PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT SIMPLE CONTRAST

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS AND PRESENT SIMPLE CONTRAST

• FOR PRE-INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS
• Author Mgr. Jan Hájek

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Content

• Introduction
• Present simple grammar
• Use
• Present continuous grammar
• Use
• Contrast
• Exercises

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Introduction

• This DUM was created as a support material for
  pre-intermediate students
• It sums up the uses, grammar and provides extra
  exercises

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Present simple affirmative and negative
I    
You    
We start  
They   at 6.30.
He    
She starts  
It    
I      
You      
We don't    
They   start at 6.30.
He      
She doesn't    
It      
Present simple questions and Yes/No questions
    I  
    you  
  do we  
When   they start?
    he  
  does she  
    it  
Do you have a camera?
  they    
  he    
Does she like Chenese food?
  it    
Short answers Yes, I do. No, he doesnt
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Spelling of the third person singular

• U vetšiny slov pridáváme s.
• wear _____, speak ______, live ______
• Go a do jsou jiná. Pripojují es.
• go ______, do - _______
• Pokud sloveso koncí na s, -sh, -ch, pridáváme
  es.
• finish _______, watch _______
• Pokud sloveso koncí na souhlásku a y, y se mení
  na ies.
• fly _______, study _______
• Pokud sloveso koncí na samohlásku a y, y se
  nemení.
• play _______
• Have je nepravidelné have ______

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Spelling of the third person singular

• U vetšiny slov pridáváme s.
• wear wears, speak speaks, live lives
• Go a do jsou jiná. Pripojují es.
• go goes, do - does
• Pokud sloveso koncí na s, -sh, -ch, pridáváme
  es.
• finish finishes, watch watches
• Pokud sloveso koncí na souhlásku a y, y se mení
  na ies.
• fly flies, study studies
• Pokud sloveso koncí na samohlásku a y, y se
  nemení.
• play plays
• Have je nepravidelné have has.

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Use of the present simple

• Prítomný cas prostý oznacuje zvyky a obvyklé
  rutinní cinnosti
• Prítomný cas prostý užíváme pro trvale platné
  skutecnosti /fakta
• Prítomný cas prostý užíváme také pro skutecnosti,
  které trvají dlouhou dobu
• Prítomný cas prostý užíváme pri pravidelne se
  opakujících
• cinností/deju
• Casto používáme prítomný cas prostý ve spojení s
  príslovci jako jsou never, sometimes, often,
  usually a always

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Present continuous affirmative and negative
I am    
He      
She is  
It   (not) going outside
We      
You are    
They      
  am I  
  is he/she/it  
Where   we going
  are you  
    they  
Yes/No questions short answers Are you having
a good time? Yes, we are. Is my English getting
better? Yey, it is. Are they having a
party? No, they arent
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Spelling of the verb

• U vetšiny sloves pouze pridáme ing
• wear _____, go _____, cook _____
• Pokud sloveso koncí na e, vynecháme e.
• write _____, smile ______, take _____
• Jednoslabicné slovo s jednou samohláskou koncící
  na souhlásku zdvojujeme tuto souhlásku
• sit _____, get ______, run - ______

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Spelling of the verb

• U vetšiny sloves pouze pridáme ing
• wear wearing, go going, cook cooking
• Pokud sloveso koncí na e, vynecháme e.
• write writing, smile smiling, take taking
• Jednoslabicné slovo s jednou samohláskou koncící
  na souhlásku zdvojujeme tuto souhlásku
• sit sitting, get getting, run - running

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Use - použití

• Prítomný cas prubehový používáme pri popisu
  neceho, co se deje práve ted
• Prítomný cas prubehový používáme pri popisu vecí
  dejících se docasne ne nezbytne v dobe promluvy
• Prítomný cas prubehový má i presah do blízké
  budoucnosti Arrangements in the future
• jde o cinnosti nebo deje, na kterých jsme se s
  nekým domluvili, muže jit i o plány jednotlivce.
• V tomto kontextu používáme casová urcení jako
  je this evening, tomorrow afternoon, next
  sunday.
• Prítomný cas prubehový používáme pri popisu
  obrázku
• Urcitá slovesa nejsou používána v prubehovém
  case
• believe, hate, like, love, need, know, prefer,
  want

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Contrast of the tenses

• Compare the right and wrong sentences
• Hans comes from Germany. X Hans is coming from
  germany.
• Its a great party. Everyone is havig fun. X
• Its a great party. Everyone has fun.
• Nekterá slovesa popisují stav, ne aktivitu a
  proto jsou vetšinou používána s prítomnýcm casem
  prostým
• I like Coke. X I am liking Coke
• I know what you mean. X Im knowing what you
  mean.
• Další podobná slovesa think, agree, understand,
  love

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• Present continuous
• Things happening around the time of speaking, the
  action is not complete.
• I am doing
• Past now future
• The water is boiling. Can you turn it off?
• Listern to those people. What language are they
  speaking.
• Lets go out. It isnt raining now.
• Im busy. What are you doing?
• Im getting hungry. Lets go and eat.
• Kate wants to work in italy, so shes learning
  Italian.
• The population of the orld is increasing very
  fast.

