Look at the following phrases from the reading. Decide what are the tenses of the verbs:

she's looking / she's doing / I'm writing / I'm applying

• Present simple

• Present continuous

Look at the following phrases from the reading. Decide what are the tenses of the verbs:

she goes / she needs/ I never get / people think

• Present simple

• Present continuous

Choose the correct meaning of the following phrases:

*At the moment she's doing some cleaning

*I'm writing to tell you how it feels to be unemployed.

We use the present continuous for things that:

• are happening at the moment of speaking.

• are temporary and happening around now, but maybe not at the moment of speaking.

Choose the correct meaning of the following phrases:

*now she's looking for her first job

*I'm applying for every job I can

We use the present continuous for things that:

• are happening at the moment of speaking.

• are temporary and happening around now, but maybe not at the moment of speaking.

Choose the correct meaning of the following phrases:

*She goes online every day

*I never get an interview

We use the present simple for:

• daily routines and things we always/sometimes/never do.

• verbs that describe states (be, want, have got, think, etc.)

Choose the correct meaning of the following phrases:

*She needs a real job

*People think I'm too old

We use the present simple for:

• daily routines and things we always/sometimes/never do.

• verbs that describe states (be, want, have got, think, etc.)

Verbs in English are divided into two types: state and activity.

state verbs describes:

• state or something you feel

• physical action

Verbs in English are divided into two types: state and activity.

activity verbs describes:

• state or something you feel

• physical action

Do we usually use state verbs in the Present Continuous?

• Yes

• No

What is the type of the following verbs:

(hate, know, remember, understand, believe, need)

• State verbs

• Activity verbs