Present Simple or Present Continuous

1. Present Simple or Present Continuous

2.

I teach English.
I am teaching English.
This is my job.
This is what I am doing at
the moment. I am
teaching you English.

3. Let’s continue with some more examples.....

They live in the USA.
I am studying for the exams these
days.

4. What’s the difference?

They live in the USA.
Это означает, что они постоянно
живут в США. Это постоянное
состояние.

5. What’s the difference?

Mike is studying for the exams these
days.
это означает, что Майк учится только
эти несколько дней. Действие
продлится совсем недолго.

6. How do we form PRESENT SIMPLE?

I
YOU
WE
THEY
live
but
HE
SHE
IT
lives
I live in the USA.
She studies architecture.

7. The verb BE

Remember the forms of the verb BE for
the Present Simple tense:
I
HE,SHE, IT
WE, YOU, THEY
AM
IS
ARE
I am a teacher and you are students.

8. Negative forms

For all verbs (кроме BE) use:
don’t
doesn’t
+ verb
I live in the USA. I don’t live in the USA.
(do not)
She studies architecture. She doesn’t study
architecture.
(does not)

9. Negative BE

Для глагола BE просто добавить
частичку NOT после глагола:
I am tired. I am not tired.
She is rich. She is not rich.
They are here. They are not here.

10. Questions and short answers Pr. Simple

Чтобы сформулировать вопрос в
Pr. Simple, мы ставим вспомогательные
слова do / does перед подлежащим:
Ex. Do you live in the USA? Yes, I do. / No, I
don’t.
Does she study medicine? Yes, she does. / No, she
doesn’t.

11. Questions and short answers Pr. Continuous

Чтобы сформулировать вопрос в
Pr. Continuous, мы ставим
вспомогательную форму глагола BE
(am, is, are) перед подлежащим:
Ex. Are they friends? Yes, they are. /No they
aren’t.

12. We use PRESENT SIMPLE…

1. Для фактов или вещей, которые
всегда или в целом верны:
Water boils at 100 C. (Вода закипает
при температуре 100°C.)
The sky is blue. (Небо голубое)

13. We use PRESENT SIMPLE…

2. Для ситуаций, которые являются
(более или менее) постоянными:
I live in New York. (Я живу в НьюЙорке)
John works in a bank. (Джон работает
в банке)

14. We use PRESENT SIMPLE…

3. Когда описываем то, что мы
делаем регулярно: хобби,
привычки и распорядок дня:
Every day I get up at 7:30. (Каждый
день я встаю в 7:30)
Every Thursday I play basketball.
(Каждый четверг я играю в
баскетбол)

15. We use PRESENT SIMPLE…

4. Для запланированных действий:
Ex. The train leaves at 9 p.m. (Поезд
уезжает в 9 вечера)
The lessons start at 8 o’clock in the
morning. (Уроки начинаются в 8
утра)

16. Adverbs of frequency and time phrases

Always
Often
Usually
Sometimes
Rarely
Never
Once a week
Twice a month
Every day
Four times a year
Every Tuesday
I never go to the cinema alone.
My grandmother sees her doctor twice a month.

17. How do we form PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

18. Negative forms and questions

• Are you eating? I am not eating.
• Is she singing? She is not singing.
• Are they reading? They are not
reading.

19. We use PRESENT CONTINUOUS…

1. Для описания действий, которые
происходят в данный момент:
It is raining outside. (На улице идет
дождь)
He can’t pick up the phone. He is having
a shower now. (Он не может взять
трубку. Сейчас он принимает душ)

20. We use PRESENT CONTINUOUS…

2. Для временных действий:
We are looking for a new house at the
moment.
(В данный момент мы ищем новый
дом).
They are painting the fence.
(Они красят забор).

21. We use PRESENT CONTINUOUS…

3. Для фиксированных договоренностей
(планов) на ближайшее будущее:
I am going out with him tonight.
(Я встречаюсь с ним сегодня вечером)
We are flying to Paris tomorrow morning.
(Завтра утром мы вылетаем в Париж)

22. We use PRESENT CONTINUOUS…

4. Для текущих меняющихся и
развивающихся ситуаций:
The Earth is getting hotter and hotter.
(Земля становится все жарче и жарче)
The prices are increasing all the time.
(Цены постоянно растут)

23. Time expressions we use with PRESENT CONTINUOUS

now, at the moment, at present,
these days, nowadays, today, tonight
My mother is cooking at the moment.
I am going dancing tonight.

24. Practice

Choose the correct form Present Simple or Present
Continuous:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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7.
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9.
10.
I live/ am living in New York.
She is reading/ reads a book now.
I don’t like / am not liking football.
Every day we go/ are going to school.
It rains/ is raining outside.
Do you ride/ Are you riding a bicycle every morning?
I usually am going/ go to bed late.
He is staying/ stays at the hotel these days.
The Sun rises / is rising in the East.
We are traveling/ travel to London next week.

25. Thank you for your attention!

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