PRESENT TENSE CONTRAST

UNIT 1
PRESENT SIMPLE USE
An action that happens regularly or always
 e.g. Hanif often wears hats
A fact or a permanent situation
 e.g. Rachel lives in London
PRESENT SIMPLE FORM
 AFFIRMATIVE:
 Subject + verb + complements

3rd p sg –s
 * 3rd p sg: verb ending –h, -o, -x, -s: add
–es

eg. wash : washes

verb ending–y final vowel : -s
 eg. play: plays

final consonant: -ies

eg. fly: flies
PRESENT SIMPLE FORM
NEGATIVE
 Subject + DON’T / DOESN’T + verb +
complements
 (I/we/you/they)/(he/she/it)

eg. Louise and Dany don’t wash their hands
before lunch
 eg. Louise …
 INTERROGATIVE
 DO / DOES + subject + verb +
complements ?
 eg. Does Pam study hard for her exams?
 eg. (Stephan and John)?
PRESENT SIMPLE FORM
 TRANSLATION
qVive en Oxford
qShe/He lives in Oxford
qÉl y su madre cocinan juntos
qHe and his mother cook together
qEl alumno estudia duro
qThe student studies hard
qSus padres no van al gimnasio
qHer /His parents don’t go to the gym
q¿Lo pasa Emma bien?
qDoes Emma have a nice time?
q
PRESENT CONTINUOUS USE
An action that is happening now
 eg. Look! Dan is wearing a hat!
A temporary situation
 eg. Rachel’s cousin is living in
Manchester while she’s at university
PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM
AFFIRMATIVE
 Subject + AM/IS/ARE + V-ing +
complements
 eg. Joe is eating carrots at the moment
NEGATIVE
 Subject + AM NOT/ISN’T/AREN’T + V-ing
+ compl.
 eg. Look! People are shouting at the mall
INTERROGATIVE
 AM/IS/ARE + subject + V-ing +
complements ?
 eg. What are you doing now? I’m listening to
PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM
-ING EXCEPTIONS
 ending–y don’t remove –
y
 eg. fly – flying
 ending–e remove –e,
add –ing
 eg. live – living
 ending cons+vow+cons
double last cons
 eg. run - running
PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM
 TRANSLATION
q¿Qué hace Sean?
qWhat is Sean doing?
qEstá jugando en el patio del colegio
qHe’s playing/ Sean is playing at the playground
qAhora no estás haciendo los deberes
qYou’re not doing homework now / at the moment
qTus padres están trabajando en el banco
qYour parents are working at the bank
qLos policías están parando a los coches
qPolicemen are stopping cars
q
q
PRESENT TENSE CONTRAST
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS


 We use the present simple We use the present

with ADVERBS OF
FREQUENCY continuous with
ü Always ADVERBS such as
ü Usually
ü Often
NOW, AT THE
ü Sometimes MOMENT
ü Hardly ever
ü Never
 Position: after the verb TO
BE; before the rest
 Other adverbs such as
ü ONCE/TWICE/THREE
TIMES… A
WEEK/MONTH/YEAR…
ü