Gra m m a r a n d e veryday l a n g u a g e

Grammar    1
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Grammar    2
Present simple Present continuous (be + verb + ing)
Affirmative Affirmative Zero conditional
I / You / We / You / They live I ’m eating
in London. Condition (if + present tense) Result (Present tense)
He / She lives He / She ’s eating honey.
If the wind blows, the seeds move.
Negative You / We / You / They ’re eating
If a coconut falls into the sea, it travels a long way.
I / You / We / You / They don’t live Negative If an animal passes some plants, the seeds stick to its fur.
in London.
He / She doesn’t live I ’m not eating
Question He / She isn’t eating honey. We use the  zero  conditional  to talk about
Do I / you / we / you / they You / We / You / They aren’t eating conditions and results of conditions in real
live in London? situations in the present.
Does he / she Question
Short answers Am I If you heat water
Affirmative Negative Is he / she eating honey? to 100 degrees
centigrade, it boils.
Yes, I do. No, I don’t. Are you / we / you / they
Yes, he / she does. No, he / she doesn’t. Short answers
Yes, you / we / you / they do. No, you / we / you / they don’t. Affirmative Negative
Yes, I am. No, I’m not. Eve r yda y la ng ua ge
We can use the  present simple  to talk about Yes, he / she is. No, he / she isn’t.
facts, habits, routines or states in the present. Polite requests and making excuses
Yes, you / we / you /
★ Spiders  make  webs. No, you / we / you / they aren’t.
they are.
Can you sweep up the leaves, please?
We can use the  present continuous  to
describe actions that are happening at I’m sorry, I don’t think I can. It’s a bit windy!
the time of speaking.
★ The spider  is making  a web. Please can you pick the pears?

I’m sorry, I can’t. The

tree is a bit high.
B E R !
RE M E M
r s o n ‘ s’
h i r d p e Can you pick the raspberries?
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i v e s i n
Billy l Yes, of course!
c e t o n.
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