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Aflirmative I Negalive Affimative L Negative

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I work I don't work I am working l'm not working

You don I work You are working You aren't working
He works He doesn't work, elc. He is working He isn't work ng, etc
She works She is working
lnterogative lnterogative
It works t is working
Do I work? Am I working?
Do you work? You are working Are you working?
They work Does he work? etc. They are work ng ls he working? etc

Sh,lrl a swsrg gh0r'l answers

Are you/we, etc,

\-/
Do l/you, etc. Yes, etc. do. z,- Yes, I am/we are, elc.
work...? Ho, etc. don't. working? \ No, I'm noi/we aren't, elc.

Does he/she, elc. <,- Yes, he/she, etc. does. -./

ls he/she, etc. Yes, he/she, etc. is.
work...? \ No, he/she, etc. doesn't. workinq? \ No, he/she, elc. isn't.

We use lhe present simple for: We use the presenl continuous for:
permanent states, repeaied actions and daily actions happening now, at ihe rnoment of
Toutines. speak ng-
Carlos lives in Lisbon. (pemanent state) arc sleeping ight now.
The childrcn
He goes to wo* by bus. (rcpeated actian) temporary actions, i.e. actions happening
She gets up al s/x o'cloc k every morning. (daily around the time of speaking.
rcutine) Ihe Grcens ate looking for a babysitter at the
scheduled aciions, i.e. timelables of trains, moment,
buses, etc, or programmes. actions that we have a ready arranged to do in
The tain to lstanbul leaves at9.a0 pn. the near future, especially when the t me and
likes and dislikes. place have been decided.
He ,ikes holses. They re llying b Canada al seven o clock lhis
genera truths or laws oi nature. evening.
Ihe su, rises l, ihe easl

Time Expressions we use with lhe present simple: Time Expressions we use with lhe present
continuous:
always, usually, often, etc., every day/weeld
month/year. etc.. on Mondays/Tuesdays. elc.. in
lhe mohing/afternoon/evening, at nlght/the now, at the momenl, these days, al present,
weekend, etc. nowadays, still, etc.
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Slm ller[s

. Sl* because they describe a state rather

verbs are verbs which do not nomally have continuous tenses
tEr an action. These include:
mind' prefer' enjoy' etc'
. ErlE etQressing llkes and dislikes: Iike, love, hate, dislike' can't stand' don't
fio,,/Es frkes iazz nusic.
ff,- v"tu" L*pr"""ing likes/dislikes take a noun or an -ing form after them
She cart starrd cats.
ue twes PlaIing basketb'all.
think' etc'
Erbs oI perception: believe, know, notice, remember, forgei' unde6tand'
t dol,l undelstand the meaning ot tltat word'
use can or could with these vefus
ct6 ol the senses: see, hear, feel' iaste' look, smelt, sound We often
hfien we refer to what we see, hear' etc , at the moment of speaking'
Irre cake tastes deliclous.
I @o heat children's voices coming frcm the
playgrcund'
own, appeal, want, have (= possess), etc.
some othel velbs: fit, contain, need' belong, cost, owe, mean,
, s dress h very experslve. /t costs €25O
in meaning '
Soa" r"tO" nur" tenses' but lhere is a difference
"ontinuous
"tut"she needs help. (= I believe ...)
1) ,lhi,n*
I'm thinhing abottt buying a new caL (= l'n considering )
2) This pasa lasles de ticious! (= This pasta has a delicious flavour')

He',s tasting the pasta (= He's testing the flavour of )

3l t can see a light in the distance. (= I can actually see )
l'fi seetng Ton this evening (= I'n neeting )
4) Georye tooks very tied (= Geoqe appears to be )
John k toohng at an otd nap (= John is studying -)
5) The kitchen always sfietts of leshty baked brea (= The kitchen alr/ays has the snell ol )
Wry is the lady ;nefing the petune? (= wW is the lady
sniffing ".)

