Present simple

and
Present continuous
PRESENT SIMPLE: TO BE

+ - ?
I am I’m not Am I…?
You are You aren’t Are you…?
He/She/It is He/She/It isn’t Is he/she/it…?
We are We aren’t Are we…?
You are You aren’t Are you…?
They are They aren’t Are they…?

Negative questions
Isn’t it nice? OR Is it not nice?
PRESENT SIMPLE: TO HAVE

+ - ?
I have (got) I haven’t got Have I got…?
You have (got) You haven’t got Have you got…?
He/She/It has (got) He/She/It hasn’t got Has he/she/it got…?
We have (got) We haven’t got Have we got…?
You have (got) You haven’t got Have you got…?
They have (got) They haven’t got Have they got…?

I don’t have Do I have

You don’t have Do you have
He/She/It doesn’t have Does he/she/it have
PRESENT SIMPLE
+ I play
- I don’t play
? Do I play?
You play You don’t play Do you play?
He/She/It plays He/She/It doesn’t play Does he/she/it play?
We play We don’t play Do we play?
You play You don’t play Do you play?
They play They don’t play Do they play?

Pass Passes
Wash Washes
Watch Watches
Mix Mixes
Buzz Buzzes
Go Goes

Study Studies
Play Plays
PRESENT SIMPLE
It is used to talk about…

Things that happen regularly or all the time: daily

routines, hobbies, scheduled events or timetables,
etc.

Permanent situations: general truths, facts

generalizations, etc.
 ADVERBS OF
Always FREQUENCY
Usually
Normally They are placed BEFORE any lexical verb but
Often AFTER verb to be.

Sometimes  I always do my English homework.

 I am never late for the English class.
Hardly ever
Rarely

Never Other expressions indicating frequency are placed at

the BEGINNIG or at the END of the sentence.

 I go to the cinema once/twice a week.

 I go to English lessons every day.
 Present continuous
+ - ?
I am reading I am not reading Am I reading?
You are reading You are not reading Are you reading?
He/She/It is reading He/She/It is not reading Is he/she/it reading?
We are reading We are not reading Are we reading?
You are reading You are not reading Are you reading?
They are reading They are not reading Are they reading?

Watch out!
Swimming

Spelling Studying
Hoping
Dying/Lying
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
It is used to talk about…

Actions in progress at the moment of speaking

Temporary actions that take place over a long

period of time

Arranged plans in the future

To describe annoying habbits “You

are always complaining about everything”
Stative verbs
 These verbs are never used in the continuous form when they express states and
not actions (e.g. He is tall (state) / He is being silly (action)).

Thinking Senses Possession Appearance Emotion Measurement

Believe Smell Belong Appear Like Measure

Doubt Sound Own Seem Dislike Weight
Know Taste Possess Be (unless it Hate Cost
Realise See Have (only means behave) Love Equal
Suppose Hear when it means Prefer
Understand possess) Want
Wish
Need

I have two older brothers (state)

Ben is having a shower now (action)

as Do you see Dorothy outside? (state)

Martha is seeing a new guy (action)
Hi Misha,
‘m studying
How are you? I’m really busy this term. I Arabic. It’s
go
really interesting but it means I’m quite busy! I to class
are working
everyday for three hours. We on the alphabet at the
moment. I love the Arabic script, it’s so beautiful, but it’s really difficult
spend
too! I three hours every night practising my handwriting. It’s
like being at primary school again!
Are you doing
that online course at the moment? We really must meet
meet
up soon for a chat. Me and Tony usually for coffee every
morning at 10 o’clock. Do you want to join us? Tomorrow maybe?

Text me! Corinne