Презентация по теме Present Simple & Present Continuous

Present Simple & Present Continuous

Contents

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Stative Verbs

Glossary

• Affirmative

I/you play

he/she/it plays

we/you/they play

• Negative

I/you do not play

he/she/it does not play

we/you/they do not play

• Question

Do I/you play?

Does he/she/it play?

Do we/you/they play?

Present Simple

Time Expressions with the Present Simple:

every day

every week

every month

every year

every summer

at the weekend

in the morning

in January

on Tuesdays

on Friday mornings

three times a day

once a week

twice a month

usually

often

always

We use the Present Simple to talk about:

• habits

He gets up early every morning

She doesn’t eat chocolate.

• things that are true in general

Water boils at 100ºC

• pemanent states

My mother works as a dentist.

Present Continuous

Affirmative

I am playing

you are playing

he/she/it is playing

we/you/they are playing

Negative

I am not playing

you are not playing

he/she/it is not playing

we/you/they are not playing

Question

Am I playing?

Are you playing?

Is he/she/it playing?

Are we/you/they playing?

We use the Present Continuous to talk about:

• Actions in progress at the time of speaking

We are playing in the garden at the moment

Is she reading a book now?

• Actions in progress around the time of speaking

He is working hard this week.

I am studying French at school.

Time Expressions with the Present Continuous

now

nowadays

tonight

still

today

at these days

at the moment

at present

We don’t usually use stative verbs in the Present Continuous. Stative verbs are:

Stative Verbs

Verbs of senses:

feel, hear, see, smell, sound, taste

The cake smells wonderful

Verbs of emotion:

dislike, hate, like, love, need, prefer, want

She wants to go home now

Verbs of understanding and opinion:

appear, believe, forget, hope, know, remember, think, understand

I remember his name now

Verbs of possession:

belong to, own

They own some land in the capital

Glossary

• Affirmative - утвердительные предложения
• Negative - отрицательные предложения
• Question - вопросительные предложения
• Time Expressions - выражения времени
• Stative verbs - глаголы состояния