Review of the present tenses.

1. Grammar
Present tenses

2. What is wrong with this sentence?
• This large goat is only living in the
mountains of Switzerland.
.

3. • I call to thank you for the present
you sent.

4. • The rise in demand for timber
destroys large areas of rainforest

5. • John is resembling his older sister

6. Present simple
• talks about things in general.
• refers to situations that are true in
general or which happen repeatedly.
• refers to a permanent situation

7. Present simple and
continuous
• We use state verbs (like, love,
look) with present simple
The children love her.
I like reggae music.

8. Other state verbs:
find, realise, regret,
think, understand,
I regret that the company
will have to be sold.

9. Present simple:
• Performatives
• (verbs which perform the action they describe)
I suggest you park outside the
city and get the bus to the
centre.
I guarantee that you will be
content with the conditions.

10. It says that there are 50 new
English students this year.
I hear you haven’t got your
grammar books with you. I can’t
believe it.

11. What’s wrong with this ad?

12. Present simple for
news headlines

13. Present continuous
• often describes things happening at
the time of speaking (but not
always).
“Please don’t make so much noise. I’m
working.”

15. What music do you like?
What song are you listening to
(at the moment)?

17. We use state verbs with present
continuous to emphasis that a
situation is temporary.
Example :
Ella is with us at the moment. The
children are loving having her here.

18. Some verbs have
different meanings
when used as a state
or as an action verb

19. The app doesn’t
appear to work( it
doesn’t seem to
work)

20. He is currently
appearing in a musical.

21. Present continuous
• to emphasis that we have
recently started to think
about something.

22. He is considering taking an early
retirement.

23. Present simple and
present continuous for
live commentaries

24. Lionel Messi, Top 70 goals with
commentary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiPaXx9flLk

25. Present simple and
continuous for
telling jokes

26. The main events are usually
described in present simple.
The longer background events in
present continuous.
She goes up to this man and
looks straight into his eyes.
He is not wearing glasses.

27. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJAxRVeKnTE#t=67

28. We use present continuous to say
what is always going on at a certain
time.
At eight o‘clock I am usually driving
to work.

29. Use present continuous
• to describe a temporary situation.
I’m living with some friends until I
find a flat.

30. • always
• constantly
• usually
• continually

31. I always drive my car to work.
I’m always losing my keys.