Present Simple Continuous Exercises Pdf

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Following a recent trip to Germany, and because talking about travelling and visiting different cities is something my students love to do, I thought I would put something together to help lower level learners practice writing a postcard.

After a short warmer, there is a reading exercise (based on an authentic text) which has a pre-teach vocabulary section (focusing on adjectives), a prediction exercise and post reading questions. Following this there is a further adjectives gap-fill exercise and then a focus on the present simple and contiuous sentences found in the reading text (and, in case you or your students need it, I have also provided an additional sheet which focusses on the grammar forms).

With the focus on adjectives for describing a city and other things that might be of interest whilst on holiday, the model text, and the focus on the grammar used in the model text, the students should be able to produce quite a successful postcard.

After you have completed this activity, any time a student tells you that they are going to go away or visit a new city, you could get them to write you, or the class, a postcard and start a collection on your wall. They can then be used with future classes as examples.

Present simple tense This tense is used for repeated activities. We often use expressions such as: every Sunday, very often, sometimes, always, never.

I sometimes go to school by bike. You don't speak Greek very often. Do they ever get up early?

He always travels by train. She doesn't on Sundays. Does she ever help you?

Present continuous tenseThe present continuous is used for activities that are happening at the moment of speaking (just now).

I am learning English at the moment. You aren't listening! Why is he sitting here?

2. We use it for temporary activities which are happening about this time (today, this week), but not necessarily at the moment of speaking.

I am in London this week. I am staying at the hotel. (But you can be somewhere else at the moment of speaking.)

She can't go out. She is writing her essay today. (But she can be having lunch at the moment of speaking.)

You can't borrow this book today. Mary is reading it. (But not right now.)

John works at a bank. Maybe he isn't working now (maybe he is sleeping now), but usually he works at a bank. That is his job. He works from Monday to Friday. It is something he does regularly, so we can use the present simple.

When the verb is in the negative, we put the s in the auxiliary (helping) verb so it becomes 'doesn't'. And because the s is in the helping verb, we don't need to add it to the main verb.

These are facts. Also, you can see that we only added an s to the verb of the last sentence because the subject, 'water', means 'it'. 'It' is the third person singular. The other subjects, 'children' and 'cats', mean 'they'.

These sentences talk about something happening now. We are focusing on an action happening today, this morning, or right now. We are not talking about what happens regularly, which may be different. Look at this sentence:

The green part of the sentence is in the present simple because we talking about what John regularly does. The blue part of the sentence talks about what is happening now, so we use the present progressive. John works at a bank (usually, from Monday to Friday), but today he isn't working today (because it is Saturday maybe).

Why do we use the present tense to talk about the future? Well, the plans are in the future, but they are something we have now. When you say "I'm going home soon", it means that you already have a plan in your mind to go home soon. When you say "I am buying a house next month", you are saying that now, you have a plan to buy a house next month.

So, when we talk about something we have decided (planned) for the future, we often use present progressive. When we talk about something for the future that did not plan for, we use will. Compare these two sentences:

Lisa says "I will go" with you because this is a decision she has just made. This was not her plan. When we talk about future actions that we did not plan or are uncertain, we use will. And when we talk about plans we have decided for the future, we can use the present progressive.

This document provides information on the present simple and present continuous tenses in English grammar. It explains that different tenses are used in different situations and carry different meanings. The present simple is used for habitual actions, general truths, and permanent situations. The present continuous is used for actions happening now or actions that are temporary. It provides examples of how to form the present simple and present continuous, including using verbs like "be", and how to make them negative. It notes some verbs are typically not used in the present continuous. Practice exercises with answers are included.Read less

As you watch the video, look at the examples of the present continuous. They are in red in the subtitles. Then read the conversation below to learn more. Finally, do the grammar exercises to check you understand, and can use, the present continuous.

want - need - like - love - hate - prefer - believe - think - know - realise - understand - recognise - suppose - be - exist - appear - look - seem - belong - have (for possession) - own - feel - smell - taste

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I risultati dell'apprendimento di questo corso sono elencati di seguito e sia le attivit di apprendimento che gli esami si basano su quelli.

Dopo aver superato questo corso, lo studente avr acquisito conoscenza e comprensione relative all'argomento e sar in grado di spiegare (interpretare, comprendere, riflettere e ricordare) quanto segue:

Leggere e comprendere un articolo/paper scientifico.

Consigli e trucchi di base su come scrivere un articolo/paper scientifico.

Essere in grado di avere una conversazione in inglese.

Dispense, file pdf, presentazioni PPT e altri appunti saranno forniti durante le lezioni. Per i non frequentanti, il materiale disponibile sul sito , corso "Inglese Scientifico". Fotocopie con esercizi di scrittura scientifica sono disponibili su richiesta via e-mail (in inglese) al docente.

Handouts, pdf files, PPT presentations and other notes will be provided during the lessons. For non-attending students, the material is available on the website , "Scientific English" course. Photocopies with scientific writing exercises are available upon request by e-mail (in English) to the teacher.

The oral exam is

- a Presentation lasting no less than 5 minutes and no more than 7 on a Math topic

- a Presentation lasting no less than 5 minutes and no more than 7 on a social issue.

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