6l Ihis material teers s oft. (= This materiat has a soft brtue "')
A: Why arc you feeling San s forehead? (= Why ate you touching ")
B:Because I lhink he s got a lenperuturc'
7) She has a beauifd old house (= She ownslpossesses -)
we ate having dinner. (= we arc eating . )

tiIlkinu llllods/PhrNes

To ioin similar ideas or add more points we can use and (also) also
or as well and
Hils got brown hai and brown eyes He s also got tull lips'
She is polite and (also) genercus-
She is polite and genercus as well.
contrasting ideas or lacts we can use but however or on the
other hand'
To ioin
Susan is very generous. She can be a bil bossy'
Susan is very qenerous but she can be a brl bossy - -

hand she can be a Dn Dossy'

Susan isvery-generous HoweYeion lhe olhet
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10 The train ftorr BrJssels .......................................
Plesenl Sim0le - Preselll t0rlli]llj0us (arrive) ai 5:10 pm.
'l Put the velbs below into the correct box ln the
'l'l We ............................................................. (stay)
at a beautiful hotel by the sea.
3rd person singular. as in the examples.
12 Ellen ..................... (hate) dogs.
forget, express, say, study, take, buy, tidy, eaL 13 She ................................. (exercise) three times
drive, c6sh, play, do, cry, y, lay, boil, pass, stay,
teach, fry 14 L........................... (write) a letter to
[,4ichael right now.
15 Water .....-............. (freeze) at0"C.

b) Which sentences describe:

ss, sh, ch, x,
o,+es a permanent state
B a temporary action
c a scheduled action
D an action arranged for the near future =
E a generaltruth
F an aciion happening now
G likes/dislikes
2 H a routine
Add -ing lo the verbs in the list below and put
them inlo the correct box, as ln the examples. 4 ljnderline the correcl form oI the verb.
clraw, lie, cllve, put, clrlnk, run, sit, Ue, give, apply,
live, grcw, begln, type, alie, rcpair

-Xiy+ing

Stacey goes/is golng shopping for fruit and

a) Put the verbs in brackels into lhe correcl form vegetables every Saturday morning.
of lhe present simple or present continuous, 2 He doesn't spealdisn't speaking ive languages.
as in the example. Bob drives/is driving the children to the match
tonight.
1 I ...am t&ng... (fly) to Moscow iomorrow. Julie enioys/is enjoying listening to classical
2 The l!4coarthys (live) in Pedh. music.
John ............................. .. ... ............... (paint) Do they play/Are they playing in the garden at the
the garage at the moment. moment?
The earth ................................................ (move) John and N4ary hate/are haling adventure
around the sun. holidays.
5 Anna ............................... (like) her new school. 7 They looUare looking for a house to rent.
6 The flight to New York ............................ (leave) 8 The flight to London departs/is departing at
at 7:00 am. 10:05 am.
We ............................................................ (look) teaches/is teachlng History at
N,lrs Parker
for new fumiture for the living room at present. LaMon High School.
..,,,..,,,..,,.,,,..,,,.' (you/go) 10 l\,,lelissa doesn t llke/isn t liking mini-skirts.
to Spain this summer? 1'l Water boils/is boiling at 100"C.
Rachel ..................................................... (work) 12 what do you do/are you doing this Saiurday
as a waitress at Sunr,,se Diner- niqht?
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5 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of

the present simple or present continuous, as in 4 how/Lesley/go io schoot?
lhe example.
s.
Dear Philip,
I -l) ...am writing___ (write) ro te you abo.rt rry.
holiday. I 2) ..... .. . ......................... jstay) wrtl- ny
lreno rr Spain for rwo weel.s. k 3) ..............................
(be) usually sunny at this time of year, but at the
moment it 4) (rain). Tornorrow
mornrng we 5) ............... ...... (go) sightseejng
and in the evening we 6) .............................. (plan) t;
5 Pauland Sue/drink cofiee now?
go oLr for a ntce neal. We both 7) ............ ................
(enloy) Sparisn Iood very mucn. I 8)
(arrive) home next Saturday.
See you then,
Love,
Carol

