1. How is Paco feeling today?(Present tenses)

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Do you remember how the present simple and the present continuous tenses are formed?

I'm happy today!
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Present Simple 3rd person singular Present Continuous 3rd person singular
Bare infinitive (infinitive without "to") Bare infinitive + -(e)s Verb to be + -ing is + -ing
I wear sunglasses in summer. Paco wears sunglasses in summer I am having a good time He is having a good time

Read the passage in Section one and make two lists of all the phrases and sentences in the Present Simple and the Present Continuous tenses.

Pregunta

Remember that to form questions and negative sentences in the present simple the verb "do" (3rd person singular: does) is frequently used as an auxiliary. However, it is not needed neither with the present continuous nor with any other tense apart from the past simple.

 

The following sentences have been taken from the text in Section 1. Mark the INCORRECT positive, negative and interrogative forms.

1. He gets really nervous whenever he has to travel by plane.

Respuestas

a. Do he gets really nervous whenever he has to travel by plane?

b. Does he get really nervous whenever he has to travel by plane?

c. Is he get really nervous whenever he has to travel by plane?

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Pregunta

2. He is as nervous now as he was then.

Respuestas

a. He isn't as nervous now as he was then.

b. He not is as nervous now as he was then.

c. He doesn't is as nervous now as he was then.

Retroalimentación

Pregunta

Are planes safer than trains?

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3. He prefers to travel by train, car or coach.

Respuestas

a. He don't prefers to travel by train, car or coach.

b. He doesn't prefers to travel by train, car or coach.

c. He doesn't prefer to travel by train, car or coach.

Retroalimentación

Pregunta

4. The man is wearing a grey suit.

Respuestas

a. Does the man wearing a grey suit?

b. Is the man wearing a grey suit?

c. Does the man be wearing a grey suit?

Retroalimentación

Actividad

As we have seen, Paco gets very nervous when he has to fly. So, at this very moment he is feeling very nervous. At the same time, however, he is very happy because he is on the point of landing at OR Tambo International Airtport in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Feelings are frequently expressed by means of adjectives. Apart from the ones used in the text, there are plenty of adjectives in English to express how you feel. Clicking here you'll find a list of adjectives to begin working on how people can express emotions.

 

Actividad desplegable

EXCITED and NERVOUS

We use excited to talk about something good: I'm going on holiday next week. I'm really excited.

We use nervous to talk about something (normally in the future) that worries us: I've got an exam tomorrow. I'm really nervous.

When someone irritates you, they get on your nerves: My brother is always jumping in front of the TV. He's really getting on my nerves.

 

Choose the correct word in each sentence.

1. Next week I'm meeting my girlfriend's parents. I'm feeling really . She says they're really strict.

2. "I've got butterflies in my stomach. "  "Have you? What are you so about?"

3. Joe's got an Erasmus scholarship. He's going to spend a year in Berlin. He's really about it.

4. Will you please stop singing that Bisbal song. It's .

5. John has been ordered to the boss'  office. He doesn't know what it's about so he 's quite .

6. Yippee! We're going to Disneyland tomorrow. I'm so I won't be able to sleep.

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Curiosity

OR Tambo International Airport

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This airport in Johannesburg, South Africa, is also known as Johannesburg International Airport. It was founded in 1952 as Jan Smuts International Airport. It is considered to be the most important airport in South Africa, catering for more than 17 million passengers each year. It became known as Johannesburg International Airport after the reformed national government implemented a national policy of not naming airports after politicians in 1994. Nevertheless, that policy was reversed later and the airport was renamed again in 2006 after the first president of the African National Congress, Oliver Reginald Tambo.

Now we have briefly revised the form of the Present Simple and the Present Continuous it's time to go to the next section. In Topic 2 we will work harder on those tenses, paying attention to the main uses. Now, let's remind ourselves of the main differences between the Present Simple and the Past Simple tenses and have a look at something interesting about adjectives. Come on,  to the next section!

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