1. TALKING ABOUT PRESENT
PRESENT SIMPLE
 -(E)S: 3RD person singular
 boxes, kisses, watches, washes, g
oes
 cries/ plays
 ?/- : DO/ DOES + infinitive
 ADVERBIALS:
 always, often, sometimes, usually, o
ccasionally, never, rarely…
 every day/ year/ month…
 on Sundays
 SAMPLE SENTENCES:
 He goes to work by bus
 She doesn’t play tennis.
 Do you jog every day?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
 am/is/ are + verb-ing
 swimming, running, shopping, cutti
ng, jogging, travelling
 crying, playing, dying (die)
 ?: inversion (Are you…)
 -: NOT (e.g. is not/ isn’t)
 ADVERBIALS:
 today, now
 this week/ month /year
 at this moment
 SAMPLE SENTENCES:
 I am studying Introduction to
Sociology this year.
 Peter isn’t working in the office
today.
 Are you going to the shops now? 1
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2. TALKING ABOUT PRESENT/ SAMPLE USE
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PRESENT SIMPLE
 A: What do you do in the evening?
(all the time)
B: I read a book.
 I walk to the office.
(routines, habits)
 The train leaves at 5 o’clock.
(timetable)
 We serve dinner from 7.30 pm to 9
pm. (fact or rule)
 The River Danube runs through
Novi Sad. (it’s always true)
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
 A: What are you doing this
evening? (temporary)
B: I am watching a football match
on TV with some friends.
 I am going by car to the office this
month. (temporary present
situation)
 Look! Here we are laughing
because Tom said something
funny. (describing photos or
scenes)
 He can’t talk to you because he is
having a shower. (event at the
moment of speaking)
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