2nd Lesson - Present Simple & Present Continuous

Hi again children!
We have an exam in a few days so we have to do more exercises to pass the exam!

Remember:

Present Simple	Present Continuous
INFINITIVE (3rd person singular: infinitive + 's') I speak you speak he / she / it speaks we speak they speak	form of verb 'to be' and verb + ing   I am speaking you are speaking he / she / it is speaking we are speaking they are speaking

Exceptions

Exceptions when adding 's' : After o, ch, sh or s, add es. Example: do - he does,                             wash - she washes After a consonant, the final consonant ybecomes ie. (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - he worries but: play - he plays

Exceptions when adding 'ing' : Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled. Example: sit - sitting After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British English (but not in American English). Example: travel - travelling (British English) but: traveling (American English) Final ie becomes y. Example: lie - lying

A HABIT or NOW?

Present Simple	Present Continuous
In general (regularly, often, never) Example: Colin plays football every Tuesday. Daily routine Example: Bob works in a restaurant.	Right now Example: Look! Colin is playing football now. Only for a limited period of time  Example: Jenny is working in a restaurant this week.
Signal words
always every ... often normally usually sometimes seldom never first then	at the moment at this moment today now right now Listen! Look!
Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present: be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want

Try to do the following exercises:

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Exercise 3

Exercise 4

Exercise 5

Exercise 6