Grammar

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PRESENT TENSES: FORM

PRESENT SIMPLE



                    PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Affirmative     Affirmative    
I, you, we, they
he, she, it
talk
talks

  I
he, she, it
we, you, they
am
is
are
talking
Negative     Negative    
I, you, we, they
he, she, it
do not (don't)
does not (doesn't)
talk

I
he, she, it
we, you, they

am not
is not (isn't)
are not (aren't)
talking
Interrogative     Interrogative    
Do
Does

I, you, we, they
he, she, it
talk? am
is
are
I
he, she, it
you, we, they
talking?

 


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Does Paco have any close friends?

Paco's friends
By Milivoj Sherrington. Creative Commons
Audio

Yes, indeed. Paco has got a lot of friends. Some of them are only friends, but others are really very close friends. Andrés and Alex are two of his best friends.

What does Paco do with his friends?

Paco usually plays tennis with Andrés on Wednesdays. He also plays football with both Andrés and Alex at weekends. The three of them play in the same team. They play in different positions, since Paco is a defender, Andrés plays as a midfield player and Alex usually plays as a center forward.

But what about girls? Does Paco have any female close friends?

Well, Paco is a bit shy with girls. He has some female friends but their relationship is different from boys. Anyway, Mónica and Marta are very good friends of Paco.

Are they meeting together? Yes, they are. Paco, Alex, Andrés, Mónica and Marta are meeting now for a drink in a popular pub.


Identify the present simple and the present continuous verb forms and notice if they are used in the affirmative or interrogative form


Icono de iDevice Correct the mistakes in the sentences

CORRECT THE MISTAKES IN THE SENTENCES

1. Are Susan studying now?

2. Why do you look at me like that?

3. When is your daughter usually having English lessons?

4. We watching an interesting film on television

5. I look for my purse. I can't find it anywhere

6. She not walks home from work, she take the bus

7. How are you feel today?

8. A lot of people speaks English