Present tenses B2 level

Present tenses B2 level

By Zsanett Csiszár

​Present Simple

​Used:

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• for habits, permanent situations, general truths in the present

  • I drink coffee every morning.

  • The Earth is a planet.

• for future actions related to timetables and programmes​

  • The train leaves at 10:30.

​Time expressions used with Present Simple:

always/often/usually/every day/often/sometimes/rarely/seldom/hardly ever​

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Multiple Choice

The train _____ at 10:30.

• left

• leaf

• leaves

• leave

Multiple Choice

How often do you drink coffee?

• I drinks coffee all day.

• You drink too much coffee.

• I drink coffee every morning

• I does no drink coffee at all.

Multiple Choice

Which one is a present simple time adverb?

• soon

• often

• since

• now

Multiple Choice

We _____ buy white bread.

• does not

• are

• at the moment

• hardly ever

​Present progressive

​It is used for:

• temporary states and actions/events happening at or around the time of speaking.​

  • We are staying at our granny at the moment.

• ​planned future actions related to personal arrangements

  • She is going to the theatre tonight.​

​Time expressions:

• now/ at the moment/tonight/at present/nowadays/ this month​

​Action and Non - action verbs

​- Verbs that describe ACTIONS (cook, make...) can be used in the Present S. or Pr.

- Verbs that describe feelings/states (lvoe, need) are NON-ACTION verbs. They aren't usually used in Progressive forms

• agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, matter, mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose​

​ATTENTION!!!

Some verbs can be both Action and Non-Action verbs​!!!​