Present tenses (1) Beth: It sounds aw/ul! Lucy: Ihote it! It's just « horrible racket! Peter: love it! Who's playing the guitar? I think he's great! Tom. Thanks! I'm Dash, Horry: Dash is staying with us for a Horry's cousin. few weeks. He's got a new job in London and he’s looking for a flat. Peter: Great! What do you do, Dash? Dosh: I'ma music teacher. Horry: He's in a band, too! They're this! Beth: Well, it doesn’t sound that bod ... Lucy: No, not at all. Actually ... @ complete the tables. 1/You/We/ They live He / She / It = 1/You/ We / They not (don’t) live He / She / It does not : Do 1/you/ we /they live? Does he/ she / it 1 coca 'm) looking He / She / It : We / You / They oo I looking He / She /It ea Y We/You/ They are not... 1 Is he/she / it 5 ? Are 1you / we / they° ' 2 3 4 Read the information. Present simple Use We use the present simple to talk about ‘+ habits, repeated actions or something we do reguoriy 1 usually watch TV after dinner. He plays the guitar in a band, * facts, things thot are always or usually true CChris lives in Scotland. Hens lay eggs. * programmes and timetables Our train leaves at 8.30 a.m. The film starts at 6 o'clock. Time expressions We use these expressions with the present simple. Their place is at the beginning or the end of the sentence. + in (anuary), in the morning / the afternoon / the evening The shop closes for a few days in August. In the afternoon, | sit in the garden and have a cup of tea. * on (Mondays / Monday), on weekdays, on (Saturday) morning | afternoon / evening * at the weekend We don't go to school on Sunday. On Tuesday afternoon, I go to an art class. + every day / week / month, once / twice / three times (etc) a week / month / year | drink two glasses of milk every day. They go on holiday twice a year. Complete with the present simple. My dad usually .. dives, to work. (drive) Their plane at 4am. (leave) We meat every day. (not eat) What time they 2 (get up) Complete with the present continuous. can't go out... |’ 42in9... my homework. (do) Sandra jeans today. (not wear) your cousin with you these days? (live) Nour Present tenses (1) Adverbs of frequency We use adverbs of frequency to show how often we do something, Usually, their place is before the main verb or after the verb be. * always, usually, often, sometimes, never ‘My sister sometimes borrows my clothes. Do they usually stay up late? I'm always hungry. This door is never closed. Present continuous Use ‘We use the present continuous to talk about * something that is happening now (at the moment or for a longer period). ‘Mum is talking on the phone right now. He's taking driving lessons this month. ‘* temporary situations, something that Is happening this time only {Fm staying at my grandmother's for a few days, She usually takes the bus to school, but today she’s walking, Time expressions ‘We use these time expressions with the present continuous. Their place is at the beginning or the end of the sentence * at the moment, now, right now, today, this week / month / year, these days It isn't raining at the moment. He's working hard these days. 5 I never this computer. (use) 6 I'ma musician. What you 2 (do) 7 She coffee. (not drink) Sorry, you to me? (talk) What they here? (do) Ethan and | the match on TV. (watch) He very fast. (not run)wewvlsHren— Ss Swonecuren— wovourwn— Match. He plays the piano. Snr happening now He's playing the piano. foct They're staying at hotel, ‘temporary They often stay at « hotel. repeated action | always have cereal for breakfast. this time only I'm having cereal for breakfast today, habit The sun is setting, Isn’t it beautifull happening now ‘The sun sets in the West. fact The film starts at 10 o'clock. happening now ‘Shh! The film is starting! programme Circle the correct answer. * Can | call you back? We have KGF@ Ravin@unch at the Moment. Elizabeth doesn’t eat / isn't eating red meat. She’s a vegetarion. What do'you do / are you doing right now? ‘nearest in the morning. She wants to live in Brighton but she lives / is living in London at the moment. | don’t cook J m not cooking today, There are sandwiches in the fridge for a new car? The match usualy finishes / is finishing at 8 o'clock. Look! The red hen ay / eying on egg! We don’ usally ten / ore’ usual isteing to tis kindof mus. ‘Complete with the present simple or the present continuous. 1 get up, at 7 o'clock on weekdays. (get up) Hurry up! John for you outside the cinema. (wait) What {you usually cat the weekends? (do) Dad . to the office today. It's « bank holiday. (not go) they ‘at the moment? (work) We ‘cake for breakfast every day. (not have) she .. her grandparents every week? (visit) They for their final exam at the moment. (study) 1 to this radio show every week. (listen) The sun today} (shine) Circle the correct answer. Alex is sleeping tthe momen every day. ‘Are you leaving right now / every weekend? They practice every day / today We aren't staying at a hotel every year / this time. Henry and | play football at the weekend / right now. Is it raining every evening / at the moment? Does she wash her hands today / before she starts cooking? We do the shopping this month / on Saturdays. The restaurant is doing @ special deal on pizzas this week / every week: buy one, get one free! This shop doesn't open right now / on Sundays.Present tenses (1) @ © choose and complete. Peter | usually walks to school, but 2................. he’s riding his bike. > » he has football practice after school and he doesn’t want to be late, (on Mondays, usually, today) It is 3 p.m. Beth is playing a computer game * She 5... reads « book, but she never watches TV ¢ (sometimes, in the afternoon, at the moment) i , Lucy relaxes in her room. She ® listens to music or writes emails to her friends. 