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Simple present/Present continuous
Here are some more ways we use the simple present:
1To give instructions/directions
First, you boil some water and then you add the noodles and cook them for three minutes.
When you exit the MTR station, cross King’s Road and go two blocks down.
2To make promises
I promise to be very careful with your digital camera. I swear never to let you down.
3To tell stories (for immediacy)
Then she goes to the door and opens it and the monster pops out! She finishes her homework and then the phone rings.
Here are some more ways we use the present continuous:
1To talk about ongoing changes
You are getting fatter and fatter.
He is becoming a responsible young man.
2To talk about repeated actions
That boy is kicking the back of my chair. The cat is scratching that sofa to pieces.
3To talk about background events in a story
Then she goes to the door and opens it and the monster is standing there! She is doing her homework and the phone rings.
Here are some differences in how we use the simple present and the present continuous:
| Simple present | Present continuous |
| For permanent situations | For temporary situations |
| She lives in Quarry Bay. | She is staying in the Kowloon Hotel. |
| For repeated actions not connected to the | For repeated actions connected to the |
| moment of speaking | moment of speaking |
| She takes dancing lessons on Monday | She is taking dancing lessons now but before |
| evenings. | she took Putonghua lessons. |
| For future events in an itinerary | For planned future events |
| We arrive in Shanghai at 2.30 p.m. | We are going to Shanghai next week. |
| For illnesses/physical states | For physical states only |
| I have a cold./My head aches. | My head is aching. |
| For preferences/opinions | For feelings we are experiencing now |
| I love pizza. | I am enjoying every bite of this delicious pizza. |
| Graded grammar worksheets | ||
| Name: _____________________ | Class: _____________________ | Date: _____________________ |
Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use the simple present or the present continuous tense. (_____ /21 marks)
1My brother __________________________ (like) this CD very much.
2He __________________________ (travel) in China this summer.
3We __________________________ (go) to lunch now. Would you like to join us?
4We always __________________________ (visit) Grandma on Sundays.
5In this photo, we __________________________ (play) volleyball on the beach.
6I __________________________ (play) tennis every day.
7My father can’t come to the phone now. He __________________________ (take) a shower.
8My father __________________________ (work) as an accountant in a big company.
9I think this pen __________________________ (cost) HK$8.
10I can’t play online games now. My brother __________________________ (use) the computer to do his homework.
11 A: ______________ you ___________________ (do) your homework now?B: Yes, I __________________________.
12This photo was taken when I was three. My father __________________________ (carry) me on his shoulders.
13People ______________ always ___________________ (buy) new mobile phones.
14Can you see Anna? She __________________________ (stand) at the bus stop.
15______________ you still ___________________ (watch) TV?
16 A: ______________ they _________________ (go) to Ocean Park on Sunday?B: No, they __________________________.
17She often __________________________ (miss) class because of illness.
18 A: ______________ you _________________ (like) Kelly Chan’s songs?B: Yes, I ______________, but my brother _________________.
Date: 2016-03-03; view: 1110
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