A) Fill in the gap
Do you really not know that the Earth ........................... (go) round the sun?
Do you really not know that the Earth GOES round the sun?
PRESENT SIMPLE for things that are always true
A: What is your dad doing?
B: He's a teacher.
A: What DOES your dad DO?
B: He's a teacher.
DO - in the sense of: What does he do for a living? What is his job? NOT in the sense of: What actvity is he doing now?
Choose the correct answer A or B. Explain if THINK is a stative or action verb in this context.
You look worried. What ........................... about?
A) DO YOU THINK
B) ARE YOU THINKING
You look worried. What ARE YOU THINKING about?
B) ARE YOU THINKING
THINK - ACTION VERB in this sentence, means: considering something, reflecting on something
The train ........................... (arrive) at 5 p.m. every day. Look at the road! It ........................... (come).
The train ARRIVES at 5 p.m. every day. Look at the road! It'S COMING.
ARRIVES - PRESENT SIMPLE for timetables & schedules
IS COMING - PRESENT CONTINUOUS for actions happening now
As soon I leave school, I'll hang out with my friends.
AS SOON AS I LEAVE school, I'll hang out with my friends.
TIME CLAUSES + PRESENT SIMPLE
Choose the correct answer A or B. Explain if SEE is a stative or a dynamic verb in this context.
Our meeting is arranged for next Wednesday. You ........................... me on Wednesday.
A) SEE
B) ARE SEEING
Our meeting is arranged for next Wednesday. You ARE SEEING me on Wednesday.
B) ARE SEEING
SEE - ACTION VERB in this sentnece, means: MEET somebody
SEE - STATIVE VERB in the sense (I SEE what you mean = I understand you)
Why ........................... (some students / be / never) satisfied with their school?
Why ARE some workers NEVER SATISIFED with their school?
Some students ARE NEVER satisfied with their school.
BE (am, is, are) + ADVERB OF FREQUENCY (never, hardly ever, sometimes, often, usually, always, etc.)
I'm studing a lot this week.
I'm STUDYING a lot this week.
SPELLING:
STUDY + ING = STUDYING
Find a mistake. Correct it.
A: What is she cooking?
B: I don't know but it is smelling good.
A: What is she cooking?
B: I don't know but it SMELLS good.
- something smells
- somebody is smelling something (Person B is smelling the food.)
My friend ........................... (always / forget) about giving me a birthday present!
My friend IS ALWAYS FORGETTING about giving me a birthday present!
ALWAYS + PRESENT CONTINUOUS --- to describe annoying behaviour (when something happens always and irritates us)
They always are late for work!
They ARE ALWAYS late for work.
1=BE + 2 =ADVERB OF FREQUENCY
Complete the question with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
........................... (you / recognise) the man in the photo? It's our old English teacher.
DO you RECOGNISE the man in the photo? It's our old English teacher.
RECOGNISE - a stative verb (+ PRESENT SIMPLE)
........................... (your classmates / study) more and more these days?
ARE YOUR CLASSMATES STUDYING more and more these days?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS for TEMPORARY SITUATIONS (e.g. at present / these days)
My friend never replys to my messages fast!
My boss never REPLIES to my emails.
SPELLING:
reply + ies ---- replies
y --- i + es
Complete the question with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
I ........................... (feel) tired when I work long hours every day. But today I .......................... (not / feel) tired.
I FEEL tired when I work long hours every day. But today I'M NOT FEELING (or: I DON'T FEEL tired).
FEEL & LOOK - Present Simple or Present Continuous to describe how somebody FEELS/LOOKS now.