Lesson 3_Grammar by Daria https://padlet.com/darya_stebakova/qm6oj9nd0u6o Present Simple VS Present Continuous en-us 2017-09-13 12:09:09 UTC 2018-09-01 07:21:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png PRESENT SIMPLE darya_stebakova https://padlet.com/darya_stebakova/qm6oj9nd0u6o/wish/187521035
  • We use the PRESENT SIMPLE to talk about habits / regular repeated activities. 
  • We also use the PRESENT SIMPLE  to talk about more permanent things.

I train оп Saturdays. (= а habit / regular repeated activity)
l live in Budapest. (= this is always true)

  • We explain 'how often' using adverbs such as usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never.

I usually play football оп Wednesdays.

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  • We use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS to talk about temporary, unfinished activities.

She's staying with her brother оп the coast. This weather's depressing! lt's raining again.

  • То emphasize that something is temporary, we often use expressions such as at the moment, 
currently, this week and this month.

l'm reading а great book at the moment. l'll lend уоu it when l've finished it.

  • We also use  the PRESENT CONTINUOUS to talk about things in the future that are already arranged 
with other people.

l' m going out for dinner with аclient оn Friday.
We're getting married in the summer.

  • Some verbs are normally used in the simple tense even when the situation is temporary.

Аге you ОК? Уоu seem  а bit sad.
I don't want to talk about it at the moment. l'm still really upset about it.

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agree  believe   belong   depend   disagree  forget    hate    know   like         
matter    mind need  owe    own     prefer     realize   sound   seem    suppose    taste   want




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Exercise 1
Choose the correct option.
1  А: What are the hours like where you work?
В: ОК. I'm usually just working / I usually just work nine to five, but this month I'm doing / I do а lot of extra hours because we've got а really tight deadline to meet, so
I'm starting / / start at nine in the morning and finishing /finish at nine or even ten at night most days.

2  А: Where do you work?
В: Well, I'm normally working / / normally work in the center of town, but next week I'm working /I work from home because they decorate / are decorating our office.

3  А: What does your job involve?
В: lt's general office work, really. I'm answering / / answer the phone and making / make appointments for my boss, that kind of thing, but we're holding / we hold а conference in а couple of months, so at the moment l'm sorting out / / sort out lots of things for that as well.

Exercise 2
Decide which five sentences are incorrect then correct them.
1  Саn you phone back later? I have dinner.
2  lgnore him. He's just being silly.
3  ls she seeing anyone at the moment?
4  l'm annoyed with him. He's still owing me money.
5  I don't need any help thanks. I just look.
6 I go  to  the  shops. Do you want anything?
7   l'm not  а tea drinker. l'm preferring coffee.
8 I love cycling. I belong to а local cycling  club.

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