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Present Tense  Present tense may express action which is going on at the present time or which occurs always, repeatedly, or habitually.  Examples: 1 – He sees the train. 2 – She eats cereal for breakfast every day. 3 – They play football.

pronounVerb ( be )Verb ( have )action verbs II am Saudi.I have 2 sisters. I go to work every day. She He She is beautiful. She has long hair. She watches TV 2 hour a day. ItIt is a big cat.It has 3 kittens.It plays all the time. You We They You are smart. You have beautiful face. You drive to fast. Present Simple

Present Continuous Tense We use the present continuous tense to talk about things that are happening now or happening around the time we are doing them, or about future arrangement. Examples: 1 – I am reading from the board now. 2 – She is doing her homework at the moment. 3 – You are meeting your doctor tomorrow.

pronounbe + main verb +ing II am teaching you this term. She He She is studying English this year. ItIt is sleeping now. You We They You are thinking about the test. Present continuous

The table shows how we form the –ing form of a verb. Most verbs+ ingwalk walking Verbs ending in e-e + ingcome coming Verbs ending in ie-ie + ing lie lying die dying Short verbs ending in a vowel + a consonant Double the consonant + ing run running أ. فوزيه الغامدي

Stative verbs Verbs of thinking: believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, realize, suppose, understand Verbs of the senses : hear, smell, sound, taste Verbs of possession : belong to, have (meaning possess), own, possess They are not normally used in the continuous form These are usually found in the simple form because they do not refer to actions There are a number of verbs which describe states rather than actions. They are not normally used in the continuous form.

Stative verbs Verbs of emotion: dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish Verbs of appearance: appear, seem Others: contain, depend on, include, involve, mean, measure, weigh, require They are not normally used in the continuous form These are usually found in the simple form because they do not refer to actions

Have/have got to say that something is mine + - I don ’ t have a house with a garden I haven ’ t got a house with a garden ? Do you have a house with a garden? Have you got a house with a garden? I have a nice house with a garden I ’ ve got a nice house with a garden

Forms: + - Subject + have + object ? Do/Does + subject + have + object? Subject + don’t/doesn’t have +object Subject + haven’t got + object Have/Has + subject + got + object? + Subject + have got + object

+ - I don ’ t have a cold I haven ’ t got a cold ? Do you have (the) flu? Have you got (the) flu? I have a headache I ’ ve got a headache Have/have got to say that you ’ re not healthy (=you have an illness)

Have for actions (=performing an action) + - I don ’ t usually have breakfast NOT: I usually haven ’ t got breakfast ? Do you usually have breakfast? NOT: Do you usually have got breakfast? I usually have breakfast NOT: I usually have got breakfast

Remember these important points  'Have' and 'Have got' are used for possession.  Example: Jack has got a beautiful house. OR Jack has a beautiful house.  Only 'have' is used when talking about actions.  Example: I usually have breakfast at 8 o'clock. NOT I usually have got breakfast at 8 o'clock.  'Have' and 'Have got' (possession) are only used in the present simple. Use 'have' for the past simple or future forms.  Example: She had a copy of that book.  There is no contracted form for 'Have' in the positive form. The contracted form is used for 'have got'  Example: I have a red bicycle. OR I've got a red bicycle. NOT I've a red bicycle.