Valery's Lesson

Present tenses: simple and continuous

Vocabulary

Present tenses

Simple and Continuous

Mike usually drives to work.

Joe is flying to New York for a business meeting this week.

They are arriving at 10 o'clock tomorrow.

The restaurant opens at 8.

Daily routines

Repeated actions (adverbs of frequency)

Habits

Permanent states

Timetables/Schedules (future meaning) 

General truths and laws of nature

Sports commentaries

Narrations

Actions happening now

Temporary situations

Actions around the time of speaking

Future arrangements

This chair feels like real leather -----> PS - GT

He is being very selfish -----> PC - TS/AHN

He's trying hard to get a promotion ----->  PC - AHN

He plays the role of a fire fighter in his latest film -----> PS - PS

George is having his lunch at his desk -----> PC - AHN

He never comes to work on time ----->  PS - DR

Do you think Olivia will come to the cinema tonigth? ----->

He always performs well in interviews ----->

I really enjoy working in the city ----->  

They're enjoying themselves at the office party ----->

My head is hurting ----->

My neighbour makes me mad because he is always throwing loud parties ----->  PC - AATOS

Time expressions

PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• Every day/ month /hour /summer /morning/evening, etc.
• Usually.
• Often.
• Sometimes.
• Always.

• Now/Today.
• At the moment.
• At present.
• Nowadays/These days.
• Tomorrow/Next month.

Adverbs of frequency usually goes with the present simple.

The adverbs "always" and "sometimes" goes with the present continuous to talk about frequent actions that annoy the person who is speaking.

Present simple and adverbs of frequency!

Present Simple

I - You - We - They WORK. Aux. DO/DON'T.

She - He - It WORKS. Aux. DOES/DOESN'T.

He always leaves the office early on Friday.

We don't have time for a quick drink.

She doesn't speak French.

Present Continuous

Verb to be (am/is/are) + main verb + -ING.

They aren't working on an important project

Joe is eating a sandwich at the moment.

We are getting a pay rise next month.

Vocabulary

Physical appeareance

Build - Height - Hair (Beard/Moustache) - General descriptions.

Personality

Affectionate - Patient - Confident - Clever -  Cheerful

Synonyms

Easygoing - Relaxed

Difficult - Hard

Old - Eldery (people)