PRESENT SIMPLE (intermediate)

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PRESENT SIMPLE + ROUTINES (elementary)

This video will help you to learn the structures of the simple present tense in the affirmative, negative and interrogative forms.

For further practice, click on the following picture.
 You'll find a video and activities by the British Council.

Don't forget to do the exercises!

Here is the answer key for you.

PRESENT SIMPLE & ROUTINES (elementary)

Use the Present Simple tense to tell what you normally do (or don't do) and what happens around you.

Click below to see a list of some daily routines:

Take a look at this funny video about Dennis Cook's routines.

What about your habits?
Use this worksheet to tell us about them.

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Here's a song for you!

PRESENT SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS (intermediate)

Watch this video by Hamilton House and pay attention to the differences between the two forms of the Present tense used:

Read these parts of the script and answer the following question:

  What differences are there among the coloured forms of the verbs? Why are they used differently?

• Why are you wearing a tie? You never wear ties.
• I hate ties, but I'm wearing this tie because it's a present from my cousin George.

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• What are you cooking?
• I'm cooking vegetables.
• Vegetables? But you hate vegetables! You always eat meat.
• Yes, but cousin George is a vegetarian. He doesn't eat meat.

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• What are you doing?
• I'm putting away my things. There's always a disaster when George comes.

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• I'm staying for a week!

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