1 present simple
I / you / we / they he / she / it
+ I usually work at home. Holly knows me very well.
– They don’t live near here. It doesn’t often rain here.
? Do you speak French? Does Alice like jazz?
Yes, I do. / No, I don’t. Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
1 ROUTINES: Use the present simple for things you do every day / week / year.
I usually have cereal for breakfast
2 UNIVERSAL TRUTHS: for things which are generally true or always happen.
The sun rises in the east
1 present simple
spelling rules for the 3rd person -s (he, she, it)
infinitive 3rd person spelling
work works add -s
study studies consonant + y > ies
finish finishes add -es after ch, ce, ge, sh
go / do goes / does add -es
have has change to -s
1 present simple
Auxiliary verbs for the present simple
verb auxiliary example
be am / is / are Are you Spanish?
She isn’t happy
Can can Can you run fast?
(modals) She can’t sing well
Have got have got Have you got a dog?
She hasn’t got brothers or sisters
Rest of do Do you live in Madrid?
verbs She doesn’t speak German
1 present simple
adverbs and expressions of frequency
1 We often go out on Friday night.
She doesn’t usually study at weekends.
I’m never ill. NOT She’s ill never.
They must always respect the rules
2 She gets up early every day.
We have English classes twice a week.
1 We often use the present simple with adverbs of frequency (always, usually, often,
sometimes, hardly ever, never).
• Adverbs of frequency go before the main verb.
• Adverbs of frequency go after verb to be (also after MODAL VERBS – will, must,
can, should) .
2 Expressions of frequency (every day, once a week, etc.) usually go at the end of a
sentence.
1 present simple
adverbs of frequency
1 present simple
Expressions of frequency
It doesn’t rain a lot here
We don’t live in a flat
I don’t play tennis
He doesn’t have a beard
They don’t go to the gym
She doesn’t write a blog
DOES
DO
DOES
DO
DOES
DOES
earns
study
want
lives
share
have
doesn’t come
doesn’t like
prefer
don’t see
get on
1 present continuous: be + verb + -ing
1 A What are you doing?
B I’m sending a message to Sarah.
2 My brother is doing a two-month course in the UK.
3 In this picture the woman is standing near the window.
• Use present continuous:
1 for things that are happening now, at this moment.
2 for temporary things that are happening now, this week,
etc.
3 to describe a picture.
1 Time expressions with present continuous
At the moment
Now
Right now
Today
This week
This year
This weekend
This summer
Look!
Listen!
1 present continuous: be + verb + -ing
I you / we / they he / she / it
+ I’m working You ’re working He ’s working
– I’m not working We aren’t working She isn’t working
They It
Are you working? Yes, I am. / No, I’m not.
? Is he working? Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.
spelling rules for the -ing form
infinitive -ing form spelling
cook cooking add -ing
study studying add -ing
live living cut the final e and add -ing
run running double the final consonant and add -ing
1C present simple or continuous?
A What do you do? B I work for Microsoft.
A What are you doing? B I’m checking my emails.
• Use the present simple for things that are generally true or are
routines.
• Use the present continuous for an action happening now or at this
moment (sometimes as different from routine).
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I always take the train to Today I’m driving because I
school don’t have time
The sun always rises in the Look! How beautiful! The sun
east is rising!
