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- 2. - Unit 1 – Present Continuous (I am doing) - Unit 2 – Present Simple (I do) - Unit 3 – Present Continuous and Present Simple 1 - Unit 4 – Present Continuous and Present Simple 2
- 6. Unit 2 – Present Simple (I do) We use the Present Simple to talk about things in general - Routine Stuff or General Truths “The Earth is round” We use the Present Simple to say how often we do things: “How often do you go jogging?” We use do / does to make questions and negative sentences: Sometimes we do things by saying something. I apologise ... / I advise ... / I insist .../ I agree .... / I refuse ..../ I promise ..../ etc “School starts at 8 o’clock” “I usually arrive late at night” “I go jogging once every leap year...” do does I / we / you / they he / she / it work? drive? do? I / we / you / they he / she / it don’t doesn’t work / drive / do
- 7. Unit 3 – Present Continuous and Present Simple 1 (I am doing and I do) past futurenow I am doing Present Continuous (I am doing) past futurenow Present Simple (I do) I do The water is boiling The water boils at 100 degrees Celsius What language are they speaking? Do you speak greek? I am getting tired. I always get tired after lunch. I’m living with some friends. I live in Manhattan. Temporary Situations Permanent Situations I always do (something) I’m always doing (something) I’m always losing my keys. = I do this very often, perhaps too often. I always do my homework. = I do it every time
- 8. Unit 4 – Present Continuous and Present Simple 2 (I am doing and I do) when Think = believe, we do not use the continuous. Some verbs cannot be used in a “continuous” way - we can’t say “I am knowing” or “they are liking” - we say “I know” and “they like”. like want need prefer know realise suppose mean understand believe remember belong fit contain consist seem I think that is a great idea. ( not I’m thinking ) when Think = consider, we the continuous is possible. Joanne is thinking about hiking the Andes. (= she is considering it.) See, Hear, Smell and Taste normally use the Present Simple. Do you see that man over there? (not Are you seeing) I can hear a strange noise. Can you hear it? Look, Feel - we can use either the Present Continuous or the Present Simple to say how somebody looks or feels now. You look good today. or You are looking good today. He is selIish = He is generally selIish, noy only at this moment He is being selIish = He behaving in a selIish way at the moment We use am/is/are being to say how someone is BEHAVING Sarah is very worried (not is being very worried)