7 yovsy She's painting + Cosmo's portrait. (often, Right now, on Sunday evening) @ _ Read and complete. Use the present simple or the present continuous. Interview of the week Welcome to this year’s first issue of TeenLink magazine, This week our school is helping to reforest Behiew Hill Beth Banks interviewed Martin Chapman, the chairman of our local committee for the preservation of the environment. Beth: You *..¢. Working... (work) very hard today. Chairman Chapman st work Martin: Yes, we are. We 2 (plant) more trees, Beth Why? (you / do) this? Martin: Well usually 4 (rain) a lot in this area and the water (carry) the soil away. We often © (have) floods. So we need more trees. Trees are important because their roots 7 {keep) the sol in its place. Who's helping you today? A lot of local people. Some people ° (dig) holes and others 8 (water) the trees. Many of your schoolmates 10 {help}, too, so we "4 {do} the work fast. often 12 (help) my dad in the garden. Is there anything | can do? PF FF Fe® Read the information. State verbs Some verbs describe a state, not an action. These verbs do not have a continuous form. We use them only in the present simple form. These verbs are: * see, look, hear, sound, smell, taste, fee! * like, dislike, love, hate, prefer, not mind * think, know, believe, seem, remember, forget, remind, understand, realise * have (= possess), want, need, mean, own, belong, cost This music sounds horrible! | think he’s very good. Some state verbs can be both state and action verbs depending on their meaning, As state Cross out the wrong sentence. Ie-this perfume smeting nice? 5 Does this perfume smell nice? She has two cats and a goldfish. 6 She's having two cats and a goldfish. 1'm thinking it's « good idea. 7 | think it’s a good idea! my face? This book looks very old. This book is looking very old. 8 verbs they do not have a continuous form, but os ‘oction verbs they do. Look at these examples: ‘+ She has her MP3 player with her today. (have = possess, state verb) * She's having lunch with her friends today. (have lunch = eat, action verb) + I think you're right. (think = believe, have on opinion, state verb) + What are you thinking about? (think = what goes through our mind, active verb) ‘Other verbs like these are: State verb Action verb see (= meet) ‘oppear) look have an odour) smell feel (= have texture) feel (= give an impression) ‘Why do you smell the cheese? Is it off? ‘Why are you smelling the cheese? Is it off? Harry can’t come to the phone. He's having a shower. Harry can’t come to the phone. He has a shower. Why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on Why do you look at me lke that? Is there something on my face? I don't know what to do, I'm thinking about it. I don't know what to do. | think about it. Complete with the present simple or the present continuous. Their new CD is great! What .. 2 you think, 2 (think) There's Jenny! She cat us! (wave) 1 his story. | he's lying. (not believe, think) you Your first toy? (remember) She blue cheese. She never eats it. (hate) I'm not sure | can buy this bike. | it’s too expensive. (think) this bag to Pam? (belong) Paul very cheerful these days. (not seem) Timothy ‘a music lesson at the moment. (have) They ‘a word! They can't speak our language. (not understand) You can go out with your friends. | ! (not mind) What this word 2 (mean)@® _ Read and choose the correct answer. Hello! My name's Beth Banks, 1 PP you remember map ‘this note to introduce myself and my friends to our new readers: fn twelve to the same school as Harry, Peter and Lucy. 12 yeers old and 1... Harry Davis is the Editor of the school magazine, Teenlink. He 4 ...............-. What goes into the magazine. He's a good friend and he 5 some of the articles. But these days, | 7 | usually take photos and © for an important French exam, so | ° something good about my work; much time for the magazine. Peter Hardy is fourteen years old and he's in the same class as Harry, He 8... fokes ‘and food! He's with me at the'moment: he 1° his third ice cream! Lucy is Peter's sister. She's only eleven but she's got a great talent: she 1 o.....ccccssssus like @ real artist! At the moment, she "2 talent: for music! | a You remember 2 awrite 3 a'm going 4 adecides 5 a always says 6 awrites 7 a study 8 anot have 4 aloves 10 eat 11 a paint 12 a plays © Write about you, your friends and / or family. b Are you remembering bam writing b goes bis deciding b says always b writing bam studying b don't have b love b eats bis pointing is playing the violin. Unfortunately, she hasn't got any writing go ¢ does decide cis always saying write ¢ studying hasn't cis loving cis eating ¢ paints play beeebeepheppeneenceenbenbeseceeienetnntsantentsene, Write about what you usually do, how you spend your time, your likes and dislikes. j Write about what you are doing at the moment, or these days. |