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Grammar explainer : Simple present or present continuous? And why?

 A new series of posts where we present a grammar activity and explain the correct answers.

Present simple or present continuous? Dad usually ______________________________________ (cook) dinner. I ________________________ (not do) anything at the moment. My parents ______________________________________ (go) to Italy every year. Peter ______________________________________ (not like) rap music. The moon ______________________________________ (go) round the earth. Be quiet. Jack __________________________________ (sleep). She _____________________________________(talk) to Pete at the moment. She _____________________________________ (wear) a dress today.

Answers

1. Dad usually cooks dinner. Correct use: simple present tense is used to express a habitual action or routine.

2. I am not doing anything at the moment. Correct use: present continuous tense is used to describe an action in progress or a temporary situation.

3. My parents go to Italy every year. Correct use: simple present tense is used to express a habitual action or routine.

4. Peter does not like rap music. Correct use: simple present tense is used to express a general opinion or belief.

5. The moon goes round the earth. Correct use: simple present tense is used to express a fact or a general truth.

6. Be quiet. Jack is sleeping. Correct use: present continuous tense is used to describe an action in progress or a temporary situation.

7. She is talking to Pete at the moment. Correct use: present continuous tense is used to describe an action in progress or a temporary situation.

8. She is wearing a dress today. Correct use: present continuous tense is used to describe an action in progress or a temporary situation, in this case, to describe what she is currently wearing.

Justification: The first rule to determine whether to use present simple or present continuous tense is to consider the context and the intended meaning of the sentence. For example, if the sentence describes a habitual action or routine, we use the simple present tense, while if it describes an action in progress or a temporary situation, we use the present continuous tense. Similarly, we use the simple present tense to express general opinions, beliefs, facts or general truths.

Sights in London (new)

These are the correct pictures for activity 3, p26-27, Activity Book, 4th Grade.

Sight 1  : The Tower of London

Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London, London, England.

Sight 2 : Tower Bridge

Sight 3: The British Museum

(For Greek EFL teachers) You can also download, print and handout the pictures to your students, who will glue them in place of the pictures in the book.   

Primary Colors Song (Sesame Studios) 'Ενα τραγούδι για τα βασικά χρώματα.

'Ενα τραγούδι για τα βασικά χρώματα. Ιδέα για πείραμα: Ανακατέψτε αραιωμένα σε νερό τα βασικά χρώματα (τέμπερα ή χρώμα ζαχαροπλαστικής) για να δημιουργήσετε PURPLE, YELLOW και GREEN

 

School subjects

Magic Book 2 Unit 1: Kelly - Lesson 1: Come and play!

Read the text and sing the song with Kelly!

Watch the Video!

Sing the song!

Now you can do the crossword. And then find the hidden words.
(Για να δείτε τα παραπάνω -σταυρόλεξο και κρυπτόλεξο θα πρέπει να εγκαταστήσετε στον υπολογιστή σας το λογισμικό ADOBE FLASH PLAYER.)

Then it's time to play a memory game

Simple present of the verb “to be”

be as a main verb

Pronouns	Affirmative sentence	Negative sentence	Question
I	I am from Britain.	I am not from Britain.	Am I from Britain?
you	You are from Britain.	You are not from Britain.	Are you from Britain?
he, she, it	He is from Britain.	He is not from Britain.	Is he from Britain?
we, you, they	They are from Britain.	They are not from Britain.	Are they from Britain?

We often use the short forms with this verb.

1. to be (am, are, is)

Affirmative		Negative
Long form	Contracted form	Long form	Contracted form
I am	I'm	I am not	I'm not
you are	you're	you are not	you're not
			you aren't
he is	he's	he is not	he's not
			he isn't
she is	she's	she is not	she's not
			she isn't
it is	it's	it is not	it's not
			it isn't
we are	we're	we are not	we're not
			we aren't
you are	you're	you are not	you're not
			you aren't
they are	they're	they are not	they're not
			they aren't