Verb Tense Review SIMPLE PRESENT

Form I/you/we/they DON’T study He/she/it DOESN’T study NEGATIVE FORM: AFFIRMATIVE FORM: Infinitive without “to”. 3rd person add “s” or “es”. I/you/we/they DON’T study He/she/it DOESN’T study INTERROGATIVE FORM: I/you/we/they study He/she/it studIES DO I/ you/ we/ they study? DOES He/she/it study? Spelling RULES for 3rd person singular: Verbs ending in “o, ss, sh, ch or x add “es”. Verbs ending in a “consonant + y change “y” for “i” and add “es”.

Use To talk about true facts Water boils at 100ºC Permanent situations Habits and Routines Brian always studies in the library To talk about true facts Water boils at 100ºC Permanent situations They don’t live in London any more With State Verbs*(want. like., be, Enjoy,hate,… I don’t understand the text Timetables The film starts at nine o’clock FREQUENCY ADVERBS: always, usually, normally, often, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, seldom, hardly ever, never TIME EXPRESSIONS: nowadays, every day, once a week, from time to time, in summer, on Mondays, etc

STATIVE VERBS VERBS OF SENSES VERBS OF OPINION *see, hear, *smell, *taste,look (=appear) VERBS OF OPINION agree, believe, consider,*think, understand… VERBS OF EMOTIONS feel, forgive, hate, like, love… OTHER VERBS be, belong,have (=possess), owe, *weigh

Remember HABITS AND ROUTINES TRUE FACTS PERMANENT SITUATIONS TIMETABLES STATIVE VERBS AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE I LIKE ENGLISH SHE LIKES ENGLISH I DON’T LIKE ENGLISH SHE DOESN’T LIKE ENGLISH DO YOU LIKE ENGLISH? DOES SHE LIKE ENGLISH? YES, I DO NO, SHE DOESN’T SHORT ANSWERS

Verb Tense Review PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Spelling rules Form We form the present continuos with the verb to BE + -ING FORM of the main verb AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE I AM LEARNING ENGLISH I AM NOT LEARNING… AM I LEARNING…? YOU/WE/THEY ARE LEARNING ENGLISH YOU/WE/THEY/ ARE NOT LEARNING… ARE/YOU/WE/THEY LEARNING…? HE/SHE/IT IS LEARNING ENGLISH HE/SHE/IT IS NOT LEARNING… IS HE/SHE/IT LEARNING…? SHORT ANSWERS YES, I AM NO, HE ISN’T

SPELLING RULES Verbs ending in -e Drop the –e Move – Moving Live – Living *Be – being Agree – Agreeing See - Seeing Verbs ending in -ie Change the –ie to –y before –ing Tie – Tying Die - Dying Two syllable verbs endin in vowel + consonant Double the final consonant only if the final syllable is stressed Forget – Forgetting Prefer – Preferring Open – Opening Visit - Visiting

Use this week these days At the moment now At present Right now tonight today Time expressions Actions happening at or around the time of speaking I am teaching the present continuous right now The students are reading Shakespeare these days Temporary situations James is living with friends until he finds his own appartment Repeated actions with “always” expressing annoyance or criticism Stop talking! You are always interrupting me Fixed arrangements in the near future The smiths are visiting us tonight

Exercises: CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER I usually ________________ fantasy books. read b) am reading What is she doing? She __________________ TV. a) watches b) is watching My professor always _______________________ very fast. a) is speaking b) speaks What are you doing tonight? We ___________________ to the cinema. a) are going b) go He normally _____________________ breakfast at 8:00 a.m. a) eats b) is eating I never _____________________ what to expect. a) am knowing b) know I'm sorry, Nic can't come to the phone - he __________________ a shower. a) is taking b) takes I _____________________ to school right now. a) go b) am going They _______________________ out every Saturday. a) are going b) go

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION (Generally) I _____________________ classical music. a) don’t like b) am not liking I always _______________________ to the radio before I go to sleep. a) am listening b) listen He _____________________ German, but he doesn't speak Italian. a) speaks b) is speaking She _______________________ right now. a) cries b) is crying Next week they ____________________ to the trip. a) go b) are going (Generally) I ________________________ Chinese food. a) love b) am loving How do you feel? I ______________________ great! a) am feeling b) feel Look! - Somebody _______________________ to open the door. a) is trying b) tries .Tomorrow I _________________________ to see my grandmother. a) am going b) go . Where is she now? She _________________________ home. a) walks b) is walking . How does she usually get to school? She _____________________. a) is walking b) walks