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Unit 1-Present Tense Contrast

The document contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. The present simple is used to describe actions that happen regularly or permanent situations, and takes the base verb form. The present continuous uses the verb "be" plus the "-ing" form of the main verb, and describes actions happening now or temporary situations. Examples are provided of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms in both tenses. Exceptions to "-ing" verb forms are also noted.

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Unit 1-Present Tense Contrast

The document contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. The present simple is used to describe actions that happen regularly or permanent situations, and takes the base verb form. The present continuous uses the verb "be" plus the "-ing" form of the main verb, and describes actions happening now or temporary situations. Examples are provided of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms in both tenses. Exceptions to "-ing" verb forms are also noted.

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PRESENT TENSE CONTRAST

UNIT 1
PRESENT SIMPLE USE
An action that happens regularly or always
 e.g. Hanif often wears hats
A fact or a permanent situation
 e.g. Rachel lives in London
PRESENT SIMPLE FORM
 AFFIRMATIVE:
 Subject + verb + complements

3rd p sg –s
 * 3rd p sg: verb ending –h, -o, -x, -s: add
–es

eg. wash : washes

verb ending–y final vowel : -s
 eg. play: plays

final consonant: -ies

eg. fly: flies
PRESENT SIMPLE FORM
NEGATIVE
 Subject + DON’T / DOESN’T + verb +
complements
 (I/we/you/they)/(he/she/it)

eg. Louise and Dany don’t wash their hands
before lunch
 eg. Louise …
 INTERROGATIVE
 DO / DOES + subject + verb +
complements ?
 eg. Does Pam study hard for her exams?
 eg. (Stephan and John)?
PRESENT SIMPLE FORM
 TRANSLATION
qVive en Oxford
qShe/He lives in Oxford
qÉl y su madre cocinan juntos
qHe and his mother cook together
qEl alumno estudia duro
qThe student studies hard
qSus padres no van al gimnasio
qHer /His parents don’t go to the gym
q¿Lo pasa Emma bien?
qDoes Emma have a nice time?
q
PRESENT CONTINUOUS USE
An action that is happening now
 eg. Look! Dan is wearing a hat!
A temporary situation
 eg. Rachel’s cousin is living in
Manchester while she’s at university
PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM
AFFIRMATIVE
 Subject + AM/IS/ARE + V-ing +
complements
 eg. Joe is eating carrots at the moment
NEGATIVE
 Subject + AM NOT/ISN’T/AREN’T + V-ing
+ compl.
 eg. Look! People are shouting at the mall
INTERROGATIVE
 AM/IS/ARE + subject + V-ing +
complements ?
 eg. What are you doing now? I’m listening to
PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM
-ING EXCEPTIONS
 ending–y don’t remove –
y
 eg. fly – flying
 ending–e remove –e,
add –ing
 eg. live – living
 ending cons+vow+cons
double last cons
 eg. run - running
PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM
 TRANSLATION
q¿Qué hace Sean?
qWhat is Sean doing?
qEstá jugando en el patio del colegio
qHe’s playing/ Sean is playing at the playground
qAhora no estás haciendo los deberes
qYou’re not doing homework now / at the moment
qTus padres están trabajando en el banco
qYour parents are working at the bank
qLos policías están parando a los coches
qPolicemen are stopping cars
q
q
PRESENT TENSE CONTRAST
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

 We use the present simple We use the present


with ADVERBS OF
FREQUENCY continuous with
ü Always ADVERBS such as
ü Usually
ü Often
NOW, AT THE
ü Sometimes MOMENT
ü Hardly ever
ü Never
 Position: after the verb TO
BE; before the rest
 Other adverbs such as
ü ONCE/TWICE/THREE
TIMES… A
WEEK/MONTH/YEAR…
ü

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