4) Let's review the uses of Present
Simple and Present Continuous. To do that you're going to visit englishpage.com.
Vamos a repasar los usos del Presente Simple y el Presente Continuo.
a. Read
carefully the following pages.
Lean atentamente las siguientes páginas.
englishpage.com: Simple Present
englishpage.com: Present Continuous
b. Then classify the following sentences
according to the explanations in the chart.
Luego, clasifiquen las siguientes frases de acuerdo con las
explicaciones en el gráfico.
SIMPLE PRESENT |
Repeated actions |
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What are you doing?
He needs help right
now.
Is he visiting his
parents next weekend?
The party starts at 8
o'clock.
I am reading the book
Tom Sawyer.
She always forgets
her backpack.
I don't like them because
they are always complaining.
Cats like milk.
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Facts or generalizations |
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Scheduled events in the near future |
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Now (non-continuous verbs) |
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS |
Now |
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Longer actions in progress now |
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Near future |
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Repetition and irritation with “always” |
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c. Now do the
following exercises.
Ahora, realicen los
ejercicios:
englishpage.com: Verbs (2) (This is a little more complex. But you can do it!)
d. Finally, let's go back to the dialogue and discuss with your teacher all uses of
Simple Present and Present Continuous.
Por último, vuelvan a leer el diálogo
anterior y discutan con el profesor todos los usos del presente
simple y presente continuo.