GRAMMAR

PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS / PROGRESSIVE

GUIDE STUDY N°1 (?) Do you understand English?
UNIT 1: PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS.
PRESENT SIMPLE Yes, I do
No, I don´t
Use the present simple to talk about:
1) General truths or situations. (+) Mary plays the guitar.
Example: (-) Mary doesn´t play the guitar.
- I live in Quito. / Yo vivo en Quito.
- (He) Robert works as a teacher. / Robert tabaja como profesor. (?) Does she play the guitar?
Yes, she does.
2) Regular habits or routines.
Example: No, she doesn´t.
- I usually get up at 6 a.m. / Yo usualmente me levanto a las 6 a.m.
- (It) High school starts at 7 a.m. / El colegio empieza a las 7 a.m PRESENT CONTINUOUS / PROGRESSIVE

Use time expressions of adverbs of frequency like: sometimes, never, often, Use the present progressive or continuous to talk about actions that are
always, rarely, etc. happening at the moment.

Third Person singular (he/she/it) Examples:

Verbs We should Examples - I´m explaining English class. / Yo estoy explicando la clase de
Most verbs “s” Play=plays Inglés.
Eat = eats - You are listening to the teacher. / Tú estás escuchando al
Ending in a consonant “ies” Fly= flies profesor.
+ “y” Study= studies - He is reading the text. / Él está leyendo el texto.
Ending in “ss-x-o-sh- “es” Wash= washes Use the time expressions like: at the moment, now, right now or today.
ch” Watch= watches
Go= goes (+) S.P + AUX (VERB TO BE) + VERB “ING” + C.
(-) S.P + AUX (TO BE) + NOT + VERB “ING” + C
GRAMMAR (?) AUX (TO BE)+ S.P + VERB “ING” + C +?
(+) S.P + VERB + C
(-) S.P + AUX (do/does+ NOT)+ VERB + C (+) I´m writing an example.
(?) AUX + S.P + VERB + C +?
(-) I´m not writing an example.
Example:
(?) Are you writing an example?
(+) You understand English.
Yes, I am
(-) You don´t understand English. No, I´m not.
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Stative verbs 1.- Complete the sentences about the pictures using the verbs in
bold.
Describe feelings, thoughts, and sensations. we don´t usually use
these verbs in a continuous form.
Example: I like this class. NOT – I am liking this class.
Stative verbs include: LIKE, LOVE, HATE, BELONG, KNOW, BELIEVE,
UNDERSTAND, ETC.
CLASSWORK
1. Read the sentences, write verbal time, thick the ones that
are correct and correct the ones that are not. 1 play
Mike ____________ soccer every weekend.
➢ We eat dinner right now. Present continuous. Mike ____________ soccer at the moment.
- We are eating dinner right now.

➢ He usually play soccer on Sundays. Simple Present

- He usually plays soccer on Sundays.

➢ I´m not understanding English songs. Simple Present

- I don´t understand English songs.
2 buy
➢ We are often watching TV in the evening. Simple Present. Jacques and Carmen _____________ lots of books.
- We often watch TV in the evening. Jacques and Carmen _____________ some books.

➢ I´m not really liking sports. Simple Present.

- I don´t like sports.

➢ I are learn English at the moment.

- I am learning English at the moment.

3 take
We _____________ the dog for a walk.
We usually ________ the dog for a walk in the morning.
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6. Dagmar loves pets –
a) She has three cats and a dog!
b) She´s having three cats and a dog!
3. Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
1. You out like do eating
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4 teach 2. Film your is favorite what
He _____________ his son to ride a bike. __________________________________
He ____________ Maths at the local school.
3. Do round how they friends have often
2.- Choose the correct sentences ending, a or b.
__________________________________
1. Frank doesn´t drive 4. You are why late
a) Because he doesn´t have a driving licence. __________________________________
b) Because there´s a problem with his car today. 5. Students how class the many in are
__________________________________
2. Every time we go to Paris 6. From where come your teacher does
a) We stay at the same hotel. __________________________________
b) We´re staying at the same hotel.
4.- Correct one mistake in each conversation.
3. We´ve just bought a new house so
1. A. How often go you to the gym?
a) We buy a lot of a new furniture. B. We go there every day.
b) We´re buying a lot of new furtinure at the moment. 2. A. When does our class starts?
4. What´s that noise? B. It starts at 5 p.m.
3. A. Do you like cooking?
a) Does your mobile ring?
b) Is your mobile ringing? B. Yes, I like.
4. A. Do they work in the restaurant?
5. There are two languages in Finland –
B. No, they not.
a) People speak Finnish and Swedish. 5. A. What means “ride”?
b) People are speaking Finnish and Swedish. B. It means “to travel”, maybe on bike or horse.
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5.- Complete the conversation with the present simple or 7.- Choose the correct option to complete the chat.
continuous.
Rihanna Robert! Hello from Croatia!
Mary: Where ______ you __ ____? (go)
Robert Hi, Rihanna!
Tom: I´m going to my yoga class. I always _______ (do) yoga on
Mondays. Rihanna Why are you surfing / do you surf the internet now?
Mary: What time _________ the class ________? (start) What time it is / is it in Australia?
Tom: It ________ (start) at 6 p.m; and _________ (finish) at 7 p.m. Robert It´s 2 a.m over here! But don´t worry, this is normal for me,
______ you ______ (want) to come?
Mary: No thanks! I ________ (do) my homework. I _________ (not I´m working / I work at this time every day.
like) to do homework late at night. Rihanna Why?
Tom: OK, I´ll see you later. Robert I´m having / I have a new job. I´m an astronomer on a

6.- Choose the correct option for complete the email. project here in Australia. I study the sky at night.
Rihanna An astronomer? Woooow! What are you studying / do you
Hi Misha, study at the moment?
How are you? I´m really busy this term, I study / ´m studying Arabic. It´s Robert Asteroids.
really interesting, but it means I´m quite busy! I go / ´m going to class
Rihanna Asteroids! How are people researching / do people
every day for three hours. We work / ´re working on the alphabet at
the moment. I love the Arabic script, it´s so beautiful too! I spend / ´m research asteroids?
spending three hours every night practicing my handwriting. It´s like
Robert We’re usually looking / We usually look at them with
being at primary school again!

Do you do / Are you doing that online course at the moment? We really
telescopes and then we´re studying / we study the results
must meet up soon for a chat. Me and Toni usually meet / are meeting on the computer. that´s what I do / I´m doing today.
for coffee every morning at about 10 o’clock. Do you want to join us?
Rihanna So are any asteroids travelling towards Earth right now?
Tomorrow maybe?
Robert You´re watching / you watch too many movies. Don´t
Text me! Corrine.
worry, you´re safe!!