Present simple and continuous

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Present simple and continuous
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Present simple

• Form He/she/it works. I work. They work
• He doesnt work. They dont work.
• Does he work? Do they work?
• Use we use the present simple tense to
• -give information about permanent activities
• (Valentino makes luxury chocolates.)

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• describe a state that doesnt change
• (He looks like his father.)
• -talk about routine activities, repeated
  actions or habits
• (I often travel abroad on business.)
• -some verbs are always used in the present
  simple (not with ing)
• What do you mean? I remember her name.

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Present continuous

• Form I am going. He/she/it is going. They are
  going.
• I am not going. Am I going?
• Use We use the present continuous to
• -describe activities in progress at the moment of
  speaking
• (She is talking to him on the phone right now.)

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• -describe temporary situations
• (The delegation is staying at the Hilton until
  Friday.)
• - refer to future arrangements
• (He is starting a new job next week.)
• - describe changing situation
• (We are developing a new marketing strategy.)

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Present simple or continuous

• Present simple or present continuous?
• 1. María ____________ (work) for a TV station.
• 2. At the moment she ____________ (travel) in the
  Sahara Desert.
• 3. Dan ____________ (love) wild animals.
• 4. He ____________ (not visit) Alaska at the
  moment.
• 5. Marta ____________ (not live) in Africa.
• 6. She ____________ (stay) in Africa at the
  moment.
• 7. Dad usually ____________ (cook) dinner.
• ____________ (not like) rap music.
• 8. He ____________ (listen) to pop music at the
  moment.
• 9 Donna usually ____________ (go) shopping on
  Saturdays.
• 10. Lets go out. It ____________ (not rain) now.
  
• 11. Hurry up! Everybody ____________ (wait) for
  you!
• 12. The sun ____________ (rise) in the east.

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Present simple and continuous

• 1Who is that man? What _____________ he
  _____________
• (want)?
• 2. Who is that man? Why _____________ he
  _____________
• (look) at us?
• 3. _____________ you _________ (believe) in God?
• 4. Gilbert says he is 80, but nobody
  _____________ (believe) him.
• 5. Every Monday Maite _____________ (drive) her
  kids to football
• practice.
• 6. Be quiet. Arturo _____________ (sleep).
• 7. Dont forget to take your umbrella. It
  _____________ (rain)