6 Look at the pictures and use the prompts to write

Put the verbs in brackets into ihe correct form ol
questions and answers in the present simple or
lhe presenl simple or present continuous.
the presenl conlinuous.
A: Whar 1) ................. (you cook)?
1 what/he/do/every Saturday? B: I2).................... ..... .................(make)
vegetarian lasagne.
(you/eat)
vegetables every day?
B: No, I usirally 4) .''.,,.,,,,. (have)
meat at the weekend.
What 1) .................. ...... (you.do) roniqni?
B: Nothing speciai. Why?
WouJd you like to go to the cinema?
B: That 2) .. ............... ............ (sound) tike a .
good rdea. Whal 3)
2 she/play tennis/at the moment?
.... (you/want) to see?
l'd really like to see lltaric.
B: I 4) ....................................................... (hate)
watching sad films.
How about a comedy then?
B: oK.

1 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (you.spend)
the summer in Sjcily?
B: No, this year we 2) .. ..... . ....... . ....... (So)
3 Lee/have/a singing lesson? to the norlh of Scotland. A friend of ours
3) ........................ ........... (have) a conase .
near lnverness.
A: Oh, how wonderfull 4)
................. (you/take) the chitdren with you?
B: No, they 5) ......................................... (stay)
with rry rrorher because they 6) ...................
(not/like) being away f.om
their triends
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I Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

tinkinu WnrdslPhrnses
10 Underline the correct word(s).

1 I love coffee but/as well I hate tea.

2 Sally is a co-operative and/also energetic person.
Mike is friendly. However/As well, he tends to be
arrogant at times.
Peter's short, well-built and/but middle-aged.
He s got curiy grey hair and brown eyes as well/
also. He's howeve/also got a rather big nose.
Pam loves w-.aring V-neck jumpers but/and
Bridget'l) ............................ (go) to leggings.
morning at 8 o'clock. B ght now. she 2) ....................... 6 Jessica is car ng, generous and patient bul/aswell.
. ............................... (sit) next lo her friend, Sue. The r 7 Elen likes sharing her toys wth other children.
teacher 3) .................................... (talk) to them about And/On the other hand, she can be rude attimes.
Argentina and they 4) (try) to find Laura rs a very hard worker. She's however/also
an imaqrnative person.
it on the globe. Bridget 5) ............................... (tove) I
Geograo']y bLt she 6)
Geograoly 6) ........................................ l 1', Bead the letter below and underline the correct
(hate) N,4aths. Evel nonrh. rt-e reacher 7) . __.............. /
word(s).
(show) the class a film about l
another country. Bridget reaiy e1 ...............................
(enjoy) tlese films. r1 iacr, she 9) ............................
/ Dear John,
J

(want) ro be a Geog.aply teache. one day. Thanks for yoJr letter. lt sou.lds ike yoL're eljoying ;
yourself at Llive.s;ty. Anyway. here's t1e recipe for the
apple pie that you asked for. lt's cheap 1) also/and
I Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of also easy to make.
the present simple or the present continuous. Fjrst, you need about ten large cooking apples and
some sugar 2) as well/also. Peel the apples 3) and/
1 A: 1) .....................................
(the baby/steep)? bul cut them inlo pieces. Then, boil them with the sugar I
B: No, she 2) .................................._.... (not/be). urt.l tney are sott. You coulo .naae son-e oastry 4)
She 3) ................................................. (ptay). but'also ready-maoe pasrry is iust as 1ice. Bol the/
2 A: Where 1) .. (you/So) pastry until it's thin and put it into a greased dish. Put
on holiday this year? the apples into rhe oisn. too. Sprnale sone cinlamon
B: I 2) .............................. (want) to go to Spain on top 5) and/also coveritwith more pastry. Put it in the
but my wlle 3) (prefer) lurkey. oven at 180'C 6) buvalso don't leave it for too long. I
3 A: Hi. Mu-n.We 1) .............................................. always serve it with fresh cream. 7) On the other
(have) a great time here in Venice.
hand/But, it tastes great wilh rce-cream.
B: Oh. lovely. Wl^en 2) Well, let me know how your exams go 8) and/bul
(you/come) home? On Friday?
enjoy the apple pe.
A: No, we 3) (not/be). We Love from
4) ............................ .......................(come)
4
back on Saturday.
A: What 1) ................
''- .. -*^-u***-^ --l
(you/usually/have) f or breakfast?
12 Use the words in brackets to write the questions
Bi I usually 2) (have) iea and
to these statementsr as in the example,
toast bLr sorreti-nes I 3) ................................
(eat) cereal for a change. Every morning I get up at 7 o'clock. (Whal time)
...Whdt l:mc do Jou gel uD even man:ng?...
They have toast and eggs for brealdast.(What)
B: Yes, l3) .................. ................... (do)
4) ................................ (you/wea0 it tonisht? 3 We like going to the seaside at weekends
A: No, l5) ......................................... (not/be). I (Where)
6) .......................... (save) it for John's party.
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4 John's brotneris 15 years old. (How oldl

