Present Simple/Continuous
We use the present continuous to talk about:
Actions that are happening at the moment.
Longer actions in progress.
What tense are non-action verbs not used in?
Present Continuous
Is the verb in the following sentence action or non-action?
Jon knows Peter.
non-action.
Which word is an action verb?
know spin remember exist
spin.
How many continents are there on Earth?
7.
We use the Simple present to talk about:
General Truths
Repeated actions / Regular activities
What tenses can action verbs be used in?
simple present and present continuous.
Is the verb in the following sentence action or non-action?
Fred grows apples.
action.
Which word is an action word?
recognize doubt know cut
cut.
Which one of the following countries is in South America:
Mexico, Spain, Madagascar or Peru?
Peru.
What is the auxiliary word to create negative sentences with other verbs in the simple present.
Don't or Doesn't
What does the verb "be" mean when it is used as an action verb?
What is "behaving in a certain way at the moment, not usually".
Which is the auxiliary verb in the Present Continuous?
The verb to be
Explain the present simple rules of conjugation in third person.
-s (General rule)
-es (ss, sh, ch, s, x, z, o)
-ies (CY)