F5 Unit 1 Grammar 1: Present Simple, Continuous & Stative Verbs

​Present Simple, Present Continuous & Stative Verbs

SUCCESS CRITERIA:

1. I can differentiate and use the present simple and present continuous tenses

2. I can identify and use stative verbs in sentences

​Form 5 Unit 1 Grammar 1 (p.9)

​B1+

​Prepared by Mdm Adlina

The movie tells the story of Harry and his adventures.

The play kicks the ball and goal!

​General Truths & Laws of Nature

I live in a small house with my parents.

Facts & Permanent Situations

Present Simple

Habits & Routines

Sheila walks to school every day.

Nik always plays the latest online games.

​Reviews, Stories & Sports Commentaries

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

​Your subject-verb-agreement must be correct! Check your singular and plural!

Multiple Choice

Ariana _______ eating ice cream.

• likes

• like

Multiple Choice

Mimi _______ to bed at 11 o’clock at night.

• go

• goes

Multiple Choice

Huda and Nadiya _______ in their exercise books.

• write

• writes

I am meeting my old friends at the mall this Saturday.

The tourists are leaving tomorrow morning!

​Annoying Habits (+always +ing )

Reen is washing his sports car outside.

I am looking at you now.

Actions Happening At the Time of Speaking

Present Continuous

Temporary/Changing Situations

The siblings are staying with their grandparents for the holidays.

Dila is becoming frustrated with her little sister's behaviour.

​Plans & Arrangements in the Near Future

Nik is always playing online games! He never has time for his friends anymore.

My teacher is always criticising me.

​Your subject-verb-agreement must be correct! Check your singular and plural!

​verb + ing

Multiple Choice

My sister _______ banana cakes in the kitchen at the moment.

• bakes

• is baking

• are baking

• bake

Multiple Choice

Amin and Tia _______ in the classroom! I'm so sick and tired of them.

• are arguing

• are always arguing

• argue

• argues

Multiple Choice

We are expecting guests. They _______ with us for three days.

• is staying

• are staying

• stay

• stays

agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean, recognise, remember, suspect, think, understand

​​Thoughts & Opinions

dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish

​​Feelings & Emotions

appear, be, feel, hear, look, see, seem, smell, taste

​​Senses & Perceptions

belong, have, measure, own, possess, weigh

​​Possessions & Measurements

Stative Verbs

verbs describing states, not actions

(feelings, emotions, the five senses, state of mine, possession)

​✔ I hate this!

✘ I am hating this!

✔ You think that you know me.

✘ You are thinking that you know me.

​stative verbs = simple tenses

​stative verbs + ing = change in meaning (active)

Examples of

Q: How was the movie?

Multiple Choice

That can't be right. I _____ you!

• am not believing

• do not believe

Multiple Choice

My holiday's next week. I _____ myself on the beach right now!

• am imagining

• imagine

Multiple Choice

The Nasi Lemak at this restaurant _______ better than the one we had last week!

• is tasting

• tastes

Multiple Choice

She's not answering. _____ her phone with her?

• Does she have

• Is she having

• She has

• Is she

Multiple Choice

The film's on at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Which _____?

• you prefer

• are you preferring

• does you prefer

• do you prefer

Let's do exercises on p.9

Multiple Select

I _______ (see) my friends at the gym.

• seeing

• see

• am seeing

• sees

Multiple Choice

My colleagues and I _______ (discuss) the new project right now.

• discuss

• am discussing

• discussing

• are discussing

Multiple Choice

I _______ (usually ask) my coach for advice.

• usually asking

• usually ask

• am usually asking

• usually asks

Multiple Choice

At what temperature _______ (water/ freeze)?

• does water freeze

• water freezes

• water is freeze

• is water freezing

Multiple Choice

We _______ (have) a huge get-together for all our relatives on Sunday.

• have

• having

• are having

• haves

Multiple Choice

In this story, Papa Bear _______ (sit) in his chair first.

• is sitting

• sits

• sitting

• sit

Multiple Choice

My colleagues _______ (not work) this weekend.

• not working

• do not work

• are not working

• does not work

Multiple Choice

_______ (your son/ ever talk) to strangers?

• Your son ever talk

• Do your son ever talk

• Is your son ever talking

• Does your son ever talk

Multiple Choice

_______ (you/ cook) supper for your family every evening?

• Are you cooking

• You cook

• Do you cook

• Do you cooking

Drag and Drop

Some parents complain that their children ​ ​

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for money. Many teens ​

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pocket money for helping with chores around the house and the amount of money they earn ​

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regularly. This is because things ​

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more and more expensive all the time.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

are always asking

get

increases

are becoming

ask always

is increasing

become

are getting

Drag and Drop

Parents of teens ​

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about whether they should give their children pocket money and if they choose to do so, they ​

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a hard time deciding how much to give them. It ​

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that there really is not 'correct' amount.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

often worry

usually have

seems

are often worrying

are usually having

is seeming

Drag and Drop

One way for parents to decide how much to give their children is to ask other parents what they ​

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when it comes to pocket money. Many of them will say that they ​

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their children with a certain amount of money each week. If their children ​

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to buy something special, they can save this money until they have got enough or they xan do extra chores around the house for a few weeks.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

do

provide

want

are wanting

are doing

are providing

Poll

Last but not least,

jow is your experience with today's grammar lesson?

• I want to try something like this again next time.

• I need more time to answer all the questions.

• This activity is modern and keeps me awake.

• I want the questions to be more challenging.

​AND WELL DONE!

Please copy the notes and exercises on page 9 in your Book 1.