UNIT 1

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
Prepared by: Ms. Sally Phan
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PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
What are you doing?
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

today.
Bob and his friends aren't working They're

on holiday.

They're having a nice time.

What js Bob doing now?

He is taking a picture of his friends.

We form the present continuous with the auxiliary verb to be and the
main verb with the -ingsuffix.
The main verb with the -ing suffix is the same in all persons.
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AFFIRMATIVE

Long form Short form

1 am ’m
He/She/lt is ’s + V- ING.
You/We/They are ’re
Example:
We are studying English. = We’re studying English.
NEGATIVE

Long form Short form

1 am not ’m not
He/She/lt is not isn’t + V- ING.
You/We/They are not aren’t
Example:
We are not sleeping now. = We aren’t sleeping now.
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YES/NO QUESTIONS
Am 1
Is He/She/lt + V- ING ?
Are You/We/They
Example:
Are you working now?

WH-QUESTIONS
Question words am 1
(Who/ What/ is He/She/lt + V- ING ?
Where) are You/We/They
Example:
What are you doing?
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SHORT ANSWERS

In short answers we use only Yes or No,

the subject pronoun and the auxiliary verb is/isn't or are/aren’t.
We do not repeat the whole question.
Are you V-ing ... ? Yes, 1 am /we are. No, I’m not/we aren’t.

Is he/she/it V-ing ... ? Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn’t.

Are they V-ing...? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.

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QUESTION WORDS

What (for a thing, when there are many things)

Which (for a thing, when there aren't many things)
Who (for a person)
Where (for a place)
Why (for a reason)
When (for a time)
How (for a method) BACK

Whose (to ask about possession)

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-ING Spelling Rules

Verbs ending with -ie
Change the -ie to and add -ING
die - dying
tie - tying
lie - lying
Verbs ending with -e
!Z
rop the -e and add Verbs ending with -ee
hope - hoping Just add -ING
ride - riding •agree - agreeing
make - making •flee - fleeing
write - writing •see - seeing
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-ING Spelling Rules

Verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant
(with the exception of w, x, and y)
For one syllable verbs
double the consonant and add -ING
•jog - jogging
•sit - sitting
•run - running
•stop - stopping
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-ING Spelling Rules

Verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant
(with the exception of w, x, and y)

For two syllable verbs

If the 1st sy liable is s,

v
just add IN 5
\/
•answer - answering
•offer - offering
•listen - listening If the 2nd syllable is
•visit - visiting double the consonant and add ING
•admit - admitting
•prefer - preferring
•begin - beginning
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2. Fill in the gaps with the ^

Add •ing to the verbs and put them in the
correct boxes. present continuous

talk, dive, swim, shop, lie, study, mend, write, try,

take, cook. stop, sleep, die, sit
1. We (tidy) the garden.

+ ing -j/£ y + ing 2.i not/do) my homework.

talking lying, dying 3. (Dad/paint) the living-
room?
studying, mending,
4. He (run)
trying, cooking,
sleeping 5. The girls (plav) with their
double consonant + ing dolls.
ing
swimming, 6. John (studv) at university.
diving, shopping, stopping, 7. Helen and (make) dinner.
writing, sitting
taking (you/listen) to the
8.
radio?
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USE

1 / For actions happening now, at the moment of speaking

Ex: We are studying English right now.
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2/ For temporary actions happening around now, but not at the

actual moment of speaking.
Ex: She is working hard these days.
(Right now, she is not working. She is resting.)
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3/ With 'always* for actions happening too often and about

which we wish to express our annoyance or criticism.
Ex:

You are always losing your . You

are always getting up late.
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4/ For fixed arrangements in the near future.

To talk about actions that take place in the near future,
especially when we know the time and the place.
We are sure that they will happen.

Ex:
I am hanging out with my friends tonight.
They are flying to Da Lat city in an hour.
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TIME EXPRESSION

□ now/ right now / atthemoment

□ these days
□ at present
□ always
□ tonight
□ still
□ Look! / Watch!
□ etc.
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3. Look at the picture and put the verbs in brackets
into the present continuous.

Four people 1) are sitting (sit) at a table. They are in a

restaurant. They 2) (have) dinner. They 3)
(wear) smart clothes. The man 4) (wear) a
suit. The parents 5) (smile) at each other and
they 6) (talk). The children 7)
(listen). The girl 8) (drink) some Coke.
The boy 9) (eat) some bread. They 10)
(enjoy) their meal.
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PRESENT SIMPLE

What do you do everyday?

