PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT PROGRESSIVE & STATIVE VERBS.pptx

Present simple

1. Milagros Quépuy Pioneer – Unit 1 Present Simple vs Present Progressive

2. Present Simple Use Example Describe permanent situations. My father works at a bank. Describe habits, repeated actions; routines. Liza goes to the gym in the evening. General truths. Water boils at 100°C. Future actions related to official programmes and timetables. The bus to Lima leaves at 6:00 PM. To refer to the plot of a book, film, etc. Romeo falls in love with Juliet. Sport commentaries. Taylor shoots and scores ! Exclamatory sentences with Off… / Here… / There…/ etc. There he goes .

3. Present Simple Structure Affirmative sentences Subject + verb (present simple form) (+ C) Negative sentences Subject + don’t / doesn’t + verb (infinitive form) (+ C) Questions Do / Does + subject + verb (infinitive form) (+C)? Time Expressions Adverbs of frequency: always, usually, never, rarely; every day / week, etc.; in the morning / summer, etc.; at the weekend, on weekdays; once / twice / three times, etc. a week / day, etc.; on Mondays, Monday morning, etc.

4. Present Progressive Use Example Describe actions happening now. My sister is baking cookies at the moment. Describe temporary situations. John is taking an online course this week. Talk about annoying actions which happen repeatedly. We use adverbs of frequency: always, constantly, continually . You are always interrupting me! Describe situations which are changing or developing around the present time. Air pollution is increasing in our city. Talk about future arrangements. We are staying at home this weekend.

5. Present Progressive Structure Affirmative sentences Subject + am / is / are + verb –ing + C Negative sentences Subject + am / is / are + not + verb –ing + C Questions Am / Is / Are + subject + verb –ing + C Time Expressions now, at present, at the moment, today, these days, this week / year, etc.; next week / year, etc.; tonight, tomorrow, etc.

6. Milagros Quépuy Pioneer – Unit 1 Stative Verbs

7. Stative verbs are not used in progressive tenses because they don’t refer to actions . ○ Verbs of the senses : see, feel, hear, smell, taste, notice, seem, appear, look (= seem), etc. ○ Verbs of emotions and preferences : like, love, hate, dislike, want, need, prefer, mind, etc. ○ Verbs of perception, belief, knowledge and opinion : know, agree, find, think (= believe), believe, understand, remember, forget, hope, mean, imagine, etc. ○ Verbs of ownership : have (= possess), own, belong, etc. ○ Other verbs which describe permanent states : be, cost, etc.

8. Milagros Quépuy Pioneer – Unit 1 Exercises