Present tensesPresent Simple

Present ContinuousStative and Dynamic verbs

Present Simple

We use Present Simple to talk about:

• things that happen regularlyShe visits her grandparents every

weekend.• when we talk about facts

The Moon goes round the Earth.• with verbs expressing emotions (hate, like,

love), state of mind (believe, know, need, remember, seem, think, understand, want) or senses (feel, hear, see)

I don’t understand this task.

Present Simple time expressions

• always, regularly, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, hardly ever, never

She never gets up early in the morning.

• every day/week/month etc.They go on holiday to Greece every

year.• once/twice/three times a week/month etc.

We have English three times a week.

Present Simple form

• AffirmativeI/You/We/They enjoy going to the cinema.

He/She/It enjoys going to the cinema.• Negative

I/You/We/They don’t want to study abroad.

He/She/It doesn’t want to study abroad.• Questions

Do I/you/we/they live in Edinburgh?Does he/she/it live in Edinburgh?

Task 1Complete each sentence.

Use Present Simple.

1) Tina (sometimes miss)

____________________________the bus to school.

Present Simple

sometimes misses

2) Mary(like, not)

____________________________baseball.

Present Simple

doesn’t like

3) (Alice and Peter, walk) ____________________________

to work?

Present Simple

Do Alice and Peter walk

4) It (often, rain) ____________________________

here in the autumn.

Present Simple

often rains

5) (Jack/leave home) ____________________________

at eight?

Present Simple

Does Jack leave home

6) We (usually/play) ____________________________

football after school.

Present Simple

usually play

7) My brother and I (not watch) ____________________________

TV every day.

Present Simple

don’t watch

8) My grandmother (not use) ____________________________

a computer.

Present Simple

doesn’t use

9) (all the buses/leave) ____________________________

from this bus stop?

Present Simple

Do all the buses leave

10) I (sometimes/sing) ____________________________

in the shower.

Present Simple

sometimes sing

11) Our teachers (not smoke) ____________________________

at school.

Present Simple

don’t smoke

12) (Mr Smith/usually/have) ____________________________

lunch in this restaurant?

Present Simple

Does Mr Smith usually have

Present Continuous

We use Present Simple to talk about:

• things happening at the moment of speaking

Look! Mr Brown is going to work.• things happening temporarily

I’m studying Japanese this semester.

• changesAutumn is coming. The days are

getting shorter and shorter.

Present Continuous time expressions

• at the moment, (right) nowShe’s taking a shower now.• today, this morning/afternoon/year,

these days, at presentThey’re having a lot of work

these days.

Present Continuous form

• affirmativeIam/You are/He is enjoying

the party very much.• negativeHe isn’t/They aren’t/I’m not

going to school this week.• questions

Is he/Are they sleeping?

Present Continuous

Task 1Fill in the gaps with

the Present Continuous.

We

______________________(tidy) the garden.

‘re tidying/are tidying

I

______________________(not do) my homework.

‘m not doing/am not doing

______________________(Dad/paint) the living

room?

Is Dad painting

He

______________________(run) very fast.

‘s running/is running

The girls

______________________(play) with their dolls.

‘re playing/are playing

John

______________________(study) English.‘s studying/is

studying

Helen and I

______________________(make) dinner.

are making

______________________(you/listen) to the

radio?

Are you listening