A
She _____ walking
Is
I _____ reading a book right now, talk to me later.
I am reading a book right now, talk to me later.
The dogs ________ barking at the delivery man again.
The dogs are barking at the delivery man again.
He ______ good at school but terrible at video games!
He is good at school but terrible at video games!
What is the Present Simple used for?
It is used to talk about habits, routines, general truths.
What are some TIME EXPRESSIONS you can use with the Present Simple?
never, rarely, always, sometimes... (Adverbs of frequency)
What is the Present Continuous used for?
It is used to talk about things happening right now, or about now.
What are some TIME EXPRESSIONS you can use with the Present Continuous?
Now, right now, at the moment, today (expressions that explain the action is happening NOW)
What kinds of verbs do you NEVER use with the Present Continuous?
State Verbs (vs. action verbs)
Know, like, need, remember, want... etc.
They ___ _______ (drive) to the store right now, please call back later.
They are driving to the store right now, please call back later.
I _____ _______ my room so that I can go play outside after.
I am cleaning my room so that I can go play outside after.
My mother _______ dinner every day.
My mother cooks/makes dinner every day.
The cat eats the grossest food and it smells so bad!
What are these verbs called?
Thoughts and Opinions: believe, know, understand, recognize
Feelings and Emotions: love, hate, prefer, want
Senses: hear, see, smell, taste
Possession: have, own, belong
Measurement: weigh, cost, contain, measure
State Verbs
I always ________ to do things unless I ______ them down in my calendar.
I always forget to do things unless I write/put them down in my calendar.
She usually ________ (go) to school by bus, but today she ________ (walk).
She usually goes to school by bus but today she is walking.
They ________ (play) soccer every weekend, but right now they ________ (watch) TV.
They play soccer every weekend, but right now they are watching TV.
He ________ (love) pizza, and he ________ (eat) it for dinner now
He really loves pizza, and he is eating it for dinner now.
I ________ (brush) my teeth every morning, and right now I ________ (brush) them before bed.
I brush my teeth every morning, and right now I am brushing them before bed.
She ________ (know) the answer to the question now.
She knows the answer to the question now.
Use of "now" but it's a STATE VERB (no ING)
At 6am every morning I _____ up, but this morning ___ ____ _______ in until noon!
At 6am every morning I wake/get up, but this morning I am sleeping in until noon!
At the moment we ________ that honesty is the best policy.
At the moment, we think/believe that honesty is the best policy.
Use of time expression "at the moment" but think/believe are a STATE verbs. No -ING.
She usually _______ her homework after school, but today ___ ___ _______ with her friends at the park.
She usually does her homework after school, but today she is playing with her friends at the park.
I talked to them and they ________ to go to the beach today.
I talked to them and they want to go to the beach today.
time expression "today" but "want" is a STATE verb. no ING.