Simple present and Present continuous

Simple present and Present continuous

Time to recall them!

Open Ended

What do you remember about the simple present tense?

Write all that you know!

Poll

What do you want to learn about the simple present tense and the present continuous?

• Cuándo usarlos

• Cómo escribirlos correctamente

• Cuando usar los adverbios de frecuencia y expresiones de tiempo correctos

• Cómo cambiar los verbos a present continuous

FOCUS on Habits!

Simple present and Habits

• Use S.P. to describe habits (things you repeat again and again)

• What can be a habit? Tell me examples :D

• Use the 4 FREQUENCY ADVERBS

Open Ended

Tell me the 4 frequency adverbs!

Open Ended

Tell me 4 examples of habits that you and your family have. Use frequency adverbs!

REMEMBER!

Use the simple present with verbs:

-Have

-Want

-Need

-Like

Examples:

1.You want coffee.

2.Thomas needs milk and sugar.

3.Dina has fruits for the salad.

4.They like tomato and onion soup for lunch.

5.The students need oil, salt, and pepper for the recipe.

Open Ended

How do we write negative examples in the simple present?

Negative simple present

We add "do not / does not"!

examples:

1.They don't like to cook on Sundays.

2.I don't want onion soup.

3.Laura doesn't have butter.

4.We don't need peas for this recipe.

Open Ended

Any doubts about simple present? Can we move on to Present continuous?

Present continuous

Use it for actions in progress right now!

Remember:

• The actions are in -ing!

• Only talk about actions that are happening in the moment!

• Pay attention to the time expressions (Check Unit 9)

Multiple Select

Select the time expressions for Present continuous!

• right now

• tomorrow

• this week

• this year

• yesterday

Open Ended

Add the correct time expression to these sentences:

1. You study English.

2. They eat breakfast.

3.You are studying English.

4. They are eating breakfast.

That's it! Any doubts?

Go to page 84. Answer the GRAMMAR PRACTICE. You have 5 minutes!