Traveller Grammar - Pre-Intermediate [antikvár]

w \ \ ^ ' Module ¦ / if Present Simple vs. Present Progressive / Statlve Verbs Look at the picture and read. A: Daniel is that you? I don't believe it! B: Richard, what are you doing here? A: I'm visiting an old friend. And you? B: My wife and I are here on holiday. We really like this place. A. PRESENT SIMPLE vs. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE A Present Simple Affirmative Negative FULLFORMS SHORT FORMS I walk I do not walk I don't walk He/She/It walks He/She/It does not walk He/She/It doesn't walk We/You/Theywalk We/You/They do not walk We/You/They don't walk QUESTIONS Do I walk? Does he/she/it walk? Do we/you/they walk? Present Progressive SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I do. Yes, he/she/it does. Yes, we/you/they do. No, I don't. No, he/she/it doesn't. No, we/you/they don't. Affirmative FULL FORMS | SHORT FORMS Negative FULL FORMS | SHORT FORMS I am walking He/She/It is walking We/You/They are walking I'm walking He/She/It's walking We/You/They're walking I am not walking He/She/It is not walking We/You/They are not walking I'm not walking He/She/It isn't walking We/You/They aren't walking QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS J Am I walking? Yes, I am. No, I'm not. Is he/she/it walking? Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn't. Are we/you/they walking? Yes, we/you/they are. No, we/you/they aren't. We use the Present Simple: • for habits or actions that happen regularly. I surf the Net every evening. • for permanent states. He Jives in New York. • for general truths. Tigers don't live in Africa. Time Expressions usually, always, often, etc. every day/week, etc. in the morning/spring, etc. on Mondays/Monday morning, etc. at the weekend, etc. once/twice/three times, etc. a week/day, etc.