Present simple present continuous
- 2. Consider the differences between the following sentences I go to my parent’s house every two months. My brother comes to stay with me at Christmas. She has a shower every morning. My family and I live in Dublin I’m going to a U2 concert next week. My friends are coming to visit me next week from America. She can’t answer the phone now she’s having a shower. I’m living in Dublin at the moment.
- 3. Present simple • The first important idea with the present simple is routine. Things we do everyday as part of our routine. • I have breakfast at 8 am • My brother visits me at Christmas. • I take the bus everyday to go to work.
- 4. Present simple • The second important idea with present simple is facts. Things that are always true. • In Spain they speak Spanish. • Humans need air to breathe. • People use gas to cook food.
- 5. Present continuous • The first important idea with present continuous is temporary actions. This can be actions happening now in this exact moment • I am teaching. I am talking, I am breathing. Or • Actions that are temporary, happening recently and we don’t expect them to be permanent • I am living in Dublin now. • I’m eating a lot of fast food! • I’m studying French at the moment.
- 6. Present continuous • The second important idea with present continuous is future plans: • We are going to visit Korea next year. • My friends are coming to see me next week. • I’m meeting the manager of the company tomorrow at 3pm.
- 7. Consider the differences in meaning between the following sentences: • I go to my parent’s house every two months. • Routine • Future plan • I’m going to a U2 concert next week.
- 8. Consider the differences in meaning between the following sentences: • My brother comes to stay with me at Christmas • Routine • Future plan • My friends are coming to visit me from America
- 9. Consider the differences in meaning between the following sentences: • She has a shower every morning. • Routine • Temporary action • She is having a shower now.
- 10. Consider the differences in meaning between the following sentences: My family and I live in Dublin fact • Temporary action • I’m living in Dublin at the moment.
- 11. Present simple • Basic form of the present simple in the positive I You We They Go Buy Show Do tell He She It Goes Buys Shows Does tells He, she and it take S
- 12. Present simple • Basic form of the present simple in Negative I You We They Do not Don’t Go Buy Show Do tell He She It Does not Doesn’t Go Buy Show Do tell
- 13. Present simple • Basic form of the present simple in Negative I You We They Do not Don’t Go Buy Show Do tell He She It Does not Doesn’t Go Buy Show Do tell
- 14. Present simple • Basic form of the present simple in questions Do I You We They Go Buy Show Do tell Does He She it Go Buy Show Do tell
- 15. Present simple • Basic form of the present continuous in positive I Am (‘m) looking He She it Is (‘s) You We they Are (‘re)
- 16. Present simple • Basic form of the present continuous in positive I Am (‘m) not looking He She it Is (‘s) not Isn’t You We they Are (‘re) not Aren’t
- 17. Present simple • Basic form of the present continuous in positive • Notice the change in word order with the verb to be Am I looking is He She it are You We they
- 18. Stop and check! Find the mistakes. • They visiting me next week • What you going to do there? • I going to do that tomorrow • My brother is work in an office • We are think about that idea • He no coming with us. • Do you coming with us? • My parents doesn’t has much money. • I don’t going there tomorrow. • I am work a lot at the moment
- 19. Stop and check! Find the mistakes. • They visiting me next week – They are visiting me next week • What you going to do there? • What are you going to do there? • I going to do that tomorrow – I’m going to do that tomorrow • My brother is work in an office • My brother is working in an office. • We are think about that idea – We are thinking about that idea • He no coming with us. – He isn’t/ he’s not coming with us Do you coming with us? – Are you coming with us? • My parents doesn’t has much money. – My parents don’t have much money • I don’t going there tomorrow. – I’m not going there tomorrow • I am work a lot at the moment • I am working a lot at the moment.
- 20. Non action verbs • Some verbs don’t take present continuous. • We call them non action verbs because they are verbs where there is no action. • Examples • To know • To hate • To love • To prefer • To need
- 21. Making questions the correct word order with –WH questions Wh- questions What Where When Who Why Which Do I You We they Want Need Have Does He She It Want Need have
- 22. Making questions the correct word order with –WH questions Wh- questions What Where When Who Why Which Am I going is He She it are You We They
- 23. Find the correct sentence order! • What doing to you year yourself are this improve ? • What father doing your mother now is or right ? • you are shows TV What now watching ? • is weather the when drink to like you do What hot ? • you the taking moment any vitamins Are at ? • Are to at trying healthily moment you eat the ? • many day you or cups drink tea of How a do coffee ? • buy Do any you food need today to ? • you have do usually lunch Where ? • do app What most the use you ? • Do one you is dance watching when no ? • are you bored do when What you do ?
- 24. Find the correct sentence order! • • What are you doing this year to improve yourself? • What is your father or mother doing right now? • What TV shows are you watching now? • What do you like to drink when the weather is hot? • Are you taking any vitamins at the moment? • Are you trying to eat healthily at the moment? • How many cups of coffee or tea do you drink a day? • Do you need to buy any food today? • Where do you usually have lunch? • What app do you use the most? • Do you dance when no one is watching? • What do you do when you are bored?