1. PRESENT SIMPLE 1.She lives in London. 2.They usually take the bus to work. 3.She doesn’t like this kind of music. 4.The film starts at 8:30. Facts Habits and repeated actions To talk about thoughts or feelings (what we like, want, think or know) For the future, to talk about events on a timetable

2. FORMS OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE POSITIVE: I/you/we/they know he/she/itknows NEGATIVE: I/you/we/theydo not know / don’t know he/she/itdoes not know / doesn’t know QUESTIONS: do I/you/we/theyknow does he/she/itknow

3. PRESENT CONTINUOUS 1.What are you doing now? 2.Jim is staying with his parents this week. 3.Is your English getting better? 4.I’m meeting some friends tonight something happening at the moment of speaking something happening around now but not necessarily at this exact moment changes happening around now fixed plan for the future

4. FORMS OF THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS POSITIVE I am/’m starting you/we/they are/’re starting he/she/it is/’s starting NEGATIVE Iam not/’m not starting you/we/theyare not/’re not/aren’t starting he/she/itis not/’s not/isn’t starting QUESTIONS AmI starting Areyou/we/theystarting Ishe/she/it starting

5. PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS - The water is boiling. Can you turn it off? -Let’s go out. It isn’t raining now. -What are you doing? -The population of the world is increasing very fast. TEMPORARY SITUATIONS -I’m living with some friends until I find a place of my own. -You’re working hard today. PRESENT SIMPLE -Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. -It doesn’t rain very much in summer. -What do you usually do at weekends? -Every day the population of the world increases by about 200 000 people. PERMANENT SITUATIONS -My parents live in London. -John works hard most of the time.

6. SOME VERBS DESCRIBE STATES AND DO NOT NORMALLY HAVE CONTINUOUS FORMS: I like French films. (NOT I’m liking French films) Some verbs describe states and are usually only used in the Present Simple: Verbs of thinking (e.g. believe, think, understand, know, seem, mean) Verbs of emotions (e.g. like, love, hate, wish, want, hope) Verbs of possession (e.g. belong, have, own, contain, cost) Verbs of the senses (e.g. look, hear, taste, smell, feel)