Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect Revision of tenses Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect

The Present Simple FORM statement I/you/we/they travel negative I/you/we/they don’t travel question Do I/you/we/they travel? He/she travels He/she/it doesn’t travel Does he/she travel?

The Present Simple. Use. 1.Habits I use my mobile phone every day. 2.How often things happen She doesn’t visit us very often. 3.Permanent situations She works for an insurance company. 4.States Do you have an up-to-date passport? 5.General truths and facts Poland is in the European Union.

Watch out! We do like going by bus. The bus does stop outside the school. Travelling does widen your circle of friends.

The Present Continuous FORM I am(not) driving You/We/They are(not) driving He/she /it is(not) driving Am I driving? Are you/we/they driving? Is he/she/it driving?

The Present Continuous Use 1.Actions happening now. I’m using John’s phone because I left mine at home. 2.Temporary actions. She’s working very hard these days. 3.Changing or developing situations The weather is getting hotter and hotter. 4.Annoying habits. You’re always borrowing money! Stative verbs are not used in continuous forms: appear, resemble, seem, be, exist, forget, like. understand, realise, know, believe, love, hate, need, doubt, imagine, have, suppose, prefer, own, possess, hear, smell, sound, taste, concern, cost, fit, notice, see, look, want, wish

Some verbs can be used in continuous tenses with a change of meaning Have Are you having lunch at the moment? (action verb) See I’m seeing my friends tonight. (meet) Think They are thinking of buying a car. (plan) Appear The Blues Band is appearing at the Odeon. (perform)

Complete the letter with correct forms of verbs: stand, seem, be, write, shine, stay, taste, look, cost, feel Dear Jill, I _____(1) to you from Granada where everything__(2) to be going fine. We __(3) nice and relaxed. We ____(4) in a gorgeous hotel down the road from the Alhambra, which _____(5) an old fortress built by the Moors. It ___(6) at the top of the hill opposite our hotel. It ___(7) absolutely magnificent! The hotel is lovely but unfortunately it __ (8) a lot to stay here. Eating out is fine. Have you heard of gazpacho? It _____(9) delicious. Well, outside the sun _____(10) so I’m off to get a suntan. Hope to see you soon. Yours, Lucy

Moscow Russia 20.08.14 Dear Jill, I am writing(1) to you from Granada where everything seems(2) to be going fine. We ‘re feeling(3) nice and relaxed. We’re staying(4) in a gorgeous hotel down the road from the Alhambra, which is(5) an old fortress built by the Moors. It stands (6) at the top of the hill opposite our hotel. It looks(7) absolutely magnificent! The hotel is lovely but unfortunately it costs (8) a lot to stay here. Eating out is fine. Have you heard of gazpacho? It tastes(9) delicious. Well, outside the sun is shining (10) so I’m off to get a suntan. Hope to see you soon. Yours, Lucy

The Present Perfect FORM statement I/you/we/they have flown. negative I/you/we/they haven’t flown. question Have/I/you/we/they flown? He/she/it has flown. He/she/it/ hasn’t flown. Has he/she/it flown?

The Present Perfect Use 1.Actions started in the past and are still true. She has had her bike for over 6 years. 2.Actions continuing up to now. We’ve travelled by many means of transport. 3.Actions in the past but time is not mentioned (life experience) Have you ever flown by helicopter? 4.Present result is more important I’ve booked the flight tickets.

The Present Perfect vs The Past Simple Past habits Long ago they built most houses of wood He always caught the same train Finished actions in the past (last/in 1995/when) She did a lot in her short life (she’s dead)

The Present Perfect WATCH OUT It’s the first/second time I’ve been on a plane. Have you flown before? She has never been to France. She’s been in France for a week. Rain has just/already started. People still haven’t discovered life on other planets It’s been a long time since we started work. We’ve lived in this neighborhood for ten years. I’ve visited two foreign countries so far.

Present Perfect Present perfect Continuous 1.I’ve done my homework. Look! (action is completed) I’ve been doing homework all evening/day. (action is not finished) 2.She has walked five miles this morning. (Result + number) They have been walking for an hour/since 5 o’clock. (unfinished action) 3.Ever/never/before We’ve never seen her. She has been working. She’s very tired.(effect)

Present Perfect Continuous Present Simple Present continuous Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous I build I am building They have built I’ve been building How long has he been building? She is building Has he built? We’ve been building What does he build? Are they building?

Time expressions Present simple Perfect/perfect continuous Every day/week sometimes usually generally rarely often seldom in the morning at night Present continuous Now At the moment At present Today Tonight Always still Perfect/perfect continuous Just Ever Never Already Yet How long Recently Since for lately

Exam Task (B4-B10) My sister B4 I ___ my sister. She is younger ALWAYS ADMIRE B5 than me and _____married or had NOT GET B6 children. She has spent her life___ LIVE in different countries. She has done lots of different jobs and now she’s learnt to speak B7 a new foreign language because she ___ GO B8 to Thailand. I’d like to go there when I ___ BE B9 on holiday. She ___ to Bangkok last month FLY and met a man who offered her a job in his school. B10 She______ forward to another new experience. LOOK

Check your answers. B4 have always admired B5 hasn’t got B6 living B7 has gone B8 am B9 flew B10 is looking