Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Simple and Present Continuous form and use

Which examples correspond to each of a-h uses? • This meal tastes great! • I am leaving. Can you tell Jane I’ll see her tomorrow. • When she gets to the office she always checks her e-mail first. • They’re staying at the Crillon hotel until the end of the week. • My sister works in a bank. • The bus leaves at 8:35am. • The number of Internet users is growing fast. • I’m meeting Mr. Wong next week. He’s arriving on Tuesday. • Repeated actions or habits • Permanent situations, facts • Describing a state • An event in progress (now) • Temporary actions/situations • Describing a situation which is changing • Timetables and scheduled events • Future arrangement

Present simple and continuous: uses Present simple • Regular activities • Fixed timetables • Permanent and factual situations • States (love, hate, know, believe, belong, hear, taste, smell…) Present continuous • An event in progress • Temporary situations • Trends and changing situations • Future arrangements

Present simple: form

Present simple: adverbs of frequency Put the following adverbs of frequency in order from the least to the most frequent: • Rarely • Often • Usually • Hardly ever • Never • Sometimes • Occasionally • Always

Present simple: adverbs of frequency • Never • Hardly ever • Rarely • Occasionally • Sometimes • Often • Usually • Always sometimes sometimes occasionally I am late for class occasionally

Present continuous: BE+ V-ing

Present Simple and Present Continuous