1. Present Simple Form + S + verb I/you/we/they LIKE tea He/she/it LIKES tea. + S + verb I/you/we/they LIKE tea He/she/it LIKES tea. _ S + aux + verb (inf) I/you/we/they DON’T LIKE tea He/she/it DOESN’T LIKE tea. _ S + aux + verb (inf) I/you/we/they DON’T LIKE tea He/she/it DOESN’T LIKE tea. ? Aux + S + verb (inf) DO I/you/we/they LIKE tea? DOES He/she/it LIKE tea? ? Aux + S + verb (inf) DO I/you/we/they LIKE tea? DOES He/she/it LIKE tea? Use it for… Signal words Habits Routines General truths Habits Routines General truths Frequency Adverbs go before all verbs but after verb to be ALWAYS USUALLY SOMETIMES HARDLY EVER NEVER Time phrases go at the beginning or end of the s sentence. EVERY WEEK ON SATURDAY Frequency Adverbs go before all verbs but after verb to be ALWAYS USUALLY SOMETIMES HARDLY EVER NEVER Time phrases go at the beginning or end of the s sentence. EVERY WEEK ON SATURDAY But remember! Verb to be is always different + I am Australian - He isn’t clever ? Are you ten ? Verb to be is always different + I am Australian - He isn’t clever ? Are you ten ? Use

2. Present Continuous Form + S + am/are/is +verb -ing I am writting a letter you/we/they are walking He/she/it is learning fast. + S + am/are/is +verb -ing I am writting a letter you/we/they are walking He/she/it is learning fast. _ S + ‘m not/aren’t/isn’t+ verb -ing I’m not writing a letter. you/we/they aren’t walking He/she/it isn’t learning fast _ S + ‘m not/aren’t/isn’t+ verb -ing I’m not writing a letter. you/we/they aren’t walking He/she/it isn’t learning fast ? Am/is/are + S + verb -ing Am I writting a letter? Are you/we/they walking? Is he/she/it learning fast? ? Am/is/are + S + verb -ing Am I writting a letter? Are you/we/they walking? Is he/she/it learning fast? Use it for… Signal words Now Around now Temporary actions Now Around now Temporary actions NOW CURRENTLY AT THE MOMENT NOW CURRENTLY AT THE MOMENT STATE VERBS Use Not normally used in the continuous except when thye describe an action appear-seem-look-doubt-feel-gather- think-know-mean-remember- understand-expect-dislike-like-hate- love-want-wish-prefer-hear-see- smell-taste-sound-belong-need-owe- own.

3. PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS Present SimplePresent Continuous Use the present simple to describe: Habits and routines Things we do often, every day, every week, etc. Things that always happen. Permanent situations: Joe lives in New York (New York is his home. He lives there all the time.) Use the present continuous to describe: Things that are happening now/at the moment. Temporary situations: Joe is living near the station at the moment. We want to move to another house soon. We generally use these verbs with the present simple (state verbs), not the present continuous: cost – like – know – understand – believe – want – hate –prefer – remember - forget STATE VERBS