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By Cristina Rodrguez
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Remember:
Grammar has meaning!
Different grammar tenses are used in different situations or contexts and they carry different meanings. When do we use the present simple? And the present continuous?
For example . . .
*Frequency adverbs and time expressions are commonly used with simple present: Always, never, usually, rarely, sometimes, often, etc. Every year, once a month.
Grammar Structure:
Present Continuous
POSITIVE SENTENCES
I AM You, We, They ARE He, She, It IS
What are you doing? Give real personal examples What about the negative sentences? And the questions and short answers?
SPELLING RULES
Verbs ending in -e Verbs ending in -ie Short verbs ending in vowel + consonant
COME- COMING
LIE - LYING
RUN- RUNNING
The rest
WALK - WALKING
SPELLING RULES
Verbs ending in -e Verbs ending in -ie Short verbs ending in vowel + consonant
COME- COMING
LIE - LYING
RUN- RUNNING
The rest
WALK - WALKING
Important!
Some verbs are NOT used in the present continuous. These verbs are called STATIVE (or non-action) verbs. Here are some examples:
Examples:
I like Rome. NOT: I am liking Rome. She has a big house. NOT: She is having a big house. I prefer to have coffee. NOT: I am preferring to have coffee.
Practice!
Answers!
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. On Tuesdays, I go to the gym. Karen is painting her apartment this week. This room is very large. (fact) He has a headache right now. (stative) It is raining really hard right now. Where is John? He is working. (right now) I am meeting my friend in a few minutes. My family often comes to San Diego.
Practice: Present simple or present continuous? A day in the life of Simon Nixon
He normally .. (get up) at seven oclock, but this week he .
(start) work earlier because its a busy period. He usually .. (arrive) at work by nine and he .. (check) his emails. Today he .. (work) on a report on their websites because these tell them how many people .. (visit) nowadays their websites. For example, they .. (have) about six million visitors every month and this number .. (grow). They .. (also make) a lot of impovements to their websites at the moment. The Internet
Practice: Present simple or present continuous? A day in the life of Simon Nixon
He normally gets up at seven oclock, but this week he is
starting work earlier because its a busy period. He usually arrives at work by nine and he checks his emails. Today he is working on a report on their websites because these tell them how many people are visiting nowadays their websites. For example, they have about six million visitors every month and this number is growing. They are also making a lot of impovements to their websites at the moment. The Internet
Complete these questions for Simon Use the present simple or the present continuous forms
What time.? At seven oclock. Why .. earlier this year? Because its a busy period. When . at work? At around nine. What .. today? The reports on their websites
Why is he starting work earlier this year? Because its a busy period. When does he usually arrive at work? At around nine. What is he working ON today? The reports on their websites
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