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PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS

CHEMA & The Antonios:

Alex Lopez / 6
Antonio Manuel Uribe / 23
Antonio Jose Castillo / 2
José María Morales / 15

 Keeping "THE FORMS..."

Present Simple
• Present simple is a tense which is
formed by a verb in its present form, •
and its auxiliary verb "Do/Does" for
the negative and interrogative
structures.
+ Subj+ verb (verbs+-s in the 3rd
person)
Present Continuous
Present continuous is a tenses
witch is form to the verb "to
be" plus the gerund (the -ing
form) of the main verb.
- Subj+ to be +verb + ing

- Subj+ don't (doesn't in the 3rd - Subj+ not to be + verb + ing

person) +verb
? To be + subj + verb + ing
? Do (Does in the 3rd person) + subj +
verb

 A sea of USES!
• Facts which are always true • Progressive actions

• Permanent situations • Temporary situations

• Routines and regular • Actions that are taking

happenings place slowly

• Future facts which appear • New or annoying habits

on timetables
• Future plans we're
absolutely sure of

• To describe pictures

 SPELLING RULES YOU WON'T FORGET!

About... Present Simple:
EXAMP
• In the 3rd person singular, LES
you must write -s at the end I dance; He/She/It dances
of the sentence (or -es when I miss He/She/It misses
the verb has already the nal
-s sound)

• Concerning to the previous I watch; He/She/It watches

rule, you must change 'Y' I carry; He/She/It carries
when preceded by consonant I play He/She/It plays
(it doesn't when preceded by
vowel, like 'play' - plays).

* MODAL VERBS "CAN", "MUST" "MAY" & "MIGHT" ARE THE ONLY
ONES IN THE WORLD WHICH DON'T CHANGE IN THE 3rd PERSON

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 At last, BART'S MAGIG WORDS!
Present Simple Present Continuous
• ALWAYS
• NEVER • Listen! ...
• USUALLY
• Lately
• SOMETIMES
• OFTEN • At the moment
• RARELY
• OCCASIONALLY • This evening
• FREQUENTLY
• EVERY DAY • Next Friday
• NORMALLY
• ALL THE TIME • And all the time expressions
• ... and all the time abverbs which are similar to these!
of time you can imagine!

 Some examples make it clearer...

Present Simple Present Continuous

• I'm learning to drive a car, so I'll ask you
• You don't see anyone in the park
some questions.
after 10 pm.
• We're eating at grandma's because our
• Judith loves cooking for feasts and
kitchen is being repaired.
family meetings.
• I'm improving my social skills.
• I study English for one hour on
• At the beginning of the year, I'm not
Mondays and Tuesdays.
reading many books.
• Bus leaves tomorrow at 8 am.
• My cousin is always annoying everyone.
• I'll go with you when I nish.
• I'm going to Malaga this afternoon by
• At the end of the song "Strawberry
car.
Fields Forever", John Lennon ads
• In this portrait, Monna Lisa is smiling on
paranoid sounds
mysterious ways.

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 YOUR TURN!
1) Most visitors in London _______ (use) the underground
2) I’m sorry but I _______ (not/believe) you.
3) It _______ often _______ (not / rain) in the summer, but today it _______ (rain).
4) _______ Kylie _______ (meet) Max later?
5) Our dog usually _______ (sleep) on the sofa but at the moment he _______ (sleep)
under the bed.
6) “When _______ you _______ (come) home?” - “In about an hour”
7) “_______ Mr. Jackson _______ (help) his son with his homework?” - “Yes, every
evening”
8) Mary _______ (not/read) a book. She _______ (sit) at her desk. She _______ (write) an
essay.
9) We usually _______ (go) swimming on Saturdays but we _______ (not/go) swimming
today.
10) “Why are you so worried?” - “I _______ (take) an exam tomorrow”

 FACE THE GRAMMAR!!

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