trror Coilectioll
5 My father plays golf three times a week. (How 14 Cross out the unnecessary word, as in the
often)
example.
lson, 6 I usually shop for groceries on Tuesdays. (When) 1 She Xoften goes to the park on Sundays.
obe 2 They are been going on holiday on Monday
3 lam enjoy going to partjes.
4 The plane from Paris does arrives at 7.30.
vell '13 Choose the correct item. 5 They are looking for a house at the present.
e. 6 Does he do listen to music in his free time?
/and 7 I like swimrning but I don't ike fishing too.
1 This roast chicken ....................... deliciousl 8 She is at home at now-
rvell.
A taste B is tasiing C tastes
,ren. lllord Iorrnolion
They qo to the cinema
res. A every week B at the moment C usually We can form adjectives from nouns by adding the
also following suffixes.
......................- you seeing Peter tomorrow night?
ADo
-ous e.g. fane - famous
B Are Cls -ive e.g. aggrcssian aggressive
'rect
A: Can I help you, miss?
-ful e.g. beauty - beautiful
B: Yes, L...................... for a birthday present ior
-y e.g. boss, bossy
my daughter.
-ly e.g. friend - friendly
A look B'm looking C looks 15 Fill in lhe qaps with the correct words defived
*,* J
from lhe words in bold.
a"a 5 ........,,,.,.......-.. sheweara uniform atwork?
l Bls C Does
ano I
rnd/ i A: These shirts................... me any nore
rgar i B: Why don't you buy some new ones?
A doesn't fit B don't fit
rqll C isn't ftting
the I
Put I
7 I enjoy havelling by train but I

havelling by plane.
non I
A like B hate C likes
tf," I
rs. l: 8 Annette ......_................ tr&o sisters and a brother.
fler I A has B is having C have
I
but J 9 A: Yo,r ....................... very prety ioday.
I B: Thanks. Julia Roberts is a 1) .-......................-....... FAME
oml A are looking B look C looks actress. She has starred in many 2) .......
uet films and her laiest iilm, SUCCESS
10 A: When ................_...... she jeavlng for Boston? Notting Hi , is no exception- She plays a
^-J B: On the 15th of July. 3) .................... film siar who becomes GLAMOUB
)ns B has Cis romantically involved with an ordinary
bookshop owner, played by Hugh Grant.
11 [4y brother is a very easy-going person She is trying to take a 4) ..............-......... PEACE
ne) he can be a oit rLde at times. break from her 5) ............................ fans NUMBER
A However B As well as
C And and ends up staying in Grant's flat along
D with his 6) ........................ flatmate. The ITIESS
12 A: Are you ....................... anything at the script is very 7) ....-..........................-. and FUN
weekend? the film has become very popuJar. it is a
B: No, l'm not. 8) ........................... fitm noi to be missed. WONDEB
A do B does C doing