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Present tenses:  present simple and present continous
Present simple ( SB, p.105) ,[object Object],[object Object],Verbs ending in  o, ss, sh, ch, x, z    es does, misses, watches Verbs ending in  vowel + y    s plays, buys, says Verbs ending in  consonant + y y    i     es flies, studies, cries
Present simple ( SB, p.105) USES Hard-working students  study  regularly 1. Habits and routines 2. Facts and general truths Top models  wear  trendy clothes The Yamamba girls  speak  their own slang 3. Permanent situations
Present continuous ( SB, p.106) ,[object Object],[object Object],Verbs ending in  e ,  drop the e, except  to be  and  see com ing , giv ing b eing , se eing Verbs ending in  y , keep the  y stud ying , pla ying , tr ying Verbs ending in  ie , change the  ie  to  y dying (die), lying (lie)  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],plan    planning prefer  preferring travel  travelling
Present continuous ( SB, p.106) USES You   are listening  to me and  I’m telling  you about the verb tenses  1.  For actions which are  happening now 2.  For  temporary actions  that are going on  around now  Joan  is studying  phonetics   at UCL at the moment Are  you  coming  with us tomorrow? 3.  To talk about  arrangements  and  fixed plans for the future , especially when  time  or  place  have been decided. 4.  To describe  monotonous  and  repetitive  actions You  are  always  talking  when I speak!

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Present tenses

  • 1. Present tenses: present simple and present continous
  • 2.
  • 3. Present simple ( SB, p.105) USES Hard-working students study regularly 1. Habits and routines 2. Facts and general truths Top models wear trendy clothes The Yamamba girls speak their own slang 3. Permanent situations
  • 4.
  • 5. Present continuous ( SB, p.106) USES You are listening to me and I’m telling you about the verb tenses 1. For actions which are happening now 2. For temporary actions that are going on around now Joan is studying phonetics at UCL at the moment Are you coming with us tomorrow? 3. To talk about arrangements and fixed plans for the future , especially when time or place have been decided. 4. To describe monotonous and repetitive actions You are always talking when I speak!