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English Grammar in Use - Essential

The document provides examples of using the present continuous tense (I am doing) to describe actions happening now and the present simple tense (I do) to describe habitual or repeated actions. It explains that the present continuous is used for actions in progress now while the present simple is used for actions that are true in general or happen sometimes. Several exercises are provided asking the reader to identify whether the present continuous or present simple should be used in different sentence contexts.

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English Grammar in Use - Essential

The document provides examples of using the present continuous tense (I am doing) to describe actions happening now and the present simple tense (I do) to describe habitual or repeated actions. It explains that the present continuous is used for actions in progress now while the present simple is used for actions that are true in general or happen sometimes. Several exercises are provided asking the reader to identify whether the present continuous or present simple should be used in different sentence contexts.

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U nit | am doing (present continuous) and

8 I do (present simple)

Jack is w a tch in g televisio n.


H e is not playing th e guitar.

But Jack has a guitar.


H e often plays it an d he plays very well.

Jack p la ys th e guitar,
b ut he is n o t p l a y in g the g uitar now.

Is he p la y in g th e guitar? N o, h e isn't. ( present continuous)


D o es he p la y th e guitar? Yes, he d o es. ( present sim ple )

Present continuous (I a m d o in g ) = no w, at th e tim e o f sp eaking:

I'm d o in g

p a st now fu tu re

O Please be q uie t. I'm w o rkin g . ( not I w o rk)


O T o m is h avin g a sh o w er at th e m o m e n t. ( not To m has)
O Take an u m brella w ith yo u. It's rainin g.
O Yo u can turn o ff th e televisio n. I'm n o t w a tc h in g it.
O W h y are yo u un d er th e table? W h a t a r e yo u d o in g?

Present sim ple (I d o) = in general, all the tim e or so m e tim es:

I do

p a st now fu tu re

O I w o r k every d ay fro m 9 o'clo ck to 5.30.


O To m h as a sh o w er every m ornin g.
O It r a i n s a lot in winter.
O I d o n 't w a t c h T V very often.
O W h a t d o yo u usually d o at we ekends?

W e d o n ot use th ese verbs in th e present c o n tin u o us (I a m -in g):

li k e w ant know u n d e rst a n d re m e m b er


prefer need m ean b e lie v e forget

Use o nly th e prese nt sim p le w ith th ese verbs (I w a n t / d o y o u li k e? etc.):


O I'm tire d. I w a n t to go h o m e, ( n o t I'm w a n tin g)
O 'D o yo u k n o w th a t girl?' 'Yes, b ut I d o n 't r e m e m b e r her name.'
O I d o n 't u n d e rst a n d W h a t d o yo u m e a n?

26 ( prese n t c o n tin u o u s U nits 3 - 4 p rese n t sim p le U nits 5 - 7 prese n t for th e fu ture U nit 25
Exercises

D o es he take p h o to gra p hs? Yes^.h e d g e s.. Is she drivin g a bus? .


Is he takin g a p h o to gra p h? N & .he isn ’t . D o es sh e driv e a bus?
W h a t is he doing? W h a t is sh e doing?
He’sM yinfl.a.b ath..................................................

D o es he clean w in d o ws? ................................... A re th e y teaching?


Is he cle anin g a w in d o w? ................................... D o th e y teach? ....
W h a t is he doing? W h a t d o th ey do?

C o m p le t e t h e se n t e n ces w it h a m / is / a r e o r d o / d o n 't / d o es / d o esn 't .


1 Excuse m e , do yo u sp eak English?
2 'W here's Kate?' ' I .........................................know.'
3 W h at's funny? W h y ........................................ yo u laughing?
4 'W h a t y o ur sister do?' 'She's a dentist.'
5 I t .......................................raining. I w a n t to go o u t in th e rain.
6 'W h e r e ........................................ yo u c o m e fro m?' 'Cana da.'
7 H o w m u c h ..................................... it c ost to stay at this hotel? Is it exp ensive?
8 Steve is a g o o d te nnis player, b ut h e ........................................ play very often.

Pu t t h e verb in t h e p rese n t c o n t in u o us (I a m d o in g ) o r t h e p rese n t si m p le (I d o).


1 Excuse m e ,. d o y o u s p e a k (y o u /sp e ak) English?
2 'W here's To m?' ' H e s.h a y in g (h e / h av e) a shower.'
3 (.d o n’t .w a t c h (I/ n o t / w a tc h ) T V very often.
4 Listen! S o m e b o d y........................................................................(sin g).
5 Sarah is tire d (sh e / w a n t) to go h o m e now.
6 H o w o f t e n ........................................................................(y o u / use) y o ur car? Every day?
7 'Excuse me, b u t ....................................................................... (y o u / sit) in my seat.' 'O h, I'm sorry.'
8 I'm s o rry ,...................................................................................... (I/ n o t / u n d e rst a n d ). C a n yo u sp eak m ore slowly?
9 It's late.............................................................................(I/ g o) h o m e now...........................................................................
(y o u / c o m e) w ith me?
10 W h a t t i m e ......................................................................................................(y o ur fa th er / fin ish) w o rk every day?
11 Yo u can turn o ff th e ra dio ............................................................................ (I/ n o t / list e n) to it.
12 'W here's Paul?' 'In th e kitc h e n............................................................................ (h e / c o o k) so m ethin g.'
13 M a r k ......................................................................................................................(n o t / usu ally / d riv e) to w o rk. He
........................................................................ (usu ally / w alk).
14 S u e .................................................................... (n o t / lik e) c o ffe e......................................................................... (sh e / prefer) tea.

A d d i t i o n a l e x ercises 8 - 9 (page 255)

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