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Present Simple vs Present Continuous

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  • What's this question referring to?: "What do you do?"
    Jobs
  • CORRECT or INCORRECT?: "I'm thinking you're wrong."
    INCORRECT
  • What's the grammar rule: "play" --> "plays" ; "study" --> "studies"
    vowel + -y vs consonant + -y
  • CORRECT or INCORRECT?: Do you go to Emma's party tonight?
    INCORRECT. "Are you going to Emma's party tonight?"
  • Frequency adverbs: Do they go BEFORE or AFTER the verb "to be"?
    AFTER
  • CORRECT or INCORRECT?: "I'll invite you to dinner when you call me next week."
    CORRECT
  • CORRECT or INCORRECT?: "I carry that bag for you."
    INCORRECT. "I'll carry that bag for you."
  • TRUE or FALSE? We use the Present Simple to refer to the future. If you think it's true, give an example.
    TRUE. Examples: My train leaves tomorrow at 8.00 am. / I have an exam next week.
  • CORRECT or INCORRECT?: "I know you for a long time."
    INCORRECT. "I've known you for a long time."
  • Can you say "He doesn't never eat chocolate"? Why?
    No, you can't. Double negation is incorrect in English.
  • CORRECT or INCORRECT?: "He hasn't an apple."
    INCORRECT. "He hasn't got an apple." / "He doesn't have an apple."
  • We use this tense for things which are generally true or always happen.
    Present Simple
  • We use this tense with verbs which describe states and feelings.
    Present Simple
  • Which is correct: writing or writting? Why?
    WRITING. "Write" ends in -e.
  • TRUE or FALSE? We use the Present Continuous to refer to the future. If you think it's true, give an example.
    TRUE. Example: I'm having dinner after this lesson.
  • Where do expressions of frequency like "every day" or "once a week" usually go?
    At the end of the sentence.
  • We use "always" with this tense to refer to a repeated action that is annoying.
    Present Continuous
  • What's this question referring to?: "What are you doing?"
    Actions that I'm doing at the moment.
  • CORRECT or INCORRECT?: "Look, she's winning!"
    CORRECT
  • We use this tense for temporary things that are happening around this week, this month, this year, etc.
    Present Continuous
  • Frequency adverbs: Do they go BEFORE or AFTER the main verb?
    BEFORE
  • WHAT'S THE GRAMMAR RULE?: "begin" --> "beginning" ; "listen" --> "listening"
    CVC + stress on the last syllable
  • We use this tense for things we do every day / week / year.
    Present Simple
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