1 Grammar rules

A Present simple /  Altre espressioni di frequenza sono:

every day / month  ogni giorno / mese
Present continuous
once a day / month  una volta al giorno / al mese
Present simple
twice a day / month  due volte al giorno / al mese
Forma affermativa Forma negativa three times a day / month
I work I don’t work tre volte al giorno / al mese
you work you don’t work We go shopping every day.
he works he doesn’t work Andiamo a fare la spesa ogni giorno.
she works she doesn’t work
it works it doesn’t work Present continuous
we work we don’t work Forma affermativa Forma negativa
you work you don’t work I’m eating I’m not eating
they work they don’t work you’re eating you aren’t eating
he’s eating he isn’t eating
Forma
Risposte brevi she’s eating she isn’t eating
interrogativa
it’s eating it isn’t eating
Affermative Negative
we’re eating we aren’t eating
Do I work? Yes, you do. No, you don’t.
you’re eating you aren’t eating
Do you work? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
they’re eating they aren’t eating
Does he work? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
Does she work? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t. Forma
Risposte brevi
Does it work? Yes, it does. No, it doesn’t. interrogativa
Do we work? Yes, you do. No, you don’t. Affermative Negative
Do you work? Yes, we do. No, we don’t. Am I eating? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
Do they work? Yes, they do. No, they don’t. Are you eating? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
1 Il Present simple si usa per parlare di: Is he eating? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
Is she eating? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
– abitudini e della routine quotidiana
Is it eating? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
I get up at seven o’clock.
Are we eating? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
– situazioni permanenti
Are you eating? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
My mum is a school teacher. Are they eating? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.
2 Il Present simple è spesso usato con gli avverbi
1 Il Present continuous si usa per parlare di azioni
di frequenza.
in corso nel momento in cui si parla. In questo
always sempre caso, è spesso usato con avverbi come:
usually di solito
– now  ora
often spesso
sometimes qualche volta – at the moment  inquesto momento / al momento
rarely raramente Josh’s doing his homework at the moment.
never (non) mai 2 Il Present continuous si usa anche per parlare di
I usually do my homework in the afternoon. azioni temporanee in corso di svolgimento in un
Di solito faccio i compiti nel pomeriggio. periodo preciso. In questo caso, è spesso usato
con espressioni di frequenza come:
P er dire ‘non molto spesso’ si usa l’espressione
very often in frasi negative. – today  oggi
I don’t phone Grandma very often. – this week  questa settimana
NON I don’t very often phone Grandma. – this month  questo mese
We aren’t studying the Romans at school
this month.

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 Grammar rules 1
B Present continuous for future

Soggetto + am / are / is +
forma base
+ -ing +
future time Wordlist 174
del verbo expression
Weather
• Il Present continuous si può usare per parlare di azioni cloudy nuvoloso
drought  siccità
programmate nel futuro. È di solito accompagnato da avverbi o
flood (n)  inondazione,
espressioni di tempo quali tomorrow, next Monday, ecc. alluvione
We’re doing a Maths test tomorrow. foggy  nebbioso
Domani facciamo una verifica di matematica. frost  gelo, gelata
hail (n)  grandine
Future time expressions hurricane  uragano
• Il Present continuous con valore di futuro è di solito ice  ghiaccio
accompagnato dai seguenti avverbi o espressioni di tempo: rain  piovere
snow  nevicare
– this morning / afternoon / evening / tonight storm  tempesta, bufera
questa mattina / questo pomeriggio / questa sera / stasera sunny  sereno, soleggiato
They’re leaving this afternoon. thunder and lightning 
tuoni e fulmini
– tomorrow morning / afternoon / evening / night tornado  tornado
domani mattina / domani pomeriggio / domani sera windy  ventoso
We’re going to London tomorrow night.
Temperature / Climate
– next Friday / week / month / summer / year cold freddo
venerdì prossimo / la settimana prossima / il mese prossimo / cool  fresco, freddino
l’estate prossima / l’anno prossimo freezing  freddissimo,
They’re moving house next week. gelido
hot  caldo, caldissimo
– At + l’ora mild  mite
at 12 o’clock, at midnight, at 3 p.m. warm  caldo, temperato
alle 12, a mezzanotte, alle 3
Adjectives
We’re meeting Jennifer at 4 p.m. beautiful  bellissimo,
– At + periodo di tempo più lungo stupendo
fine  bello
at the weekend, at Christmas, at Easter foul  tremendo, pessimo
al fine settimana, a Natale, a Pasqua horrible  orribile
We’re playing tennis at the weekend. lovely  incantevole
nice  piacevole
– On + il giorno o la data terrible  terribile
on 3rd August, on my birthday, on Monday, on Christmas Day
il 3 agosto, (per) il mio compleanno, lunedì, il giorno di Natale
I’m having a big party on my birthday.
– In + i mesi, le stagioni, gli anni
in August, in the summer, in 2016
ad agosto, in estate, nel 2016
He’s moving to Australia in 2016.

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