1. Simple Present
a. General Fact:
_ The sun rises in the East
_ Tom is a student
_ They speak English very well
a. General Fact:
_ The sun rises in the East
_ Tom is a student
_ They speak English very well
_ Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
b. Habits:
_ I usually go to the church on Sunday
_ It often rains in June
b. Habits:
_ I usually go to the church on Sunday
_ It often rains in June
_ British people drink a lot of tea.
c. Hobbies:
c. Hobbies:
_ I like swimming
_ John’s hobby is reading books.
_ Don’t you like music?
c. Purpose: They exercise in order to keep fit body
_ They exercise in order to lose weight.
_ He studies English to go overseas.
2. Present Continuous
S + AM/ARE/IS + Present Participle (V+ing)
a. Lasting actions at the moment of speaking at the present time/righ now, now, at present, at the moment.
_ We’re living with Mark
_ We’re studying in class.
_ She’s writing her lesson now.
_ John’s hobby is reading books.
_ Don’t you like music?
c. Purpose: They exercise in order to keep fit body
_ They exercise in order to lose weight.
_ He studies English to go overseas.
2. Present Continuous
S + AM/ARE/IS + Present Participle (V+ing)
a. Lasting actions at the moment of speaking at the present time/righ now, now, at present, at the moment.
_ We’re living with Mark
_ We’re studying in class.
_ She’s writing her lesson now.
b. Action in progress at the present time/this month, this year, this week
_ Mark’s taking his final examination this week.
_ My father is working at two jobs this month.
_ He’s dating 2 girls this year.
_ Our class is meeting 6 times this week.
_ The dog is sleeping on our bed!
State verbs and event (action or dynamic) verbs:
+ State verbs describe a continuing state, so do not usually have a continuous form. Typical examples are:
believe, belong, consist, contain, doubt, fit, have, know, like, love, matter, mean,
need, own, prefer, seem, suppose, suspect, understand, want, wish
+ Some verbs have a stative meaning and a different active meaning. Typical examples are:
be, depend, feel, have, measure, see, taste, think, weigh
Compare these uses:
+ State
Jack is noisy.
Deirdre has a Porsche.
I think I like you!
This fish tastes awful!
I feel that you are wrong.
This bag weighs a ton!
It depends what you mean.
+ Event
Jill's being noisy.
We're having an interesting conversation!
David's thinking about getting a new job.
I'm just tasting the soup.
I'm feeling terrible.
We're weighing the baby.
Bill, I'm depending on you to win this
contract for us.
The differences here apply to all verb forms, not just to present verb forms.
_ Mark’s taking his final examination this week.
_ My father is working at two jobs this month.
_ He’s dating 2 girls this year.
_ Our class is meeting 6 times this week.
_ The dog is sleeping on our bed!
State verbs and event (action or dynamic) verbs:
+ State verbs describe a continuing state, so do not usually have a continuous form. Typical examples are:
believe, belong, consist, contain, doubt, fit, have, know, like, love, matter, mean,
need, own, prefer, seem, suppose, suspect, understand, want, wish
+ Some verbs have a stative meaning and a different active meaning. Typical examples are:
be, depend, feel, have, measure, see, taste, think, weigh
Compare these uses:
+ State
Jack is noisy.
Deirdre has a Porsche.
I think I like you!
This fish tastes awful!
I feel that you are wrong.
This bag weighs a ton!
It depends what you mean.
+ Event
Jill's being noisy.
We're having an interesting conversation!
David's thinking about getting a new job.
I'm just tasting the soup.
I'm feeling terrible.
We're weighing the baby.
Bill, I'm depending on you to win this
contract for us.
The differences here apply to all verb forms, not just to present verb forms.
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