Present Simple/Present Continuous
4 Outubro 2019, 12:00 • Zsófia Gombár
1) Warm-up, recycling vocabulary with flash cards.
2) Grammar: Present Simple/ Present Continuous: Handout:
Present Simple
Spelling:
Pair work activity: Spelling: Sts formed the rules.
1. Verbs ending in the letter ‘y’
marry marries, cry _______, apply _______, hurry _______, try _______, worry _______
Exception: if there is a vowel before the -y:
play --> plays, pay --> _____________, enjoy --> _____________, pray--> __________________
2. Verbs ending in ending in: -ss, -x, -sh, -ch
pass passes, fix____________, mix ___________, push ___________, catch ___________
3. Verbs ending in: -o
go goes, do____________, undo ____________, echo____________
Usage:
Pair work activity: Sts had to form the rules based on bunches of example sentences.
1) Habits
He drinks tea at breakfast. She only eats fish. They watch television regularly.
2) Repeated actions
We catch the bus every morning. It rains every afternoon in the hot season. They drive to Monaco every summer.
3) General truths and facts
Water freezes at zero degrees. The Earth goes around the Sun. Money doesn’t grow on trees.
4) Giving instructions and directions
Open the packet and pour the contents into hot water.
First you roll out the pastry, then you cut circles with a cup or a glass.
You take the bus number 711 to Rossio and then the number 735 to Cidade Universitária.
5) Schedules, timetables and itineraries (travelling, cinema, etc.)
Our flight leaves at 12:30. The train leaves Plymouth at 10:15 and arrives in London at 14:00. Our holiday starts on the 26th March.
Your exam starts at 09.00.
What time does the film begin?
6) After conjunctions: when, after, before if, as soon as, until
I’ll give it to you when you come next Wednesday.
She'll see you before she leaves.
We'll give it to her when she arrives.
7) The following words are normally not used in the continuous.
| like, dislike, hate, want, need, prefer, wish know, realise, suppose, mean, remember, recognise, understand, think, recognise belong to, contain, consist, depend on, own, possess, include , have hear, feel, taste, see, smell measure, weigh, cost appear, resemble, seem, be
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Present Continuous
Spelling:
Pair work activity: Spelling: Sts formed the rules.
1. Verbs ending in ‘–e’
come coming, move _______________, write _______________(!), smile _______________
Exceptions: words ending in ‘-ee’ : see seeing, flee _______________
2. Verbs consisting of one syllable, ending in vowel + consonant
stop stopping, hit ______________, swim ________________, plan _________________
3. verbs of two syllables, stress on the last syllable, ending in vowel + consonant
commit committing , admit ______________________, refer ______________________
4. Verbs ending in -ie
lie lying, die _________________________, tie ________________________
5. Verbs ending in ‘l’ (BrE)
travel travelling, marvel _____________________, cancel ______________________
Usage:
Pair work activity: Sts had to form the rules based on bunches of example sentences.
1. Actions that are happening at the moment of speaking
We are studying English grammar.
You are using the Internet.
Please do not make so much noise. I’m working.
We cannot go out now. It’s raining.
2. Happening in a period of time around the present moment/ Temporary states and actions
I am reading a very interesting book.
Sophie wants to go to Italy. She is learning Italian now.
Jack is building his own house.
3. Gradual changes
Your English is getting better and better.
More and more people are becoming vegetarian.
The population of the world is rising very fast.
4. With "always, forever, constantly", it is used to describe annoying or frustrating actions
You are always complaining about everything!
You're constantly complaining about your mother-in-law!
Jack and Jill are always arguing!
Mom is always forgetting where she has parked her car, so we usually get home late.
5. Future plans and arrangements
I’m going to the dentist on Tuesday at 10 a.m.
What time are you meeting Ann tomorrow?
What time Jane is arriving tomorrow? What time are you leaving?
At 10:30 I’m meeting her at the station.
3) Homework: Unit 1, Unit 2 from Raymond Murphy's Grammar in Use.