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m Present Continuous and Present Present Continuous
• We make the Present Continuous positive and negative
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with: subject + be + (not)+ verb+ing
• We use the Present Continuous for things that:
I'm (not) working at the moment.
a are happening at the moment of speaking: I'm blogging
You/We/They are/aren't writing a blog.
from a busy street food market. I'm sitting in one of
He/She/ It's/isn't becoming more popular.
Mexico City's busy parks.
b are temporary and happening around now, but maybe • We make Present Continuous questions with:
not at this exact moment: Now I'm writing a book about (question word)+ am, are or is + subject + verb+ing
street food. We're working in Mexico for a few days. What am I doing here?
c are changing over a period of time: My blog is becoming Who are you/we/they talking to?
more popular every year. More and more people are Is he/she/it working today?
visiting Thailand on holiday these days.
• We use the Present Simple for: Present Simple
a habits and routines with always, sometimes, never, every • For //you/we/they, the Present Simple positive is the same
day, every year, etc.: I always try the street food wherever as the infinitive.
I go. I come here every year. • For he/she/it, we add -s or -es to the infinitive: he lives ;
b things that are permanent, or true for a long time: I live in she goes; it works.
London. People still eat a lot of street food in Indonesia.
• We make the Present Simple negative with:
c verbs that describe states (be, have got, want, etc.):
subject + don't or doesn't + infinitive
The country's capital has got some fantastic street food.
I/You/We/They don't live here.
If you want to make the perfect burrito, start with a
He/She/It doesn't work.
freshly-made flour tortilla.
• We make Present Simple questions with:
ACTIVITY AND STATE VERBS
(question word) + do or does + subject + infinitive
• Activity verbs talk about activities and actions. We can
Where do I/you/we/they live?
use activity verbs in the Present Simple and the Present
Does he/she/it work?
Continuous (and other continuous verb forms): I watch TV
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every evening. I'm watching TV now. Typical activity verbs
are: watch, talk, spend, eat, learn, buy, cook, take, happen. 1;1:m1ram;1•·• ----------------
• State verbs talk about states, feelings and opinions. We don't
usually use state verbs in the Present Continuous (or other m Showing concern, giving and
continuous verb forms): /like burritos. not I'm liking burritos. responding to advice 20 · p20
• Learn these common state verbs . showing concern

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'be and 'think and 'like and senses other Oh, dear. What's the matter? Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
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I can see why you're upset. Yes, I see what you mean.
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be think like see hope Oh, how awful! Oh, dear. What a shame.
have (got) know love hear seem
giving advice
own believe hate taste need
belong understand prefer smell cost Have you tried talking to him abo•ut it? •
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remember want touch agree Perhaps you ought to spend more time together.
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forget weigh Maybe you should sleep 1n separate rooms.
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mean contain Why don't you talk to her about 1t?
I'd take her out for a really nice meal.
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responding to advice
talk about what is happening now: I can hear a noise outside. • • • • • • • •
Yes, you could be right. Yes, that's a good idea.
I can't see anything. • • •
Well, it's worth a try, I gu•ess. I might try that.
• Some verbs can be both activity verbs and state verbs: I've tried that, but .. .
I'm having dinner at the moment. (activity)
• After Have you tried ... we use verb+ing: Have you tried
They have two children. (state)
talking to him about it?
What are you thinking about? (activity)
I think football is boring. (state) • After you ought to ... , you should ... , Why don't you ... ,
and I'd(= I would) ... we use the infinitive: Perhaps you
• We often use still with the Present Simple and Present
ought to spend more time together.
Continuous to mean something that started in the past and
continues in the present: People still eat a lot of street food in • We often use What should I do? or What do you think
Indonesia. I'm still waiting for him to call me. I should do? to ask for advice.
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