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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINANCE TECHNOLOGY AND
SCIENCE
THEME TRAVEL
NAME ERGASHEV ANVARJON
GROUP FFD-05
Simple Present/Present Simple
Use:
1) repeated actions
My friend often draws nice posters.
2) things in general
The sun rises in the East.
3) fixed arrangements, scheduled events
The plane flies to London every Monday.
4) actions in the present - one follows after the other
First I get up, then I have breakfast.
5) instructions
Open your books at page 34.
6) with special verbs
I understand English.
Signal words:
every day, often, always, sometimes, never
Form
infinitive (3rd person singular he, she, it: infinitive + -s)
I read books. My brother reads books.
We sing pop songs. She sings pop songs.
I play handball. John plays handball.
I like computers.
I don't like computers at all.
My friend likes computers.
My mum doesn't like computers at all.
Negative sentences:
You must not negate a full verb in English. Always use the auxiliary
do, does for negations.
Questions:
Use the auxiliary do.
Do you play football?
Does he play football?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS is used for things…
• that are HAPPENING NOW, AT THE MOMENT
I'm working, so please call me back later.
Look! It is raining.
Are you enjoying this party?
I'm studying, can you be quiet?
The phone is ringing – can you answer it?
• that you are IN THE MIDDLE OF, but maybe NOT DOING NOW
I'm reading War and Peace at the moment. You can borrow it when
I'm finished.
Tom wants to go to Paris, so he's learning French.
I need a new job, so I'm applying with lots of firms in town.
• that are HAPPENING AROUND NOW
Are you working this week? No, I'm sick.
You're working hard this morning. – – – I know, it is because I want
to leave early today.
• that are CHANGING AROUND NOW
His English is certainly improving.
The cost of living is increasing very quickly.
SOME EXCEPTIONS…
• HERE COMES and THERE GOES
It is possible and normal to say "Here comes our train” if you mean
"Our train is coming now”.
It is also fine to say "There goes the bus” if you mean "The bus is
going away from us now”.
But, it is incorrect to say "Here is coming the train.” or "There is going
the bus.”
• CONTINUOUS VERBS WITH THE IDEA OF CHANGE
Some verbs which are normally "Non-Continuous” can be used in
continuous form to emphasize the idea of change or development.
These days, more and more people are preferring low-calorie foods.
The water is tasting better today.
I'm liking my job a lot more now than when I started.
(In this sentence, for example, the speaker means that she did not
enjoy her job at the beginning, but that the situation is improving over
time.)
Form
• Write the verbs in Present Continuous:
speak - I play - they
run - we bake - she
jump - you
• Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular:
be - it eat - she
have - he can - he
wash - she
Use
When to use which tense?
For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use:
For actions happening now, we use:
The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in:
The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use:
The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use:
Positive sentences
• Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous:
Look! They (leave) the house.
Brian (cycle) 30 km every day.
Samantha (do) her homework at the moment.
My parents (shop) right now.
He usually (get up) early in the morning.
Negative sentences
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous:
You (see / not) her every day.
The baby (sleep / not) at the moment.
I (read / not) a book now.
We (go / not) to school on Sundays.
He (watch / not) the news every day.
Question
Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous:
(you / go) on holiday by plane sometimes?
(they / play) computer games every day?
(she / eat) dinner at the moment?
What (they / do) right now?
(she / visit) her grandma very often?
Text
Simple Present or Present Continuous:
Look! Jenny (go) to school.
On her back, Jenny (carry) her school bag.
The school bag (be) very heavy
Normally, Jenny (wear) black shoes, but today she (wear) red wellies.
And look, she (wear) a raincoat because it (rain) outside.
Jenny (not / want) to get wet.