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TOBE VERBS

+ s + am/is/are + ... s + verb (s/es) + ...

- s + am/is/are + not + ... s + don’t/doesn’t+ verb + ...

9 Am/ls/Are + S + ... ? Do/Does + S + verb + ...?

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AFFIRMATIVE

l/we/They/you V (bare-inf).
He/She/lt V + s/es.
Example:
1 listen to music on Mondays.
He reads books everyday.
NEGATIVE
don t .
l/We/They do not He/She/lt does , read, doesn t
not
Example:
1 don’t listen to music on Mondays •

He doesn’t read books everyday.

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YES/NO QUESTIONS
Do l/we/they/you V (bare-inf) ?
Does he/she/it V (bare-inf ) ••••

Example:
Do you like books? Does
he play football?
WH-QUESTIONS
do l/we/the
Question words V (bare-inf)
does y
he/she/it
Example:
What do you do everyday?
Who do you often have breakfast with?
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SHORT ANSWERS

Do you ... ? Yes, 1 do. No, l/we don't (do not).

No, he/she/it doesn’t (does

Does he/she/it... ? Yes, he/she/it does.
not).

Do they...? Yes, they do. No, they don’t (do not).

Note:
In short answers, adverbs of frequency always go before the auxiliary verb. • Do you
often goto cinema?
= > Yes, I often do
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PRACTICE

6. Fill in the gaps with the present simple.

1. A: Where....is..........(be) Jack?
B: At school.
2. A: Do you come (you/come) here very often?
B: Yes, every evening.
3. A: I play (play) tennis in thesummer.
B: Really? So do I!
3. A: We leave (leave) the house at 6:30 every morning.
B: That's very early.
4. A: Sam doesn't know (not/know) anything about the party. B:
I know. It's asurprise.
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USE

1/ a) permanent states, b) repeated

actions or daily routines
(often with adverbs of frequency)

Ex:
- I live in Da Nang city, (permanent states)
- He often stays at the office until late in the evening.
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2/general truths or laws of nature.

Ex:
- The moon moves around the earth.
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
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3/programmers or timetable (trains, buses, etc.).

Ex:
The bus leaves in ten minutes.
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TIME EXPRESSION

□ every day/week/month/year Adverbs of frequency

□ occasionally □ always

every now and then thỉnh thoảng, đôi khi, không thường xuyên. □ usually
□ often
□ on Mondays/ Tuesdays
□ sometimes
□ in the morning/afternoon/evening
□ seldom
□ rarely
□ hardly ever
□ never
Before Verb- After Tobe
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□ □
1. You must brush your teeth twice a day (always)
—► * always
2. Is heen time for work? (always)
_> »always
3. Karen has cereal for breakfast (sometimes)
—> * sometimes
4. * usually
Paul doesn’Uisten to music in the evening (usually)

5. The children the housework (rarely)

rarely The adverbs rarely, seldom and
6. Must yoi music so loud? (always) never have a negative meaning and
■ always they are never used with the word not.
7. Shelia can1Dark her car properly (never)
1 park
her never ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY
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SPELLING RULE

1. Most verbs take -s (singular subjects)

2. Add -es when the verb endsin -o, -s, -ch, -x, -sh, -z
Mary watches TV at 7 pm every day.
Sophia goes swimming on Saturday.

3. The verb “have” => “has”

He has a yellowcar.
Jim has a big house.
The garden has lots of flowers init.
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SPELLING RULE

3. When the verb ends in -y

When the verb ends in a consonant + -y we change y to i and
add -es.
Tom often flies from Vietnam to Korea.
Kate dries her hair after taking a bath.
When the verb ends in a vowel + -y we just add -
s.
John plays football at 5pm
everyday. My mom stays at home at
weekends.
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Write the third person singular of th< verbs

in the list in the correct box.

dance, finish, study, open, mix, pray, put, miss

like, dry, do, catch, wash, say, cry, copy, watch
play, pass, begin

-s -es •íes

dances finishes studies

opens mixes dries
prays misses cries
puts does copies
li kes catches
says washes
plays watches
begins passes
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PRONUNCIATION

- verbs end in /f/, /k/,/p/,/t/ sound Ex:

laughs, drinks, sleeps, hates.

