Do you know Peter Smith? There he is! He usually drives sports cars! He doesnt like slow cars.

He likes fast cars.

He sometimes drives too fast!

PRESENT SIMPLE/PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Theory and activities

I study English at school. Estudio ingles en el colegio.

PRESENTE SIMPLE (Presente de Indicativo)
Se utiliza para hablar de acciones habituales, genricas, que tienen lugar con cierta frecuencia, sin hacer referencia a si en el momento actual se estn realizando. I study English. Yo estudio ingls; empec hace algn tiempo y contino, aunque puede que en el momento presente no est realizando esta actividad. He plays tennis. l juega al tenis; practica este deporte con cierta asiduidad, pero no significa que en el momento presente est en la pista de tenis jugando. I work in a bank. Yo trabajo en un banco; sta es mi profesin, aunque puede que en el momento actual yo est de vacaciones, descansando en mi casa. Tambin se utiliza para hablar de acciones futuras que ya han sido planificadas, especialmente al referirse a viajes. I leave Madrid tomorrow Me voy de Madrid maana por la morning. maana La forma del "present simple" coincide con la del infinitivo sin la partcula "to", salvo en la 3 persona

del singular en la que se le aade una "s".

Infinitivo To eat (comer) To run (correr)

I / you / we / they eat run

He / she / it eats runs

"-es".

Si el verbo termina en "ss", "sh", "ch", "x", "o", al formar la 3 persona del singular se le aade Infinitivo To kiss (besar) To watch (observar) I / you / we / they I kiss I watch He / she / it He kisses He watches

"y" por una "i", seguida de la terminacin "es".

Infinitivo To carry (llevar) To envy (envidiar)

Si el verbo termina en "y" tras consonante, al formar la 3 persona del singular se sustituye esta I / you / we / they I carry I envy He / she / it He carries He envies

Las oraciones negativas se forman con el auxiliar "to do", habitualmente en sus formas contradas: dont (= do not) para las personas I, you, we, they, y doesnt (= does not) para las personas he, she, it. I don't play tennis. Yo no juego al tenis She doesnt go to the cinema. Ella no va al cine We dont know the answer. Nosotros no sabemos la respuesta La forma interrogativa se forma tambin con el auxiliar "to do" al comienzo de la oracin ("do" con las personas "I, you, we, they"; "does" con "he, she, it"). Do you play tennis? Juegas al tenis? Does she go to the cinema? Va ella al cine? Do we know the answer? Conocemos la respuesta?

Time Expressions used with Present Simple: every day, every morning, every year, always, usually, often, sometimes, never, rarely, in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, at night etc.

I am reading. Yo estoy leyendo.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Se utiliza para describir acciones que se estn desarrollando en este mismo momento: I am reading a book. Yo estoy leyendo un libro (en este preciso instante) You are playing football. T ests jugando al futbol. Tambin se utiliza para describir acciones que se estn desarrollando alrededor del momento en el que se habla, aunque no necesariamente en ese preciso instante: I am studying French. Yo estoy estudiando francs (me he matriculado en una academia, pero no necesariamente en este preciso momento estoy con los libros de francs) Asimismo, se utiliza para describir una accin que va a tener lugar en el futuro prximo y sobre la que se ha tomado una resolucin firme. En este caso, siempre se tiene que mencionar el tiempo en el que se va a desarrollar la accin: I am going to London next Yo voy a Londres la prxima semana (la week. accin se va a desarrollar en el futuro prximo y existe una decisin firme por mi parte de llevarla a cabo) Otro uso del presente continuo es para describir acciones que se vienen repitiendo con frecuencia; en este caso, la oracin viene acompaada del adverbio "always" (siempre): He is always working. l est siempre trabajando (con el significado de que trabaja frecuentemente, quizs, incluso, excesivamente) Formacin del "present continuous": se construye con el presente de indicativo del verbo "to be", en su funcin de verbo auxiliar, y el "present participle" (= gerundio) del verbo principal. Afirmacin I am eating You are eating He / she/ it is eating We are eating You are eating They are eating Negacin Im not eating You arent eating He / she/ it isnt eating We aren't eating You aren't eating They aren't eating Interrogacin Am I eating? Are you eating? Is he/she/ it eating? Are we eating? Are you eating? Are they eating?

Time Expressions used with Present Continuous: now, at present, at the moment, today, tonight etc.

Student:.Group:1 ESO 1. Choose a time expression from the box to complete the sentences. every day, in the evening, now, often, at the moment, rarely, in the morning, today, at present, on Saturdays, usually, never Mother does her shopping on Saturdays We go to school.. He cant talk to you. He is talking on the phone They..go to work on Sundays. They stay at home. We cant go out. It is raining.. She.walks her dog but.her mother is walking the dog. We eat breakfast She is eating lunch. My parents watch TV Heeats sweets. He doesnt like them very much. He likes sports. He..plays tennis.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous. He often..goes..(go) to the cinema. They..(watch) TV at the moment. John is outside. He..(wash) the car. Nina usually(drive) to work. My father.(lie) on the sofa now. Claire(not / like) pizza.

3. Choose the correct item. - Look at him! HeC.a boat. a) rows b) rowing c) is rowing - He usuallytennis in the afternoon. a) plays b) play c) is playing - What.........in the kitchen, mum? a) do you b) are you doing c) you do - Shedinner now. a) is having b) have c) has - He..a comic every day. a) read b) is reading c) reads - Be quiet! The baby a) sleep b) sleeps c) is sleeping - I..a letter now. a) write b) am writing c) writes - Look! The dogwith the ball. a) Play b) is playing c) are playing - Listen! I..to you. a) talk b) am talking c) talks

4. Find the mistakes, then underline and correct them. Today is Saturday and we is at the shopping centre. Every Saturday my mother is taking me shopping with her. She is wanting to buy a new skirt but she not like the one that the lady showing her. I am hating shopping with my mother. She never know what to buy. I look at some lovely trousers now and I want to buy them but I am not having enough money. a) .are b)... c).. d).. e)... f). g).. h).. i) 5. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous. Dear Susan, Here I 1)am (be) in Greece. The weather 2)...(be) fantastic. We 3)(have) a nice time. At the moment I 4) (lie) next to the swimming pool with my friend James. I 5).(sunbathe) and James 6)..(drink) lemonade. We 7).(sunbathe) and we 8)..(swim) every day and at night we 9)(eat) in a restaurant and then we 10)(dance) in the disco). I 11). (have) a good sun-tan. I 12).(look forward) to seeing you next week when we 13)..(go) back home. See you then. Love, Mary 6. Complete the blanks with a verb from the box in the correct tense. travel, work, read, sell, rain, go, look, carry, laugh, wear Mr Simmons 1)is travelling by train. He 2).to work. He 3).in a shop. He 4).video games. He 5).the newspaper at the moment and he 6).. because he 7)..at a funny cartoon. He 8)..a hat and he 9)an umbrella with him because it 10) today.