• Present simple
• Things in general or thing that happen
  repeatedly.
• I do
• Past now future
• Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
• Excuse me, do you speak english?
• It doesnt rain very much in summer.
• What do you usually do at weekends .
• I always get hungry in the afternoon.
• Most people learn to swim when they are children.
• Every day the population of the world increases
  by about 200,000 people.

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• Present continuous
• We use continuous for temporary situation.
• I am doing
• Past now future
• Im living with some friends until I find a place
  of my own.
• A Youre working hard today.
• B Yes, I have a lot to do.

• Present simple
• We use simple for permanent situation.
• I do
• Past now future
• My parents live in London. They have lived there
  all their lives.
• John isnt lazy. He works hard most of the time.

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Exercises
Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct
them where necessary. 1 Water boils at 100
degrees Celsius. _______________________ 2 The
water boils. Can you turn it off? ______________
_________ 3 Look! That man tries to open the door
of your car. _______________________ 4 Can you
hear those people? What do they talk
about? _______________________ 5 The moon goes
round the earth in about 27 days. _______________
________ 6 I must go now. It gets
late. _______________________ 7 I usually go
to school by car. _______________________ 8
Hurry up! Its time to leave. OK, I
come. _______________________ 9 I hear youve
got a new job. How do you get on? _______________
________ 10 Paul is never late. Hes always
getting to work on time. _______________________ 1
1 They dont get on well. Theyre always
arguing. _______________________
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Exercises
Are the underlined verbs right or wrong? Correct
them where necessary. 1 Water boils at 100
degrees Celsius. ________OK____________ 2 The
water boils. Can you turn it off? ____is
boiling____________ 3 Look! That man tries to
open the door of your car. _____is
trying____________ 4 Can you hear those people?
What do they talk about? _are they
talking__________ 5 The moon goes round the earth
in about 27 days. _______OK_____________ 6 I
must go now. It gets late. _______Its
getting________ 7 I usually go to school by
car. ________OK____________ 8 Hurry up! Its
time to leave. OK, I come. _______Im
coming_______ 9 I hear youve got a new job. How
do you get on? ___are you gettig__________ 10
Paul is never late. Hes always getting to work
on time. ______He always gets______ 11 They
dont get on well. Theyre always arguing.
______OK_______________
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Exercises
Choose the correct form 1 I go/m gioing to work
now. Goodbye! 2 I read/m reading a book about
astrology. 3 I read/m reading lots of books
every year. 4 We go/re going to a party on
Saturday. 5 Nurses look/are loking after people
in hospital. 6 Annie comes/s coming from
ireland. 7 She comes/s coming for dinner this
evening. 8 I speak/m speaking four languages. 9
Do you want/Are you wanting to go out tonight?
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Exercises
Choose the correct form 1 I go/m gioing to work
now. Goodbye! 2 I read/m reading a book about
astrology. 3 I read/m reading lots of books
every year. 4 We go/re going to a party on
Saturday. 5 Nurses look/are loking after people
in hospital. 6 Annie comes/s coming from
ireland. 7 She comes/s coming for dinner this
evening. 8 I speak/m speaking four languages. 9
Do you want/Are you wanting to go out tonight?
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Zdroje

• Murphy, R. English Grammar In Use. 3.ed. Italy
  Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN
  0512532982. s. 6, 7.
• Falla. T., Davies, P., A. Maturita Solutions
  Pre-Intermediate
• Students Book, China Oxford University Press
  2012. ISBN 9780194551694. s. 104, 105.
• Falla. T., Davies, P. A., Maturita Solutions
  Pre-Intermediate
• Workbook, China Oxford University Press 2012.
  ISBN 9780194551717. s. 110.
• Soars, L., Soars, J. New Headway English Course.
  3. ed. China Oxford University Press, 2010.
  ISBN-13 9780194715096. s. 145.
• Soars, L., Soars, J. New Headway English Course
  Elementary
• Workbook. 3. ed China Oxford University Press
  2010. s. 51.

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Zdroje

• Falla. T., Davies, P., A. Maturita Solutions
  Elementary Students Book,
• China Oxford University Press, 2012. s.
  114-115.
• Falla. T., Davies, P., A. Maturita Solutions
  Elemantary Workbook,
• China Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN
  9780194551564. s. 110.

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