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UNIT 1 Simple Present Tense / Present Continuous Tense
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UNIT 1 Simple Present Tense / Present Continuous Tense
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Simple Present Tense 

 

Positive   

 I / you / we / they work

 He / she / it works…

  Negative  

  I / you / they don’t work…

  He / she / it doesn’t work…

  Question 

   Do I / you / they work…?

   Does he / she / it work…?

 

  1. We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general:

Nurses look after patients in hospitals. 

I usually go away at weekends. 

The earth goes round the sun. 

The cafe opens at 7.30 in the morning.

  1. We use the present simple to say how often we do things:

I get up at 8 o’clock every morning. 

How often do you go to the dentist? 

Julie doesn’t drink tea very often. 

Robert usually goes away two or three times a year.

FREQUENCY ADVERBS 

100 % Always 

90 %   Usually 

80 %  Generally 

70 %   Often / Frequently

50 %   Sometimes / Occasionally

10 %  Seldom 

5 %     Rarely 

0 %     Never  

I always go out with friends. 

He never smokes. 

We seldom sleep late. 

She sometimes comes late.

They often work at weekends. 

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE 

         Positive   

        I am cleaning…         

          We / you / they are cleaning  

          He / she / it is cleaning…

Negative  

          I am not cleaning… 

          We / you / they are not cleaning

          He / she / it is not  cleaning

           Question  

           Am I cleaning…?      

           Are / you / they cleaning…?

                Is he /she / it cleaning…?

 

Examples: 

I am doing something = I started doing it and I haven’t finished; I’m in the middle of doing it. 

Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying to work. (not I try)

‘Where’s Mark?’ ‘He’s having a shower.’ (not He has a shower)

Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining any more. (not It doesn’t rain)

How’s your new job? Are you enjoying it?

We use continuous forms (I’m waiting, it’s raining etc.) for actions and happenings that have started but not finished. 

Some verbs (for example, know and like) are not normally used in this way. 

We don’t say ‘I am knowing’, 

‘they are liking’. We say ‘I know’, ‘they like’.

The following verbs are not normally used in the present continuous: 

like want need prefer

know realise understand recognise

believe suppose remember mean

belong fit contain consist seem

I’m hungry. I want something to eat. (not I’m wanting)

Do you understand what I mean? (not Are you understanding? )

Anna doesn’t seem very happy right now. ( not Anna is seeming )

TIME ADVERBS 

  now

   right now

Please be quiet. I’m watching TV now.

 

  at the moment

  at the present

  for the time being

People are coming from work at the moment.

 

  still

It is still raining.

 

  nowadays / these days

 

Nowadays, many people are going to out-of-town shopping   centers.

 

  Gradually

 

 

  Day by day

 

Gradually, The weather is getting better and better.

 

 House prices are increasing day by day.

 

 

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