Simple Present Present Continuous
infinitive
(3rd person singular: infinitive + 's')
I speak
you speak
he / she / it speaks
we speak
they speak
form of 'be' and verb + ing
I am speaking
you are speaking
he / she / it is speaking
we are speaking
they are speaking
Exceptions
•Exceptions when adding 's' : For can,
may, might, must, do not add s. Example: he
can, she may, it must
•After o, ch, sh or s, add es. Example: do - he
does, wash - she washes
•After a consonant, the final consonant y
becomes ie. (but: not after a vowel) Example:
worry - he worries
but: play - he plays
•Exceptions when adding 'ing' : Silent e is
dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee)
Example: come - coming
but: agree - agreeing
•After a short, stressed vowel, the final
consonant is doubled. Example: sit - sitting
•After a vowel, the final consonant l is
doubled in British English (but not in
American English). Example: travel -
travelling (British English)
but: traveling (American English)
•Final ie becomes y. Example: lie - lying
Simple Present Present Continuous
• in general (regularly, often, never)
Colin plays football every Tuesday.
• present actions happening one after
another
First Colin plays football, then he watches TV.
• right now
Look! Colin is playing football now.
• also for several actions happening at
the same time
Colin is playing football and Anne is watching.
Signal words
•always
•every ...
•often
•normally
•usually
•sometimes
•seldom
•never
•first
•then
•at the moment
•at this moment
•today
•now
•right now
•Listen!
•Look!
Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present:
be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want
In general or right now?
Do you want to express that something happens in general or that
something is happening right now?
Simple Present Present Continuous
• action set by a timetable or
schedule:
The film starts at 8 pm.
• arrangement for the near future:
I am going to the cinema tonight.
Timetable / Schedule or arrangement?
Do you want to express that something is arranged for the near future?
Or do you refer to a time set by a timetable or schedule?
Simple Present Present Continuous
• daily routine:
Bob works in a restaurant.
• only for a limited period of time
(does not have to happen directly
at the moment of speaking)
Jenny is working in a restaurant this
week.
Daily routine or just for a limited period of time?
Do you want to talk about a daily routine? Or do you want to emphasis
that something is only going on for a limited (rather short) period of time?
Certain Verbs
The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present (not in the
continuous form)!
• state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit
Example: We are on holiday.
• possession: belong, have
Example: Sam has a cat.
• senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch
Example: He feels the cold.
• feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish
Example: Jane loves pizza.
• brain work: believe, know, think, understand
Example: I believe you.
• Introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say
Example:”I am watching TV,” he says.
THANKYOU

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ERGASHEV ANVARJON FFD-05.ppt

  • 1. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINANCE TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE THEME TRAVEL NAME ERGASHEV ANVARJON GROUP FFD-05
  • 2.
  • 3. Simple Present/Present Simple Use: 1) repeated actions My friend often draws nice posters. 2) things in general The sun rises in the East. 3) fixed arrangements, scheduled events The plane flies to London every Monday. 4) actions in the present - one follows after the other First I get up, then I have breakfast. 5) instructions Open your books at page 34. 6) with special verbs I understand English. Signal words: every day, often, always, sometimes, never
  • 4. Form infinitive (3rd person singular he, she, it: infinitive + -s) I read books. My brother reads books. We sing pop songs. She sings pop songs. I play handball. John plays handball. I like computers. I don't like computers at all. My friend likes computers. My mum doesn't like computers at all. Negative sentences: You must not negate a full verb in English. Always use the auxiliary do, does for negations. Questions: Use the auxiliary do. Do you play football? Does he play football?
  • 5. PRESENT CONTINUOUS is used for things… • that are HAPPENING NOW, AT THE MOMENT I'm working, so please call me back later. Look! It is raining. Are you enjoying this party? I'm studying, can you be quiet? The phone is ringing – can you answer it? • that you are IN THE MIDDLE OF, but maybe NOT DOING NOW I'm reading War and Peace at the moment. You can borrow it when I'm finished. Tom wants to go to Paris, so he's learning French. I need a new job, so I'm applying with lots of firms in town. • that are HAPPENING AROUND NOW Are you working this week? No, I'm sick. You're working hard this morning. – – – I know, it is because I want to leave early today. • that are CHANGING AROUND NOW His English is certainly improving. The cost of living is increasing very quickly.
