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The document provides a comprehensive overview of English verb tenses, focusing on the present simple and present continuous for describing routines, current actions, and future arrangements. It includes exercises for practicing these tenses, as well as explanations for the past simple tense and its formation. Additionally, it touches on using the present simple and continuous for future events and predictions with 'will' and 'going to'.

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The document provides a comprehensive overview of English verb tenses, focusing on the present simple and present continuous for describing routines, current actions, and future arrangements. It includes exercises for practicing these tenses, as well as explanations for the past simple tense and its formation. Additionally, it touches on using the present simple and continuous for future events and predictions with 'will' and 'going to'.

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d tense practice: present * Present simple and present continuous REMEMBER Present simple and present continuous We use the present simple for permanent situations and routines:, He works in @ shop. He usually goes to work at eight o'clock. We use the present continuous for things happening at the time of speaking: It's eight o'clock but he isn't going to work. He's staying at home today. We can also use the present continuous for future arrangements and planned actions: We're flying to Istanbul on Sunday. ° 1 Choose the correct verb and write it in the gap. Examples Quick! Shut the window. ('s raining / rains) It, My parents usually (are going / go) go... to _ in Egypt in the It (isn't raining / doesn't rain) summer. : | 2 They (are playing / play) tennis at the moment. 3 1¢m not doing / don't do) . my homework tonigh 4 They (aren't going / don’t go) out very often | during the week. . your party’ Where (are you having / do you have) , this year? Listen! Jack ('s singing | sings) ‘What (are you doing / do you do) enormous box? wn in the shower aga) . with that a x 8. How often (are-you going / do you go) to the doctor? 9. We sometimes (ave staying / stay) . With my aunt j Edinburgh. 1 0. You can turn off the TV. 1 ('m not watching / don't watch) . it. d tense practice: present I] «Present simple and present continuous nN Use the prompts to write sentences in the present simple or the present continuous. Examples | (write) to my grandparents once a month, 1 to my grandparents once a month. Why (you / wear) sunglasses when it's raining? Why are you wearing. sunglasses when it's raining? 1 (eat) my supper at the moment. Can you ring later? 2 When (your mother / get up) in the mornings? wo (your parents / leave) for Paris this weekend? > Our teachers (not / usually / give) us homework on Thursday afternoons. a (you / wear) my jacket? Please take it off now! 6 (you / ever / leave) your bag on the bus? 7 Who (you / take) to Soraya's New Year's Eve party? © My sister and I (usually / sit) at the front of the bus. ! 1 (not / often / play) tennis in the winter. © 10. Take Mario's bike. He (not / use) it today. 11 (you / ever / have) barbecues on the beach? 12. Tony (help) me with my art project tomorrow aftemoon. EI) Mixed tense practice: present * Present simple and present continuous | 3 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or present continuous. Dear Carol T (have) .am.! .. @ good time here in Rome. At the moment I (it) (1) outside a café and I (drink) lovely glass of fresh orange juice. The sun (shine) . not too bright for me because I (wear) _ and a hiat, Hats are the fashion in Rome this summer. The women usually (wear) (6) straw hats with flowers in them and the men often .. (6) baseball caps. . ‘All the young people here (go) (7) around on little .. (8) helmets. Salvatore (9) it's datigerous but I (know) | (10) he’s wrong. (11) a lot of photos at the moment. He (12) at six in the morning because the | ... (13) to the Piazza Navona motorbikes. Often they (not / wear) (not / think) Peter (take) sometimes (get up) light is best then. He often (go)... and (take) (14) pictures of the fountains in the early morning light. He (not / like) . (15) crowds of people and Rome is quite empty at six in the morning. I (not / get up) qd before nine. I (like) (17) my sleep! What time (you / get up} (18) on work days? (you / have) raining? (Mark / work) (18) good weather in England or is it (20) hard for his exams? When (Kal 24 ... (22) at the Serena Hotel. We .. (28) there. But our room here at (24) a very good . (25) it every day and it's very and Rod / get married) . ‘You know we usually (stay) this year, we (not / stay) the Minerva is excellent. It (not / have) view but somebody (clean) .. comfortable, : ‘hat’s all I have time for. Write to me if you have time! Lots of love Sandra Past simple: regular and irregular © Past simple: positive and negative ‘REMEMBER Past simple: positive and negative We form the past simple positive of reqular verbs, by adding ed or dto the infinitive: ‘She walked ta work this morning, She arrived at eight forty-five, Remember that a change in spelling is sometimes necessary, e.. stop ~ stopped For the past simple of irregular verbs, see the list on pages 124-125. We form the past simple negative of regular and irregular verbs with didn't + infinitive: | didn't like that itm. We didn't see the TV programme about Turkish cooking. 4 Write positive and negative sentences in the past simple as in the example, Example We (not / meet) any friends last night. We (meet) one of our teachers. ide't. mi is bt. T (not / buy) a bike last weekend. 1 (buy) a surfboard, » We (not / play) tennis at my old school. We only (play) basketball. ‘They (not / make) pasta last night. They (make) pizza. we The thief (not / steal) her bag on Saturday. He (steal) her camera. - Last summer we (go). to Spain. We (not / go) to Italy. w ‘Three years ago 1 (fall) off.a horse. 1 (not / fall) off my bike. a x You (choose) the: blue tent. You (not / choose) the green one. © 22 5 Mixed tense practice: future ¢ Present simple for future REMEMBER Present simple for future We use the present simple when we talk about timetables and programmes: The bus leaves Victoria Coach Station at 10.30 and arrives in Brighton at. 12.30, What time dées the concert begin? It doesn’t start until 6.30 p.m. 17 You are in the basketball team. You are asking your friend. about the programme. Complete the questions and answers. Exomple A: Where B B: We me it of the school. Basketball A Team against New Haven High School Saturday 2nd February TAS am. Meet in front ofthe school 10.00 aim. The game starts. (Please do NOT be late!) 12.30 pam. Hare’ Tuneh in New Haven 200 am. Leave by bus. school efector. 4.15 am, Arie at New Haven High 2.00 pam. The bus leaves New Haven School High School. 930 am. Get changed in the Junior : Changing Room (Room 442). Laura MeDerrot (Captain 2 at New Haven High School} 3 B: At 9.30 a.m. 4 A: Where _ changed? It's the Junior Changing Room. | 5 B: It starts at 10 o'clock. in the school refecto Mined tense practice: Future [¢y © Present continuous and will / won't for future REMEMBER Present continuous » We use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements and planned actions. We often use time phrases with this tense: We're going to Paris next month, She isn’t coming to lunch this week. ‘Are you wearing your new dress to Silva's party on Sunday? will / won't : We use will/ won't 1 for predictions: They'l probably be back by ten thirty. It won't be easy to mend the tent. 2 for sudden decistons: phone the Tourist Information Office. 3 for offers, promises, threats: "get you a glass oF water, I won't doit again. Fwon't forget this, 18 Put the verbs into the present continuous-or future with will. Example Come on! We (give) you a lift home. 1 Stephanie (meet) , her boyfriend at eight o'clock. 2 It's only a little injection.-It (not / hurt) sveseunessnnenee MUCH. 3. This is Mariah Carey's best single. 1t (go) straight to the top. 4. That homework looks. difficult. 1' (help) you with it. 5 1 (play) : “La. tentiis with Lucy on Saturday. 6 Roxanne phoned. [Link] [Link], so she (not / come) tonight. a - 7 Sadly, 1 think our team {hot / win) tomorrow's match. @ Have you heard the news about Mike? He (go) holiday with Cathy and her parents. T think: (take) .. .

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