AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

PRESENT Peter Studies at a Peter doesn’t study Does Peter study at

SIMPLE-FORM secondary school. at a secondary a secondary school?
school.
TIME MARKERS Frequency adverbs : always, usually, sometimes, never, often,
rarely…
Other time markers: every day/ month/week, at the weekend, on
Saturdays, once/twice/ three times a year/month…
USE Habitual actions/ routines ;
Programmes and timetables (school, buses,…) ;
A permanent state ( I live in a small town.

General rule It takes s.

She likes reading.
With verbs ending in: It takes es.
o do- does
s miss - misses
x mix - mixes
sh wash - washes
ch catch - catches

With verbs ending in: It takes s.

vowel + y enjoy - enjoys
With verbs ending in: It changes y into I and takes es.
consonant + y study - studies

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

PRESENT Susan is studying Susan isn’t Is Susan Studying
CONTINUOUS - for her exams. studying for her for her exams?
FORM exams.
TIME MARKERS now, at the moment, today, these days, at present
USE To describe something taking place at the moment of talking;
 For something happening for a short time.

A. Underline the correct form.

1. What do you think / are you thinking of his performance?

2. You look sad. What do you think / are you thinking about?
3. I’m not seeing / don’t see what you mean.
4. I think I’m getting / get sick.
5. My sister is spending / spends six month in Holland on the Erasmus
programme.
6. Why are you leaving / do you leave now? It’s still early.
7. Why are you having / do you have a hamburger? I thought you were a
vegetarian!
8. Wake up! You aren’t listening / don’t listen to me.
9. “Are you enjoying / Do you enjoy the party?”
“Yes, I’m having / I have a great time.”

B. Say if the following sentences are right or wrong and make the necessary corrections.

1. I’m waiting to buy a new mobile phone.

2. He doesn’t worry normally about his appearance.
3. That teacher never is on time!
4. Most of my friends are learning two foreign languages.
5. Just a moment! I eat my toast.
6. He goes often to the cinema.
7. I’m having cornflakes for breakfast every morning.
8. They are making a political statement through their behavior.
9. He goes through live without a care in the world.

c. Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Listen to the kids! It sounds like they __ARE HAVING__________(have) a

great time but I had better go and see what they __ARE
DOING__________(do). They always __BREAK__________ (break)
something when they ______COME______(come) over to play.
1. She’s a Goth so she usually _WEARS___________(wear) something totally
different!
 2. She’s a teleworker so she normally _WORKS___________ (work) at home but
today she __IS GOING__________(go) to the office for a meeting.
The traffic is really bad and so she ____TAKES________(take) a long time.

Choose the present simple or present continuous to complete the

sentences below.

1In Johannesburg most people   at least five languages.

2Languages   very fast. Half of world's languages will

disappear by 2100.

3You can't see Tim now; he   a bath.

4Please keep quiet, I   to the radio. You know

I   to the news in the mornings.

5What time  ?

6I   a scarf, but today I   one because it's

unusually cold.

7I finished watching the series you recommended. Now I   

another one.

8What   tonight? Would you like to come and watch the

game?

9Nobody   they will win the match.

10You look worried. What  ?