Language and vocabulary study

Present simple or present continuous: complete the rules

Look at the two groups of examples. Then complete the grammar rules.

The first group of examples fits the first two rules; the second group fits the last two.

The Reminder: state verbs and the continuous

• These include: like, love, hate, prefer, etc., want, seem, know, believe, remember, suppose, agree, mean, realise, recognise, understand.
• The last three (in red): think (= have an opinion), have (= own), look (= seem, appear).
• Notice: they can be used in continuous tenses when they have a different meaning from the one shown in brackets.

State verbs in a sentence

Now put the state verbs to work in sentences.

Circle the correct option

Now choose between the two tenses.

Present perfect: two sentences, one meaning?

Now complete what these people mean.

Present perfect simple or continuous?

Choose simple or continuous for each verb

Now give each verb its correct tense.

Write the full questions

Now build the questions, then ask and answer them with a partner.