• I ____________(play) the piano every day.