PRESENT SIMPLE
OR
PRESENT CONTINUOUS?
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
STATIVE VERBS
• A state, NOT an action
• NOT usually used in the continuous tense
• Common verbs (perception / opinion / senses):
– LIKE / DISLIKE / LOVE / HATE
– NEED / MATTER
– WANT / PREFER
– KNOW / REMEMBER / FORGET / UNDERSTAND
– BELIEVE / THINK / REALIZE
– BELONG / OWN / HAVE
– COST / SPEND
– SEE / HEAR / SOUND / SEEM
– AGREE / MEAN
– BE / APPEAR
But...
Let’s practise it!
• Look! Junko (jumps / is jumping) into the water!
• I (go / am going) to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?
• Once a week, I (go / am going) to an art class. I’m an arty-crafty
person.
• It (snows / is snowing) quite hard – perhaps we shouldn’t go out
tonight…
• I (think / am thinking) you’re crazy!
• Ben is rich – he (drives / is driving) an extremely expensive car.
• Don’t give Sally any cheese. She (hates / is hating) it!
Isn’t he cute?
His name is Snowy
Snowy is barking at a mouse.
or
or
Snowy is having long fur.
Snowy and his puppies are
running up the stairs.
Snowy is knowing where to
find his owner.
Snowy isn’t disliking cats. In
fact, he is loving them.
or
Snowy is tasting the dog
food. It tastes really good.
Snowy is dreaming
about cats.
Snowy is seeing and licking
his owner.