Present simple and continuous in English.ppt
- 1. Grundlagen Englisch - Present simple - Present continuous - time expressions HFW Bern Philipp Brunner
- 2. Present simple • We use the present simple to express facts and when something happens regularly. • Fact: The sun shines every day. • Regularity: Pete goes to work every day. 2 Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions
- 3. Present simple - to be • I am a teacher. • He is a football player. He is not /isn’t a teacher. • Is she an actress? – Yes, she is. • We are in Berne. We are at school. • article a/an + profession • In all the examples ‘to be’ is used as a main verb. 3 Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions
- 4. Present simple - to do the verb ‚to do‘ I do we do you do you do he / she / it does they do 4 Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions
- 5. Present simple - to do • I do sports three times a week. • You don‘t do your homework regularly. • He does like math. • Do you come here often? – Yes, I do. • Does he like rock music? – No, he doesn‘t. • In all the examples ‘to do’ is used as a main verb. 5 Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions
- 6. Present simple - to have the verb ‚to have‘ I have we have you have you have he / she / it has they have 6 Examples: - I have a new computer. - She has a new car. Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions
- 7. Present simple - to play, to rest, to learn the verbs ‚to play‘, ‚to rest‘, ‚to learn‘ I play rest learn we play rest learn you play rest learn you play rest learn he / she / it plays rests learns they play rest learn 7 Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions
- 8. Present simple – your turn! • practice alone or in pairs • Grammar Book, Unit 1 (p10) • Murphy copies • Time: 10 minutes Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions 8
- 9. Present continuous • We use the present continuous to describe what is happening at the moment of speaking. • We use the present continuous to describe that we talk about a limited time. • Now: I am explaining grammar to you. • Limited time: I am reading a book at the moment. (e.g. over a period of 2 weeks) 9 Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions
- 10. Present continuous (+) • person + to be + verb + -ing positive: I am talking we are talking you are talking you are talking he/she/it is talking they are talking 10 Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions
- 11. Present continuous (O) • Rechtschreibung • Achtung zum Beispiel bei: – stop stopping – come coming – fly flying – swim swimming see Appendix 5 (p148)! 11 Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions
- 12. Present simple – your turn! • practice alone or in pairs • Grammar Book, Unit 2 (p12) • Grammar Book, Unit 19 (p46) • Murphy copies • Time: 15 minutes 12 Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions