TAILIEUCHUNG - Grammar explanations - Simple present/Present continuous

Here are some more ways we use the simple present: 1 To give instructions/directions First, you boil some water and then you add the noodles and cook them for three minutes. When you exit the MTR station, cross King’s Road and go two blocks down. 2 To make promises I promise to be very careful with your digital camera. I swear never to let you down. 3 To tell stories (for immediacy) Then she goes to the door and opens it and the monster pops out! She finishes her homework and then the phone rings | Grammar explanations PROGRESS 4 Unit 1 Simple present Present continuous Here are some more ways we use the simple present 1 To give instructions directions First you boil some water and then you add the noodles and cook them for three minutes. When you exit the MTR station cross King s Road and go two blocks down. 2 To make promises I promise to be very careful with your digital camera. I swear never to let you down. 3 To tell stories for immediacy Then she goes to the door and opens it and the monster pops out She finishes her homework and then the phone rings. Here are some more ways we use the present continuous 1 To talk about ongoing changes You are getting fatter and fatter. He is becoming a responsible young man. 2 To talk about repeated actions That boy is kicking the back of my chair. The cat is scratching that sofa to pieces. 3 To talk about background events in a story Then she goes to the door and opens it and the monster is standing there She is doing her homework and the phone rings. Here are some differences in how we use the simple present and the present continuous Simple present Present continuous For permanent situations She lives in Quarry Bay. For temporary situations She is staying in the Kowloon Hotel. For repeated actions not connected to the moment of speaking She takes dancing lessons on Monday evenings. For repeated actions connected to the moment of speaking She is taking dancing lessons now but before she took Putonghua lessons. For future events in an itinerary We arrive in Shanghai at . For planned future events We are going to Shanghai next week. For illnesses physical states I have a cold. My head aches. For physical states only My head is aching. For preferences opinions I love pizza. For feelings we are experiencing now I am enjoying every bite of this delicious pizza. Oxford University Press Graded grammar worksheets PROGRESS 4 Unit 1 Name Class Date Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

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