Present Simple Present continuous

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+s

Ss,sh,ch,x + es

Vowel +y+s

Consonant+y+s

Forget, express, say, study, take, buy, tidy, eat, drive, crash, play, do, cry, fly, lay,
boil, pass, stay, teach, fry.
+ing

(ie)y + ing

(e) +ing

double consonant
+ing

Draw, lie, drive, put, drink, run, sit, tie, give, apply, live, grow, begin, type, die,
repair.
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Present Simple

Present Continuous

A permanent state, a temporary action, a scheduled action, an action arranged for

the near future, a general truth, an action happening now, likes/dislikes, a routine.

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1) I (fly) to Moscow tomorrow.
2) The Browns (live) in Perth.
3) John.. (paint) the garage at the moment.
4) The earth(move) around the sun.
5) Anna(like) her new school.
6) The flight to New York..(leave) at 7.00 am.
7) We..(look) for new furniture for the living room at present.
8) ..(you go) to Spain this summer?
9) Rachel(work) as a waitress at Sunrise Diner.
10)
The train from Brussels..(arrive) at 5.10pm.
11)
We(stay) at a beautiful hotel by the sea.
12)
Ellen.(hate) dogs.
13)
She ..(exercise) three times a week.
14)
I ..(write) a letter to him right now.
15)
Water.(freeze) at 0 C.
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Paul works as a singer.
He is singing now.
He is staying at a hotel at present.
He is going to Lyon on Sunday.
His flight leaves at 9.00am.
He likes tennis.

Temporary situation
Scheduled actions
Future arrangements
Actions happening now
Likes and dislikes
Permanent states

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Steven (work) as a director. He is in the studio now. He (direct) a scene
from his new film Raiders of the lost treasure. He (stay) in London at
present, but he (fly) to Egypt tomorrow to shoot some scenes. His flight
(leave) at 6.00 am and although he (like) travelling, he (hate) early
mornings.
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Present Simple

Present continuous

Every day, now, at the moment, never, in the evening, on Monday, nowadays, this
months, always, next week, usually, today, often, every year, tonight, sometimes.
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CNN. MTV. , .
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Do/dont/to be
1) ..you study French? No, I ..
2) ..you married? No, we ..

3) ..they work here? Yes, they ..

4) ..your friends like Chinese food? No, they ..
5) ..she South American? No, she..
6) ..he happy? Yes, he ..
7) ..that your bag? No, it.
8) ..you want to learn English? Yes, I..
9) ..he live with his family? Yes, he
10)
he work? No, ..
11)
he student? Yes, ..
12)
..he study math? No, he
13)
he want to be a programmer? No, he.
14)
..he do a lot in his free time?..............
Present Continuous.
1) You/ clean/the/car?
2) Brian/ read/that/book?
3) The dog/ eat/its/dinner?
4) Your sister/ take/the dog/ for a walk?
5) I/ look at/ the correct page?
6) It/ snow?
7) Your parents/ come/ here in their car?
8) They/ do/ their homework?
Present Simple.
Sausages/supper./often/cook/We/for
Revises/exams/Laura/usually/her/on/Sunday./for
Doing/am/now./my/English/I/homework
Is/the guitar/He/the/at/moment./playing
At/I/swimming/never/go/the/weekend.
Present Simple Present Continuous.
Brian..talking the dog for a walk. ..you play the piano? We need that
book for this class. I ..working at the moment. She. have blue eyes, they are
brown. My parents .singing Beatles songs in the sitting room. I..not
writing to my friend in England, I ..doing my homework. We not eating
your biscuits. older people like rock music? ..your mother ever go
swimming? Some of my classmates ......not working during their school holidays.
On the phone: Hello?........I speaking to Mrs Jones? Most boyslike
shopping. it rain a lot in London? look OK? ..you revising for the
exams or reading a magazine? I want an English test on Monday! we
have homework today? ..Mary playing the guitar? Peter and Sara getting
ready?

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This food taste delicious.
Mother is taste the sauce to see if it needs more salt.
I thinks, Ill buy the black dress, not the red one.
She think about this question at present.
The Smiths has a cottage in the mountains.
Susan has a dinner at her cousin tonight.
After a short walk, he feels always relaxed and cheerful.
He feeling sad nowadays.
Time adverbials.
At the moment John is working at a restaurant. Right now hes waiting at tables.
John is interested in food. He often cooks at home, five or six times a week. He
usually makes dinner for the family and he occasionally makes lunch. His mother
always makes breakfast, every morning. John never makes breakfast but his sister
Jo sometimes helps.

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1)
a)
Most people in Thailand live in villages
b)
Most people in Thailand are living in villages
2)
a) Were having a great time.
b) We have a great time.
3)
a) What do you do now?
b) What are you doing now?
4)
a) Hes flying to Oslo tomorrow.
b) He flies to Oslo tomorrow.
5)
a) We see some friends this evening.
b) We are seeing some friends this evening.
6)
a) Farmers are working in the fields.
b) Farmers work in the fields.
7)
a) Give the gift to him.
b) Give the gift to he.
8)
a) What is the Chinese like?
b) What are Chinese like?
9)
a) Brian havent got blue eyes.
b) Brian hasnt got blue eyes.
10)
a) A vet can treats sick animals
b) A vet can treat sick animals
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Dear Molly
I (write) from the gorgeous island of Jamaica! Jim and I.(stay) in a
five-star hotel by the sea. Right now, I(sit) on the balcony and I
(drink)
A delicious fruit punch. Jim (walk) along the beach. He
(collect) shells and rocks to bring back home.
The weather..(be) hot and sunny. We (spend) most of the day
relaxing and reading under the beautiful palm trees. Tonight we .. (go) to a
reggae festival and on Tuesday we (leave) for Barbados. The Jamaican people
..(make) you feel happy as they(be) cheerful and kind. I (love) it here
so much that I (not/want) to leave.

See you soon,

Cindy

Peter..spending money. (hate, hating, hates)
She .like cold water. (doesnt, dont, hasnt)
How many studentsthere in your class? (is, are, have)
Taras.a friendly smile. (has, got, have)
I have some water, please? (Do, Am, Can)
WhatLaura do? Shes a dancer. (does, can, has)
Im my friend this evening. (see, seeing, sees)
Sarah and Ifrom Italy. (havent, isnt, arent)
This is a picture of and my father. (me, I, my)
Look at ..They are crying. (him, them, they)
Where ..Sue from? (is, does, are)
Ann like eating spaghetti? (Do, Does, Is)