- verbs end in/s/, - verbs end in any

/t//,/J7 or/z/sound other sounds

Ex: misses, wishes, rises Ex: dreams, stays, begins

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PRACTICE

Write the third person singular of the

verbs in the correct box, then read them
aloud. HOMEWORK
laugh, kiss, read, look, speak, kick, put, catch,
drive, brush, ride, walk, open, jump, play, know,
cough, see, dance, c/ose. he/p, //sfen, wa/ch,
was/7, travel, wntet lose, eat, rain, change

/1z t kisses,

reads,
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HOMEWORK
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1.A: Where’s James? Present continuous 6t present simple?!

B: H e is paying football in the garden right now

2. A: Bill d a n c e s very well.
B: Yes, he’s a good singer, too.
3. A: Lucy is very busy
B: Yes, she i s w o r k i n g very hard these days.
4. A: What are you doing on Saturdays?
B: I clean the house and go shopping
5. A: Why are y o u p a c k i n g your suitcase?
B: Because I am f l y i n g to Paris tomorrow morning
6. A: Fred is n o t k n o w how to swim
B: That’s because he’s only three
7. Max looks very fit B: Yes, he ( t a k i n g ) alot of exercise these days
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Present continuous fit present simple?!
Charlie Foster 1) works (work) at a bakery. He 2)
Always get up (always/get up) very early because he 3)
Starts ( s t a r t s ) work at four o’clock every morning.
Charlie 4) is n o t at work this morning.
At the moment he 5) is p a c k i n g a suitcase
because he 6) i s g o i n g on holiday today. Charlie
7) s i n g s to himself. He’s very happy. Right
now he 8) is l o o k i n g for his aero plane tickets.
Where are they? He can’t find them. There they are, under his bed!
Charlie i s c a l l i n g a taxi now. His plane 10)
l e a v e s in an hour. Where 11)
i s C h a r l i e going? To Hawaii!
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A: Good morning, Catherine. A special guest 1) is coming ( c o m e s ) to our hotel today

B: Really? 2) Do I know(I / k n o w) who it is?
A: I 3)think ( t h i n k ) y o u d o . H e 4 ) I s ( s t a r r i n g ) in the T V series
“Rooftop” at the moment

B: It 5)......IS.........(be) Paul Roberts, isn’t it? When 6)is h e c o m e s ? I can’t

wait to meet him in person!
A: At 3 o’clock this afternoon. But there are a few things you 7) need (need) to
know. First of all, he 8) l o v e s flowers.
A: He also 9) e n j o y s having his breakfast in the dining room, not in his room
B: Why 10) i s h e s t a y at our hotel?
A: Because he 11) w a n t s some peace and quiet and he 12)
Doesn’t like to be disturbed by reporters.
B: I see. Well, let’s hope that everything will be okay while he 13) is s t a y s here
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Present continuous & present simple?!

1. J a s o n is not coming (not/come) with us this evening

2. What is this sign mean)?
3. We usually meet at the sport centre every Wednesday afternoon
4. Greg is training for the next Olympic Games
5. Michael Burns is very rich. He ownes (own) a department store
6. John and Mary are plaing (play) chess at the moment
7. Peter doesn’t usually have bacon and eggs for breakfast
8. My father buys (buy) a newspaper everyday
9. Mr. and Mrs. Dean not going (not/go) to Mexico tomorrow
10 Does Pierre speak English?
No, but he speaks (speak) French_
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O Present continuous & present simple?!
Dear Martin,
How are you and Sally? 1) I ( h o p e ) you’re well. I 2) Am writing) to
give you some of good news. I have got a summer job for the holidays! I 3)am ...
repairing telephone lines for a telephone company.
I 4) usually ride my bicycle to work because it’s only a ten minutes ride
from home. We 5) (start) work at 8:30. We 6) (finish) at 4:30
on Mondays to Thursdays, but at 2:30 on Fridays, so I 7) (have) long
weekends.
I 8) am w o r k i n g very hard at the moment. To tell you the truth, I 9)
Am a bit nervous because my boss 10) is (leaving) for Scotland on
business next week, so I’ll be on my own. Lizzie says I 11) (worry) about it too
much. She’s probably right!
Please write your news. Say hello to Sally forme.
Best
wishes,
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