Basics 01. Grundlagen Englisch - Present simple - Present continuous - time expressions

Present simple
We use the present simple to express facts and when something happens regularly.
Fact: The sun shines every day.
Regularity: Pete goes to work every day.
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Present simple - to be
Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions

Present simple - to be
I am a teacher.
He is a football player. He is not /isn’t a teacher.
Is she an actress? – Yes, she is.
We are in Berne. We are at school.
? article a/an + profession
In all the examples ‘to be’ is used as a main verb.
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Conjugation of to be
Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions

Present simple - to do
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Present simple - to do
I do sports three times a week.
You don‘t do your homework regularly.
He does like math.
Do you come here often? – Yes, I do.
Does he like rock music? – No, he doesn‘t.
In all the examples ‘to do’ is used as a main verb.
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Present simple - to have
Examples:
- I have a new computer.
- She has a new car.
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Present simple - to play, to rest, to learn
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Present simple - to go, to fly
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Present simple – your turn!
practice alone or in pairs
Grammar Book, Unit 1 (p10)
Murphy copies
Time: 10 minutes
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Present continuous
We use the present continuous to describe what is happening at the moment of speaking.
We use the present continuous to describe that we talk about a limited time.
Now: I am explaining grammar to you.
Limited time: I am reading a book at the moment. (e.g. over a period of 2 weeks)
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Present continuous (+)
person + to be + verb + -ing
?positive:
I am talking we are talking
you are talking you are talking
he/she/it is talking they are talking
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Present continuous (-)
person + to be + not + verb + -ing
?negative:
I am not talking we are not talking
you are not talking you are not talking
he/she/it is not talking they are not talking
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Present continuous (?)
to be + person + verb + -ing +?
?positive:
am I talking? are we talking?
are you talking? are you talking?
is he/she/it talking? are they talking?
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Present continuous (O)
Rechtschreibung
Achtung zum Beispiel bei:
stop ? stopping
come ? coming
fly ? flying
swim ? swimming
? see Appendix 5 (p148)!
Englisch Grundlagen, Present Tenses, Time Expressions