فوزيه. أالغامدي

Unit 2

The way we live

Present Tense

Present tense may express action

which is going on at the present

time or which occurs always,

repeatedly, or habitually.

Examples: 1 – He sees the train.

2 – She eats cereal for breakfast

every day.

3 – They play football.

pronoun

Verb ( be ) Verb ( have ) action verbs

I I am Saudi . I have 2 sisters.

I go to work every day.

She He

She is beautiful.

She has long hair.

She watches TV 2 hour a day.

It It is a big cat.

It has 3 kittens.

It plays all the time.

You WeThey

You are smart.

You have beautiful face.

You drive to fast.

Present Simple

Present Continuous Tense

We use the present continuous tense to talk about things that are happening

now or happening around the time we are doing them, or about future

arrangement.

Examples: 1 – I am reading from the board now. 2 – She is doing her homework at the moment. 3 – You are meeting your doctor tomorrow .

pronoun be + main verb +ing

I I am teaching you this term .

She He

She is studying English this year.

It It is sleeping now.

You We

TheyYou are thinking about the test.

Present continuous

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The table shows how we form

the –ing form of a verb.

Most verbs + ing walk walking

Verbs ending in e

-e + ing come coming

Verbs ending in ie

-ie + ing

lie lying

die dying

Short verbs ending in a vowel + a consonant

Double the

consonant + ing

run running

Stative verbs

Verbs of thinking: believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, realize, suppose, understand

Verbs of the senses: hear, smell, sound, taste

Verbs of possession: belong to, have (meaning possess), own, possess

They are not normally used in the continuous form

These are usually found in the simple form because they do not refer to actions

There are a number of verbs which

describe states rather than actions.

They are not normally used in the

continuous form.

Stative verbs

Verbs of emotion: dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish

Verbs of appearance: appear, seem

Others: contain, depend on, include, involve, mean, measure, weigh, require

They are not normally used in the continuous form

These are usually found in the simple form because they do not refer to actions

Have/have got to say that something is mine

+

- I don’t have a house with a gardenI haven’t got a house with a garden? Do you have a house with a

garden?Have you got a house with a garden?

I have a nice house with a gardenI ’ve got a nice house with a garden

Forms:

+

-

Subject + have + object

?Do/Does + subject + have + object?

Subject + don’t/doesn’t have +object

Subject + haven’t got + object

Have/Has + subject + got + object?

+ Subject + have got + object

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- I don’t have a coldI haven’t got a cold

? Do you have (the) flu? Have you got (the) flu?

I have a headacheI ’ve got a headache

Have/have got to say that you’re not healthy (=you have an illness)

Have for actions

(=performing an action)

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- I don’t usually have breakfastNOT: I usually haven’t got breakfast

? Do you usually have breakfast? NOT: Do you usually have got breakfast?

I usually have breakfast NOT: I usually have got breakfast

Remember these important

points 'Have' and 'Have got' are used for possession.

Example: Jack has got a beautiful house. OR Jack has a beautiful house.

Only 'have' is used when talking about actions.

Example: I usually have breakfast at 8 o'clock. NOT I usually have got breakfast at 8 o'clock.

'Have' and 'Have got' (possession) are only used in the present simple. Use 'have' for the past simple or future forms.

Example: She had a copy of that book.

There is no contracted form for 'Have' in the positive form. The contracted form is used for 'have got'

Example: I have a red bicycle. OR I've got a red bicycle. NOT I've a red bicycle.