Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A PresentSimple[V1] PresentContinuous[am/is/are+Ving]
arepeatedaction/habit anactioninprogressnow
e.g.Ialwayseatbreakfast. e.g.Iamteachingrightnow.
apermanentsituation atemporarysituation/thesedays
e.g.IworkatZayedUniversity. e.g.ImreadingabookabouttheUAE.
astatethatdoesntchange astatewhichischanging
e.g.Ihaveasister. e.g.Heisgettingfat.
(+)Idomyhomeworkeveryday. (+)Iamdoingmyhomeworkrightnow.
()Idontdomyhomeworkeveryday. ()Iamnotdoingmyhomeworkrightnow?
(?)Doyoudoyourhomeworkeveryday? (?)Areyoudoingyourhomeworkrightnow?
(butDoeshedohishomeworkeveryday?)
B Completethesentenceswiththepresentsimpleorcontinuousformofthewordsinbrackets.
1.Everyweekend,I_______________(visit)mygrandparentsinRasAlKhaimah.
2.Paul_______________(have)lunchatthemoment.Canyoucallbacklater?
3._______________you_______________(do)anythingrightnow?
4.Abdullaisverygoodatlanguages.He_______________(speak)Italian,German,andFrench.
5.Pleasebequiet!I_______________(try)toconcentrate.
6.Iusually______________(finish)workat6:00,butthisweekI_______________(work)till8:00.
7.Takeyourumbrella.It_______________(rain)heavilyoutside.
8._______________Mohammed_______________(work)onFridays?
9.Lailaisagoodstudent.Shealways_______________(listen)inclassand_______________(do)
herhomework.
10.Theysometimes_______________(fly)toOman,buttheyusually_______________(go)bycar.
LeylaOzmenekse
C StativeVerbs
StativeVerbs
knowseemagreetaste
belongrememberseeprefer
understandforgethave(=possessive)mean
likelosewantbelong
hatefindheardepend
loveneedsmellbelieve
Stativeverbsarenonactionverbs.Theyarenotusuallyusedinthecontinuoustense.
e.g.Iamneedinghelp.
Ineedhelp
D Arethesesentencesgrammaticallytrueorfalse?
1. Theearthgoesaroundthesun. TF
2. Areyourememberingthenamesofyourclassmates? TF
3. Excuseme,areyouspeakingEnglish? TF
4. Listentothosepeople.Whatlanguagearetheyspeaking? TF
5. Heiswearingatieatworkeveryday. TF
6. Look!Somebodyisdancingonthetable. TF
7. Idontunderstandthesesentences. TF
8. SheishavingavillainJumeirahBeach. TF
9. Anneishavingashowerrightnow.Canyoucallbacklater? TF
10. Iamlovingmyfamilyverymuch. TF
LeylaOzmenekse