Grammar .. Module 1 a
( S + V1 + O ) Present Simple .. 1 /
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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 /
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Examples ..
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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 .
2- The weather is improving .
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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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now , at present , at the moment , today , these days . etc.
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this week , this year , this month . etc .
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tonight , tomorrow . etc .
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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 normally used in progressive tense . These are kind of Stative Verbs :
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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 ): 4 /
"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."
Dynamic verbs:
These words can all be used in the progressive form .
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Examples of dynamic verbs:
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Eat , walk , learn , grow , sleep , talk , write , run , read , become , go .
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