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PRESENT TIME Simple Present & Present Continuous

PRESENT TIME Simple Present & Present Continuous. Level 104 Unit 1. Simple Present (the bigger, longer present). USE : Things that are always true: I am a student; Fatima is a woman; the sky is blue; summertime is hot…

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PRESENT TIME Simple Present & Present Continuous

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  1. PRESENT TIMESimple Present & Present Continuous Level 104 Unit 1

  2. Simple Present (the bigger, longer present) USE: Things that are always true: I am a student; Fatima is a woman; the sky is blue; summertime is hot… Things that happen all the time and habits: I usually wake up at 5:30am; I take a nap when I get home after school; I sleep in the car on the way to university; We visit my aunt on Fridays; Class starts at 8:00 on Mondays… Feelings & senses (things in your head and your heart): think, feel, hear, see, taste, smell, understand, know, love, like, hate, want…..etc. Commonly used with these words and expressions (with present time): at weekends; on Fridays; on Sundays; every… every day / week / month / year; Rarely / seldom / sometimes / often / frequently / usually / always / never / the first time / after… after school, after work, after I get home, after a big meal….

  3. Simple Present – Form • Have/have got and Be are irregular in Simple Present

  4. Simple Present – Form • Be is irregular in Simple Present

  5. Simple Present – Questions Use Do/does for all verbs except Be and Has got

  6. Simple Present – Short answers

  7. Simple Present – Forms with “es” • Verbs ending with “o,” “x,” “y” or the sounds: s, z, sh, ch, and j

  8. Simple Present – Spelling • Verbs ending with “o,” “x,” “y” or the sounds: s, z, sh, ch, and j

  9. Simple Present – Pronunciation of endings • After vowel, voiced consonant and unvoiced consonant sounds

  10. Present Continuous – Be +“ing”The little present, temporary USE: • Actions in progress – I’m reading a PowerPoint right now. • Temporary actions – My dad usually works in Jeddah, but this month, he’s working in Riyadh. • “Never” used with feelings and senses (things in your head and heart). Use simple present for that. Example: I love chocolate. • Commonly used with these words and expressions (with present time): At the moment, right now, at present, just, just now, now, still, today, tonightLook! Listen!

  11. Present Continuous – Be +“ing”Examples • Commonly used with these words and expressions (with present time): At the moment, right now, at present, just, just now, now, still, today, tonightLook! Listen! • Examples: I can’t come to meet you because: I’m doing homework at the moment. I’m doing homework right now. I’m eating dinner at present. I’m still working on a project. I’m studying now. I can meet you soon because: I’m just now finishing my homework. I’m just finishing my homework. I’m working in Riyadh today/tonight. I’ll return to Jeddah tomorrow. Look! That car is running the red light! Listen! Two cats are fighting!

  12. Present Continuous– Form • Am / is / are + verb + ing

  13. Present Continuous– Spelling

  14. Links to Practice Simple Present vs. Present Continuous http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/comparison_tenses/02_comparison_simple_present_or_present_continuous.htm http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/comparison_tenses/03_tenses_simple_present_or_present_continuous.htm http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/comparison_tenses/04_simple_present_or_present_continuous_exercises.htm http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/comparison_tenses/05_simple_present_or_present_progressive_exercises.htm http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/comparison_tenses/10_test_simple_present_present_or_present_continuous.htm http://first-english.org/english_learning/english_tenses/comparison_tenses/11_tests_simple_present_present_or_present_continuous.htm http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs2.htm http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs1.htm http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs2.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive3.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/simcon.htm https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex02 https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex03 https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex04 https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex05 https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex06 https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro/exercises?ex07

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