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I play I am playing
you play you are playing
he / she / it plays he / she / it is playing
we play we are playing
they play they are playing
USE : Routines (PERMANENT SITUATIONS) USE : Actions happening at the moment(TEMPORARY SITUATIONS)
Affirmative: Affirmative:
I learn english. I´m learning english.
She learns english. She is learning english.
Negative: Negative:
I don´t learn english. I´m not learning english.
She doesn´t learn english. She isn´t learning english.
Present simple vs. Present continuous
Questions: Questions:
Do you learn english? Are you learning english?
What do you learn? What are you learning?
Time expressions:
Time expressions:
Everyday, frequency
Now, right now, at the
adverbs (always, never…),
moment, at present…
prepositions (in, on, at).
Exercises
Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Continuous).
3. Look! Linda (listen) carefully and she (look) at the beautiful pictures.
Banana
Orange
Apple
Food
Pasta
Pizza
Salad
Food
Hamburguer
Cake
Ice cream
Food
Rice Sugar
Eggs
Food
Potatoes Tomatoes
Bell peppers
Food
Chicken
Meat
Fish
LET’S
PRACTICE
Complete with “a + consonant sound” or “an + vowel sound”
The articles
a / an The
(indefinite articles) (definite article)
Two oranges
Three oranges
COUNTABLE NOUNS
SINGULAR PLURAL
a + noun noun + -s
one + noun
a potato potatoes
Uncountable nouns
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
-Sugar
Exercises
Decide whether these nouns are countable (C) or uncountable (U)
Ex: Ex:
an orange – some oranges Water
a student – five students Bread
How many/How much
How many/How much
1)How many + COUNTABLE NOUN
-How many brothers do you have?
-How many tomatoes do you buy?
-How many cups of coffee do you drink every day?
Ex:
Ex:
How much milk is in the
How many friends do you
bottle?
have?
How much water should I
How many cars can you see?
drink?
Countable and uncountable nouns
A few / A little
To express a small quantity of something
in an affirmative sentence.
Ex: Ex:
There are a few students. I need a little coffee.
I eat a few apples. There is little traffic today
Countable and uncountable nouns
A lot of
To express a large quantity of something
in an affirmative sentence.
Ex: Ex:
There are a lot of students. I need a lot of coffee.
I eat a lot of apples. There is a lot of traffic today
Exercises
Choose How much or How many
5. How many apples do you eat every month? = I eat a lot of apples every month. / I eat a few apples every month.
a)I eat a lot of apples every month. / b) i eat a lot of apples every month.