Презентация. Present Simple via Present Continuous

Present Simple

Always

Sometimes

Usually

Seldom

Often

Every day

Every year, month

I do He/She/it +s !!!

( I go but He go es )

Open the brackets.

• Mary ______ (to play) tag every day.
• We _________ (to go) to school on Friday.
• He ________ (to like) to study.
• I usually ________ (to have) dinner at 2.
• Sometimes he _______ (to go) to the cinema with his friends.
• They seldom ________ (to meet) each other.
• He often ________ (to come) to see his Granny.

Present Continuous

• Now
• At the moment
• Look!
• Listen!
• While …..

I am do ing ….

He/She/it is do ing ….

You/we/they are do ing ….

Open the brackets

• She ___________ (to eat) an apple now.
• Look! They ___________ (to play football).
• We __________ (to have dinner) at the moment.
• I __________ (to leave) now.
• Where is Ann? She __________ (to have a shower).
• We are here on holidays. We __________(to stay) at the Central Hotel.
• Where is Tom? He is in the kitchen. He ________ (to cook) something tasty.

Special verbs

• Do not use these verbs in the present continuous !!!
• like, love know
• prefer mean
• love understand
• hate believe
• want remember
• need forget

Present Simple

1) Things that are generally or always true.

e.g. Mary usually stays at home at the weekend.

Present Continuous

• Things happening at this moment.

e.g. Kate is spending her day off with her children.

• Things happening in the present period.

e.g. I’m living with some friends until I can find a flat.

• Future arrangements.

e.g. On New Year’s Eve we are having a party.

Open the brackets. Present Simple or Present Continuous?

1 ) _________ (you / enjoy) your meal? – Yes, thanks. It’s lovely.

2) Jack always _______ (have) a party on his birthday.

3) I _______ (not / work) on Sundays. It’s my day off.

4) “What ________ (you / read) ? – It’s the novel by Mark Twain.

5) Mary isn’t here today. She _________ (spend) the day with her family.

6) All my friends _______________ (come) to my birthday party.

7) This machine _______ (not / work). It broke down this morning.

8) We usually _________(grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we ___________ (not / grow) any.

9) Ted is in Rome now. He _______ (stay) at the Hilton Hotel. He usually __________ (stay) at this hotel when he’s in Rome.