PRESENT

SIMPLE,
PRESENT
CONTINUOS,
STATIVE VERBS
FORM 5 UNIT 1
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PRESENT
PRESENT SIMPLE
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CONTINUOUS
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EXERCISES AND
STATIVE VERBS
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DISCUSSION
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 PRESENT SIMPLE
•  It is used to describe habits, unchanging
situations, general truths, and fixed
arrangements. 
• Just use the base form of the verb: (I take, you
take, we take, they take) The 3rd person singular
takes an -s at the end. (he takes, she takes)
 EXAMPLES
• To express habits, general truths, repeated actions or unchanging situations, emotions and wishes:
• I smoke (habit); I work in London (unchanging situation); London is a large city (general truth)

• To give instructions or directions:

• You walk for two hundred meters, then you turn left.

• To express fixed arrangements, present or future:

Your exam starts at 09.00

• To express future time, after some conjunctions: after, when, before, as soon as, until:
• He'll give it to you when you come next Saturday.

Be careful! The simple present is not used to express actions happening now.

 PRESENT
(also called Present Progressive)
CONTINUOUS
The structure of the Present Continuous tense is
:
• The auxiliary verb (be) is
conjugated in the Present
SUBJECT + auxiliary be + main verb Simple: am, are, is

• The main verb is invariable

conjugated in  
Present Simple in present participle form:
 -ing

• For negative sentences we

am, are, is present
participle (- insert not between the
ing) auxiliary verb and the main
verb.
 EXAMPLES
  subject auxiliary   main verb  
verb
+ I am   speaking to you.
+ You are   reading this.
- She is not staying in London.

- We are not playing football.

? Is he   watching TV?
? Are they   waiting for John?
 HOW DO WE USE THE PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
We use the Present Continuous to talk about:TENSE
•action happening now
•action in the future

Present Continuous for action happening now

a) for action happening exactly now
I am eating my lunch.
past present future

The action is  
happening now.
b) for action happening around now
The action may not be happening exactly now, but it is
happening just before and just after now, and it is not
permanent or habitual.
John is looking for a new job.
past present future

  The action is  
happening "around"
now.
 STATIVE VERBS – CORRECT USAGE

STATIVE simple
I know.
I knew.
I will know.
VERBS
• Describe states, situations or
conditions. perfect
I have known.
I had known.
• Not an action . I will have known.

• These verbs can be used in

STATIVE VERBS – INCORRECT USAGE
simple and perfect tenses and
I am knowing.
aspects. However, they cannot  continuous I was knowing.
I will be knowing.
be used in the continuous or
I have been knowing.
progressive forms  perfect
I had been knowing.
continuous
I will have been knowing.
 VERBS: ALWAYS STATIVE
MENTAL STATES
admire, believe, desire, doubt, know, need, realize, recognize, suppose, understand, want
Common Errors know, need, understand
• Yes, I know John.
Correct Usage • We need some help.
• Sorry, I don’t understand what you mean.
EMOTIONAL STATES

STATIVE
adore, amaze, appreciate, astonish, care, dislike, envy, fear, hate, like, loathe, love, mind, please,
prefer, surprise
Common Errors love, like, hate
• The kids love ice cream.

VERBS Correct Usage • She likes you.

• I hate washing dishes.
POSSESSION
belong, owe, own, possess
Common Errors own
• Who owns that car?
Correct Usage • It’s mine. I own it.

SENSES
hear
OTHER
consist of, contain, cost, deserve, equal, exist, involve, lack, matter, perceive, promise, resemble,
seem
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