  • 6. SOME EXCEPTIONS… • HERE COMES and THERE GOES It is possible and normal to say "Here comes our train” if you mean "Our train is coming now”. It is also fine to say "There goes the bus” if you mean "The bus is going away from us now”. But, it is incorrect to say "Here is coming the train.” or "There is going the bus.” • CONTINUOUS VERBS WITH THE IDEA OF CHANGE Some verbs which are normally "Non-Continuous” can be used in continuous form to emphasize the idea of change or development. These days, more and more people are preferring low-calorie foods. The water is tasting better today. I'm liking my job a lot more now than when I started. (In this sentence, for example, the speaker means that she did not enjoy her job at the beginning, but that the situation is improving over time.)
  • 7. Form • Write the verbs in Present Continuous: speak - I play - they run - we bake - she jump - you • Write the verbs in Simple Present, 3rd person singular: be - it eat - she have - he can - he wash - she Use When to use which tense? For actions happening regularly, often or never, we use: For actions happening now, we use: The verbs 'be', 'have', 'like' and 'want' are normally only used in: The signal word 'usually' indicates that we have to use: The signal word 'now' indicates that we have to use: Positive sentences • Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous: Look! They (leave) the house. Brian (cycle) 30 km every day. Samantha (do) her homework at the moment. My parents (shop) right now. He usually (get up) early in the morning.
  • 8. Negative sentences Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous: You (see / not) her every day. The baby (sleep / not) at the moment. I (read / not) a book now. We (go / not) to school on Sundays. He (watch / not) the news every day. Question Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous: (you / go) on holiday by plane sometimes? (they / play) computer games every day? (she / eat) dinner at the moment? What (they / do) right now? (she / visit) her grandma very often? Text Simple Present or Present Continuous: Look! Jenny (go) to school. On her back, Jenny (carry) her school bag. The school bag (be) very heavy Normally, Jenny (wear) black shoes, but today she (wear) red wellies. And look, she (wear) a raincoat because it (rain) outside. Jenny (not / want) to get wet.
  • 9. Simple Present Present Continuous infinitive (3rd person singular: infinitive + 's') I speak you speak he / she / it speaks we speak they speak form of 'be' and verb + ing I am speaking you are speaking he / she / it is speaking we are speaking they are speaking Exceptions •Exceptions when adding 's' : For can, may, might, must, do not add s. Example: he can, she may, it must •After o, ch, sh or s, add es. Example: do - he does, wash - she washes •After a consonant, the final consonant y becomes ie. (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - he worries but: play - he plays •Exceptions when adding 'ing' : Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing •After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled. Example: sit - sitting •After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British English (but not in American English). Example: travel - travelling (British English) but: traveling (American English) •Final ie becomes y. Example: lie - lying
  • 10. Simple Present Present Continuous • in general (regularly, often, never) Colin plays football every Tuesday. • present actions happening one after another First Colin plays football, then he watches TV. • right now Look! Colin is playing football now. • also for several actions happening at the same time Colin is playing football and Anne is watching. Signal words •always •every ... •often •normally •usually •sometimes •seldom •never •first •then •at the moment •at this moment •today •now •right now •Listen! •Look! Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present: be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want In general or right now? Do you want to express that something happens in general or that something is happening right now?
  • 11. Simple Present Present Continuous • action set by a timetable or schedule: The film starts at 8 pm. • arrangement for the near future: I am going to the cinema tonight. Timetable / Schedule or arrangement? Do you want to express that something is arranged for the near future? Or do you refer to a time set by a timetable or schedule? Simple Present Present Continuous • daily routine: Bob works in a restaurant. • only for a limited period of time (does not have to happen directly at the moment of speaking) Jenny is working in a restaurant this week. Daily routine or just for a limited period of time? Do you want to talk about a daily routine? Or do you want to emphasis that something is only going on for a limited (rather short) period of time?
  • 12. Certain Verbs The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present (not in the continuous form)! • state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit Example: We are on holiday. • possession: belong, have Example: Sam has a cat. • senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch Example: He feels the cold. • feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish Example: Jane loves pizza. • brain work: believe, know, think, understand Example: I believe you. • Introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say Example:”I am watching TV,” he says.