GRAMMAR PRACTICE 1A Simple present and present continuous; action and state verbs "check ry e-mails every morning | need to access the internet. My sister has anew job. ''m replying to your message right now. ‘Are you enjoying your vacation? My parents are having breakfast Simple present Weluse the simple present to tak about things that are ays tue. They speak Portuguese in Brat. The sun sesin the west. We lso use the simple presente talk about regular routines. ‘start work at 845. My brother gets up at 630 ever day. We often us te simple present with frequency avers and exresions Wenever go shopping on Saturdays. They often goto the beach onthe weekend Present continuous ‘Weuse the present continuous to talk about ations that are happening now. ‘He's speaking to his sister on Skype right now. I'm waiting for you at the bus stop. We also use the present continuous to talk about actions that are temporary. ‘She's living with her parents at the moment. I'm studying economics this year Action and state verbs ‘We can use the simple present and present continuous with verbs that describe an action, play soccer on Wednesday evenings. ’m playing a soccer game on my computer right now. Wie usually use the simple present, not the present continuous, with verbs which describe state, She doesn't like her new haircut. NOT St her ew haireut I don't understand. What do you mean? NOT 'm not understandi meaning? Towna car. NOT Em-owning o-car. Whatareyou (state verbs. feelings Tike love, ate, wank prefer, need Enjoys usedin the continuous tense. Jim enjoying the party. [thoughtsand know, believe, remember forget understand, think, fee | opinions: | consider, realize, expect agree suppose doubt, mean states be, have (possess) enist seem, appear, belong, own, matter senses ___ laste, sound, look, fel, hear, smell Look! Some verbs can be both action and state verbs, wth dterent meanings. mi thinking about my vacation (the action of thinking = action verb} 1 think this website Is the best. (an opinion =state verb) He's having steak and French fries, te action of eating He has a white sports car {apossession = siate verb] fm feeling happy. (he action of having an emotion 2. Complete the sentences with the simpe 3 Complete the text with the correct form ofthe vai Ik feels soft (the sense = state verb) hoot comet tno competi 1 They dont want aren't war k today because i's too col 2 | prefer pielerring this cotiee much better than that cote: {5 canals toYOU ight now. We have, lunch 4 Why do you wait ae you wating arent any buses after midnight 5 Idon'tunderstand | not understa because theyre speaking too fast Moye 6 We think rethinking all museums shou 7 He works working in the library thismye ering 8 That sulcase belongs Hs belonging tome? 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Have they been to China? Were you watching TV? Wil she win the game? Can you speak Italian? Do they like tea? Does he play tennis wel? Did you go to Pars? si p20f,etc)isthe object of the ver. In object questions, we use an auxiliary el before the subject, he in Yes/No questions. auxiliary vero 0 you live? did she meet? have they come? are you doing? will you arrive? an you stay? ject que ions questions, he question word asks about te subject, We use the afrmative othe verb, sin present and simple past tenses, we don't use do/doeslofd ‘bought those flowers? NOT Whe-did buy those flowers? happened in 19997 NOT What id-happon in 19997 ‘makes a noise ite that? NOT Which animal does makea noisetikeshot? ae ‘with prepositions Hote et® needs a preposition oak fr, talk to, wait for, come from, think ‘enomally put the preposition at the end ofthe question pare ooking for? NOT, 2 te lkng 0? NOT: 19790%0 the movies with? NOT With whe didyou-goto the movies? OY cama Who told you that stor? 1 Your rend / work does near here /? | sy 7 How many people work at your company? re plese i - Jevenest What are ou taking about 2 ble you! do ocing to concens/ joes class t re ‘3 was running /she / why J? 4 can tell /you/a secret /1/? 55 come/from/ which / country fyou / do /? 6 speak/ more slowly / you / could /? 7 youl see/ did fat the party/ who /? 8 which / to movie theater go / you / did 1? 9 from where / does fhe / come /? 410 looking / who / she for /was /? 2 Wiite subject questions forthe statements, 4 Which team. 2 Argentina won the game, 2 Who ? ‘Nevander Graham Bell invented the telephone, 3 How many students 2 More than 40 students study here. 4 What tothe phone? Something strange happened to the phone. Now it’s notworking, 5 Which movie ? ‘The movie we saw last week won the Oscar fr Best Picture. 6 Who ? ‘Aguy named Jacques ves here. 3. Write questions for the underined answers. 1 | spoke to Jessicain the park. 2 He cave Mike a book 3 Garloand Mira went to the party. | 4 Weanrved at 4pm. 5 The,wins drank all the orange juice. 6 She was watching aliowormovie, 7 Smvalting forTonl. H 8 Jen works in that building, I 4Go back to page 9