Bài giảng power point về thì hiện tại (present simple and present continuous)

TENSES



Present Simple
1. Form
(+)

S

V(s, es)

(-)

S

don’t
doesn’t

V

(?)

Wh

do
does

S

V?

Present Simple
2. Usages
- something that happens often
- habits

He often smokes 5 cigars a day.


Present Simple
2. Usages
- permanent activities

We grow potatoes every year.


Present Simple
2. Usages
- general truths, natural
laws

The Earth goes around the Sun


Present Simple
2. Usages
+ Timetables (cinemas, trains)

The play finishes at 5 p.m.

Present Simple
2. Usages
+ tell stories or films/ sports facts

Well, John Terry scores his
first goal!


Present Simple – Time markers
3. Adverbs of frequency

Once/ twice/ three times/ four times a week
Everyday, every summer



Present Continuous
1. Form
(+)

S

am
is
are

V-ing

(-)

S

‘m not
isn’t
aren’t

V-ing

(?)

Wh

am
is
are

S

V-ing?


Present Continuous
Note: Rules of V-ing


Present Continuous
2. Usages
- something that is happening

now

He is smoking now.


Present Continuous
2. Usages
- Trends (changing/ developing)

More and more farmers are growing potatoes in my village.


Present Continuous
2. Usages
- Temporary activities

We grow potatoes every year, but this year we are growing rice.
.


Present Continuous
2. Usages
- Repeated actions that are very
annoying

He is always losing his car key.
.


Present Continuous

2. Usages
- Immediate future
plans

We are having lunch with Dr. Smith tomorrow.
.


Present Continuous
3. Forms of V-ing
- live, have, leave, arrive
→ living, having, leaving,
arriving
- run, get, swim, cut
→ running, getting, swimming,
cutting
*** Grow, eat → growing, eating
- die, lie
→ dying, lying


Comparison - Time markers
- advs of frequency
- now
- these days
- every month/year
- once/ twice a year

- now
- at the moment

- at present
- look!
- listen!,
- watch out!


Comparison - Usages
Present Simple

Present Continuous


Note

Stative verbs
DON’T
form Continuous tenses


Stative verbs

Senses: see, hear, smell, feel, taste,
sound, look, seem, notice, appear

The perfume smells so


Stative verbs

Perception: know, understand,

think, believe, remember, forget

I think he’s
right.
I believe he’ll


Stative verbs

Likes or dislikes: like, love, prefer,
dislike, hate

She loves
flowers.


Stative verbs
- #: be, belong, have, need, want, cost,
mean, include, contain, weigh, hope

How much does she
weigh?