Leisure activities

Adverbs of frequency

Adverbs of frequency go:

• Before an action verb eg. She usually walks to work

• After verb to be eg.. I am never late at work

a) Ask your partner questions regarding activities given by teacher and write down the answer in a
sentence.
Card activity: Eat liver
Question: How often do you eat liver? Partner answer: I never do
Sentence: Gaby never eats liver.
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________

b) Write six true sentences about the people in your life

1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________
6. _________________________________________________________________
Present simple – Present progressive
Read about the uses of Present simple and present progressive and thin of one more example for ach use.

The present simple is used for:

• Permanent situations: Chin lives in China
• Repeated habitual actions: We usually go to my parents’ house
• General truths: The Moon goes around the Earth.

Time expressions:
Always, often, usually, never, etc
Every day/every week
On the weekend
Once/twice/ three times a week, a day…
On Mondays/ Monday mornings

The present progressive is used for:

• Actions happening now: She’s wearing a white dress
• Temporary situations: I’m having fun
• Future arrangements: Some friend are visiting us next week

Time expressions:
Now, at present, at the moment, today, these days
This week/ year
Next week/ day
Tonight/ tomorrow

STATIVE VERBS

The following verbs are not normally used in progressive tense:

Verbs of senses: see, hear, feel, smell, taste, notice, seem
Verbs of emotions: love, hate, dislike, want, need, prefer, mind, etc
Verbs of perceptions: know, agree, think (believe), believe understand, remember, hope, imagine,
mean.
Other verbs: be, have (for possessions)