( S + V1 + O )Present Simple .. 1 /
Examples
..
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To describe .. Used for ..
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1-
Sami lives in London .
They
live in Saudi Arabia . 2-
3-
I live in Madina .
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a-
Permanent Situations .
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1- He wakes up at 7:30
every morning .
2- We read Holy Quran
at 7o'clock every day .
3-
I visit my relative at 9 o'clock every Friday .
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b-
Repeated Habitual Actions .
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1- Water boils at 100ºC .
2-
Water freezes at zero degrees .
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c-
General Truths .
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Time
expression ( signal words )
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1-
usually , always , often , never . etc .
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2-
every day , every week , every month ,
every year . etc .
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3-
in the morning , morning , on Monday ,
Monday , spring . etc .
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4-
at the weekend , a week , a day . etc .
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5-
once , twice , three times . etc
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( S +BE + V1 + ING )Present Progressive ( Continuous )
.. / 2
Examples
..
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To describe .. Used for ..
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1-
I am writing my homework right now .
2- He is talking to his
boss right now .
3-
We are going to Egypt now .
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a-
Actions happening now .
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1- I'm staying with my
aunt at the moment .
2-
She is visiting her aunt these days .
3-
They are staying with their friends for a few days .
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b-
Temporary situations .
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1-I'm meeting my sister
tomorrow .
2-
He is going to the beach at the weekend
.
3-They're
coming to the party at the weekend .
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c-
Future arrangements .
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1- Air pollution is
increasing in our city .
. The weather is improving 2.
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d-
Situations which are changing or development around the present time .
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Time
expression ( signal words )
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1-
now , at present , at the
moment , today , these days . etc .
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2-
this week , this year , this month . etc .
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3-
tonight , tomorrow . etc .
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4-
next week , next month , next year . etc .
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Stative Verbs .. 3 /
What
are Stative Verbs?
Stative verbs are verbs that
express a state rather than an action . These verbs are not usually used with
ing in progressive (continuous) tenses even though they may take on time
expressions such as now and at the moment. We use the simple tenses for them .
These are kind of Stative Verbs :
Other verbs
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Verbs of perception & opinions
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Verbs of emotions
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Verbs of sense
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Be
, have , own , belong , cost etc
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Know
, mean , think , understand , remember , forget , imagine , hope , believe .
etc .
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Like
, dislike , love , hate , want , need , prefer , mind . etc .
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Feel
, hear , see , smell , taste , seem , notice , look , appear . etc .
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The Verbs , see , hear , smell , taste and feel are commonly used
with can to indicate an action happening now .
e.g.
I can hear a strange noise coming from the kitchen .
Non Stative Verbs ( dynamic verbs ):
"Dynamic" is an adjective which means something is
moving or changing.
In English grammar a "dynamic verb" means that the verb describes an action rather than a state. Dynamic verbs are sometimes known as "action verbs."
In English grammar a "dynamic verb" means that the verb describes an action rather than a state. Dynamic verbs are sometimes known as "action verbs."
Dynamic verbs:
These
words can all be used in the progressive form .
Examples of dynamic verbs:
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Eat , walk , learn , grow , sleep , talk , write , run , read ,
become , go .
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