1. PRESENT SIMPLE
FORM USES EXAMPLES EXCEPTIONS
Subject + vb 1. Daily Routines 1. Colin plays chess every - Not "s", "es" in:
(infinitive) Tuesday. can, may, might, must
2. Action set by a timeable/schedule 2. The film starts at 8 p.m. - Add "es" after: o, ch, sh, s
3. General truths 3. Madrid is the capital city of - After a consonant, the final y
Spain. becomes ie (but not after a
4- Present actions happening after 4. First Colin plays chess, vowel):
another. then he watches TV. ex: worry/worries but:
play/plays
VERB - STATE: be, cost, fit, mean, sit SIGNAL WORDS always
USUALLYUSED every...
IN PRESENT - POSSESSION: belong, have often
SIMPLE normally
- SENSES: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch usually
sometimes
- FEELINGS: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, seldom
regret never
first
-BRAIN WORK: believe, know, think, then
understand
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
FORM USES EXAMPLES EXCEPTIONS
Subject + be + 1. Actions happening at the moment 1. James is reading a book at Adding "ing"
verb(-ing) the moment. - Silent e (dropped):

2. 2. Several actions at the same time. 2. Colin is playing chess and come>coming
Anne is watching TV. - After a short, stressed vowel,
3. Actions happeniing only for a 3. Jenny is learning English the final consonant (doubled):
limited period of time(not directly at this year. sit>sitting
the moment) - After a vowel, the final
4. I am going to the cinema consonant l is doubled:
4- Arrangement for near future. tonight. travel>travelling
-Final ie becomes y:
lie>lying
SIGNAL WORDS
at the moment
at this moment
today
now
right now
Listen!
Look!