Unit 1-present Tense Contrast

PRESENT TENSE CONTRAST

UNIT 1

PRESENT SIMPLE USE An action that happens regularly or always

e.g. Hanif often wears hats A fact or a permanent situation  e.g. Rachel lives in London 

PRESENT SIMPLE FORM  AFFIRMATIVE:  

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Subject + verb + complements 3rd p sg –s * 3rd p sg: verb ending –h, -o, -x, -s: add

–es 

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eg. wash : washes verb ending–y final vowel : eg. play: plays final consonant:

eg. fly: flies

-ies

-s

PRESENT SIMPLE FORM NEGATIVE 

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Subject + DON’T / DOESN’T + verb + complements (I/we/you/they)/(he/she/it)

eg. Louise and Dany don’t wash their hands before lunch eg. Louise …

 INTERROGATIVE  DO / DOES + subject + verb + complements ?  

eg. Does Pam study hard for her exams? eg. (Stephan and John)?

PRESENT SIMPLE FORM  TRANSLATION

qVive en Oxford qShe/He lives in Oxford qÉl y su madre cocinan juntos qHe and his mother cook together qEl alumno estudia duro qThe student studies hard qSus padres no van al gimnasio qHer /His parents don’t go to the gym q¿Lo pasa Emma bien? qDoes Emma have a nice time?

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS USE An action that is happening now

eg. Look! Dan is wearing a hat! A temporary situation  eg. Rachel’s cousin is living in Manchester while she’s at university 

PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM AFFIRMATIVE

Subject + AM/IS/ARE + V-ing + complements  eg. Joe is eating carrots at the moment NEGATIVE  Subject + AM NOT/ISN’T/AREN’T + V-ing + compl.  eg. Look! People are shouting at the mall INTERROGATIVE  AM/IS/ARE + subject + V-ing + complements ? 

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eg. What are you doing now? I’m listening to

PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM -ING EXCEPTIONS 

y  

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ending–y

don’t remove –

eg. fly – flying ending–e remove –e, add –ing eg. live – living ending cons+vow+cons double last cons eg. run - running

PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM  TRANSLATION

q¿Qué hace Sean? qWhat is Sean doing? qEstá jugando en el patio del colegio qHe’s playing/ Sean is playing at the playground qAhora no estás haciendo los deberes qYou’re not doing homework now / at the moment qTus padres están trabajando en el banco qYour parents are working at the bank qLos policías están parando a los coches qPolicemen are stopping cars

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PRESENT TENSE CONTRAST PRESENT SIMPLE

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 We use the present simple

with ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY ü Always ü Usually ü Often ü Sometimes ü Hardly ever ü Never  Position: after the verb TO BE; before the rest  Other adverbs such as ü ONCE/TWICE/THREE TIMES… A WEEK/MONTH/YEAR…

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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We use the present

continuous with ADVERBS such as NOW, AT THE MOMENT