The document discusses the simple present and present continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to form sentences in the simple present, which is used for permanent situations and recurring events. It also explains how to use the present continuous for actions happening now, including putting verbs in brackets into the present continuous form. The document notes some exceptions for non-action verbs that are typically not used in the present continuous tense. It provides corrections for sample sentences containing tense errors.

1. Simple Present
Simple Present

2. Whatisit?
Whatisit?
It is used to discuss
It is used to discuss
permanent situations and
permanent situations and
the frequency of events.
the frequency of events.
Examples:
Examples:I sing
I sing
He drives everyday
He drives everyday
She works as a teacher
She works as a teacher

3. Simplepresent
Simplepresent
“She lives in Poland”
This word suggests she has
lived in Poland for a while and
may continue to do so

4. Simplepresent
Simplepresent
How do we make a
Simple present sentence?

5. SimplePresent
SimplePresent
Using the ‘third person’ form
e.g. He, she, it requires you
add an ‘s’ to the verb e.g.
He works…
Or for negative…
He doesn’t work

6. Positive,negative
Positive,negative&interrogative
&interrogative
Positive form:
Positive form:You know the answer
You know the answer
Negative form:
Negative form:You don’t know the answer
You don’t know the answerInterrogative form:
Interrogative form:
Do you know the answer?
Do you know the answer?

7. Positive,negative
Positive,negative&interrogative
&interrogative
Positive form:
Positive form:He tries hard
He tries hard
Negative form:
Negative form:
Interrogative form:
Interrogative form:

8. Positive,negative
Positive,negative&interrogative
&interrogative
Positive form:
Positive form:He tries hard
He tries hard
Negative form:
Negative form:He doesn’t try hard
He doesn’t try hard
Interrogative form:
Interrogative form:
Does he try hard?
Does he try hard?

9. Positive,negative
Positive,negative&interrogative
&interrogative
Positive form:
Positive form:Tom looks very well
Tom looks very well
Negative form:
Negative form:
Interrogative form:
Interrogative form:

10. Positive,negative
Positive,negative&interrogative
&interrogative
Positive form:
Positive form:Tom looks very well
Tom looks very well
Negative form:
Negative form:Tom doesn’t look very well
Tom doesn’t look very wellInterrogative form:
Interrogative form:
Does Tom look very well?
Does Tom look very well?

11. Correctit!
Correctit!
Mistake in yellow:
Mistake in yellow:Ouch!
Ouch! You stand
You stand on my
on my
foot!
foot!
Correction:
Correction:Ouch!
Ouch! You’re standing
You’re standing onon
my foot!
my foot!

12. Correctit!
Correctit!
Mistake in yellow:
Mistake in yellow:They have always breakfast
They have always breakfast
in bed
in bed
Correction:
Correction:

13. Correctit!
Correctit!
Mistake in yellow:
Mistake in yellow:They have always breakfast
They have always breakfast
in bed
in bed
Correction:
Correction:They always have breakfast
They always have breakfast
in bed
in bed

14. Correctit!
Correctit!
Mistake in yellow:
Mistake in yellow:She don’t eat
She don’t eat in bed
in bed
Correction:
Correction:

15. Correctit!
Correctit!
Mistake in yellow:
Mistake in yellow:She don’t eat
She don’t eat in bed
in bed
Correction:
Correction:She doesn’t eat
She doesn’t eat in bed
in bed

16. Present
Present
Continuous
Continuous

17. Whatisit?
Whatisit?
It is used for present actions
It is used for present actions
that are happening now.
that are happening now.Examples:
Examples:ItIt isis gettgettinging darker
darker
The wind
The wind isis risrisinging
This tense always uses the
This tense always uses the
‘‘inging’’ form with the verb and
form with the verb and
always uses
always uses ‘‘bebe’’ forms:
forms: amam,,
areare andand isis

18. Presentcontinuous
Presentcontinuous
“I am working”
This suggests:
•It is happening now.

19. PresentCont
PresentContinuous
inuous
Put the verbs in brackets
Put the verbs in brackets
into the present continuous:
into the present continuous:
She (not work)
She (not work)
Answer:
Answer:SheShe isisn’t work
n’t workinging

20. PresentCont
PresentContinuous
inuous
Put the verbs in brackets
Put the verbs in brackets
into the present continuous:
into the present continuous:
She (swim) in the river
She (swim) in the river
Answer:
Answer:

21. PresentCont
PresentContinuous
inuous
Put the verbs in brackets
Put the verbs in brackets
into the present continuous:
into the present continuous:
She (swim) in the river
She (swim) in the river
Answer:
Answer:SheShe isis swimm
swimminging in the
in theriver
river

22. PresentCont
PresentContinuous
inuous
Put the verbs in brackets
Put the verbs in brackets
into the present continuous:
into the present continuous:
He (teach) his boy to ride
He (teach) his boy to ride
Answer:
Answer:

23. PresentCont
PresentContinuous
inuous
Put the verbs in brackets
Put the verbs in brackets
into the present continuous:
into the present continuous:
He (teach) his boy to ride
He (teach) his boy to ride
Answer:
Answer:HeHe isis teach
teachinging his boy to
his boy torideride

24. Exceptions
Exceptions
Verbs which describe
Verbs which describe
states or feelings are
states or feelings are non-non-
action
action verbs such as like,
verbs such as like,
want etc. are not normally
want etc. are not normally
used in the present
used in the present
continuous.
continuous.
For example verbs:
For example verbs: like,like,
love etc.
love etc. probably won’t
probably won’t
change…
change…

25. Correctit!
Correctit!
Mistake in yellow:
Mistake in yellow:We are needing an answer
We are needing an answer
from you before
from you before
Wednesday.
Wednesday.
Correction:
Correction:We need an answer
We need an answer fromfrom
you before Wednesday.
you before Wednesday.

26. Correctit!
Correctit!
Mistake in yellow:
Mistake in yellow:I am liking you
I am liking you
Correction:
Correction:

27. Correctit!
Correctit!
Mistake in yellow:
Mistake in yellow:I am liking you
I am liking you
Correction:
Correction:I like you
I like you

28. Correctit!
Correctit!
Mistake in yellow:
Mistake in yellow:I am hating grammar
I am hating grammar
Correction:
Correction:

29. Correctit!
Correctit!
Mistake in yellow:
Mistake in yellow:I am hating grammar
I am hating grammar
Correction:
Correction:I hate grammar
I hate grammar

30. Non-actionverbs
Non-actionverbstoremember…
toremember…
Agree, be, believe, belong,
Agree, be, believe, belong,
depend, forget, hate, hear,
depend, forget, hate, hear,
know, like, love, matter,
know, like, love, matter,
mean, need, prefer, realise,
mean, need, prefer, realise,
recognise, seem, suppose
recognise, seem, suppose

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