Advanced Composition Grammar Unit 1: Present Time 1.

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Advanced Composition Grammar Unit 1: Present Time 1

Key Words 1.Present simple 2.Present continuous/progressive 3.State verbs 4.Action verbs (or event verbs) 2

permanent facts states habits temporary in progress around now temporary habits 3 Present SimpleContinuous

permanent states facts habits 4 temporary states actions in progress around now PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT SIMPLE

Present Simple: Basic Uses Facts that are always true The earth rotates around the sun. Canberra is the capital of Australia. Habits I work out every morning before breakfast I take the MRT to school. States These trousers don’t fit me. I love sushi. STATE VERBS are always used in the present simple

We should also cover the use of the present tense after certain sentence openings In case it rains … If you are on time… 6

Present Continuous: Basic Uses Temporary actions I’m living with my grandparents for the summer. Actions actually in progress now It’s raining! We’d better go inside. Actions generally in progress around now I’m learning French. I have a class later. Change or development 7

Repeated actions – not yet habits My car has broken down, so I _________ to work these days. 8 Present Continuous: advanced points 1 am walking

Complaints about annoying habits (with always, forever etc.) You _______________ snide remarks about my cooking! 9 Present Continuous: advanced points 2 are always making Snide (adj.) mocking in an indirect way

with verbs describing change or development The rain ___________ harder. We’d better go inside. Every year, more and more people ____________ to the cities. 10 Present Continuous: advanced points 2 is getting are moving

Common State Verbs Mental actionsLikes and dislikesSenses believe think know want wish suspect understand realize recognize like dislike love hate prefer fancy feel see taste hear sound 11

State Verbs Some STATE VERBS describe a permanent condition. Therefore, they do not usually have a continuous form. 1.I __________ pork to steak. 2.That laptop __________ to my sister. 3.We __________ in freedom of speech. 12 prefer belongs believe

Stative and active meanings StateEvent /action Jack is a really friendly guy.Jack is being very friendly to Amy at the moment. I think Toyota is the most reliable model. I am thinking about changing my car. She has a new puppy.She’s having a good time. Some verbs can have stative and active meanings be, depend, feel, have, see, taste etc. 13

Summarize With a partner, summarize what we have learned so far about: 1.Present simple 2.Present continuous/progressive 3.State verbs 4.Action verbs (or event verbs) 14

1. Every year I visit / I’m visiting Britain to improve my English. 15 PRESENT SIMPLE : a habit

3. It’s time we turned on the air- conditioning. It gets / It’s getting hotter every day. 16 PRESENT CONTINUOUS: a change or development

3. I’m going to buy a new swimming costume. My old one doesn’t fit / isn’t fitting any more. 17 PRESENT SIMPLE: “fit” is a state verb

4. I forever tidy up / I’m forever tidying up the mess in your room. 18 PRESENT CONTINUOUS: complaint about an annoying habit

5. The main character died / dies at the end of the story. 19 PRESENT SIMPLE: plot summary of a book or film

6. I use / I’m using my brother’s car this week. 20 PRESENT CONTINUOUS : repeated action closely connected to the present moment