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SIGNAL WORDS

We often find these words when the Present Simple Tense is used in a sentence:

NOTE: See sidebar for online exercise on this

REMEMBER: It is not as simple as just adding an ‘-s’. There are some spelling rules you have to remember.

QUESTIONS with DO /DOES

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

Now go to the sidebar and do these two exercises:

• Simple Present Tense: Positive Statements Exc. 1
• Simple Present: Negative sentences (doesn’t/ don’t) Exc 2

The verb ‘to be’ in the Simple Present Tense: Statements

The verb ‘to be’ in the Simple Present Tense: Question

Information Questions in the Simple Present Tense

For more on Information Questions see under the Grammar Tab.

Watch this short video:

What is this bird doing? How? Why?

Read through the text below:

Use the dictionary to look up words you don’t know.

• Find 11 examples of the verb ‘to be’ in the Simple Present Tense.
• Find  12 examples of other verbs in the Simple Present Tense
• Find 1 example of a negative form of the Simple Present tense.
• Now look for words that describe nouns – words that make the text more interesting.
• What comparisons can you find in this text?

The Kestrel

The kestrel is a small, chestnut brown bird of prey. It belongs to the falcon family. Kestrels are 32–39 cm (13–15 in) from head to tail. Their wings are 65–82 cm (26–32 in) when spread out. Females are larger. Kestrels are smaller than other birds of prey. Like the other members of the falcon family, they have long wings and a long tail. Their feathers are mainly light brown with black spots on the top and narrow blackish streaks on the underside. The kestrel’s hooked bill is a bluish colour with bit of yellow at the top. The legs are yellow.

The kestrel is unusual because it is the only bird of prey that can hover. When hunting, the kestrel hovers about 10–20 m (c.30–70 ft) above the ground. Kestrels have very good eyesight. They can see small prey from a distance. Once they see the prey, the bird makes a short, steep dive. They eat only mouse-sized mammals, large insects and small birds.

Kestrels are bold, and have adapted well to humans. They nest in buildings and hunt by main roads. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other birds.

‘Fun’ is a noun e.g.  I had a lot of fun 

‘Funny’ is an adjective e.g The joke was funny. She is a funny girl.

‘My holiday was relaxing. I felt really relaxed.’

Few, but common, adjectives end in either -ed or -ing:

worried / worrying, interested / interesting, excited / exciting

‘-ed’ adjectives

Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe how people feel.
Examples:

‘He was surprised to find that he had been upgraded to first class.’
‘I was confused by the report.’
‘She felt tired after working hard all day.’ 

 ‘-ing’ adjectives

Adjectives that end in -ing are used to describe things and situations. Compare these example sentences to the ones above:

‘Being upgraded to first class is surprising.’
The findings of this report are confusing.’
‘Working hard all day is tiring.’ 

 Examples table:

Online activities:

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-48887.php 

Short quiz:  Click on the link: Short quiz:

Part 1: Comparatives

Part 2: Superlatives

http://anthonyhalderman.com/english/compsup.htm

https://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/adjectives/quiz328.html

This site below has several additional links:

http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/superlativecomparative.html

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-12647.php

Short (10 questions) http://www.grammarbank.com/comparative-superlative-quiz.html

FORM

The Present Continuous: Questions and Statements and Question Forms

Statements: Positive and Negative statements

Note:

There are some verbs that cannot be used in the Present Continuous Tense. We call these ‘stative verbs’. These “stative” verbs are about state, not action, and they cannot express the continuous aspect. Here are some of the most common non-continuous verbs:

feeling: hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish
senses: appear, feel, hear, see, seem, smell, sound, taste
communication: agree, deny, disagree, mean, promise, satisfy, surprise
thinking: believe, imagine, know, mean, realize, recognize, remember, understand
other states: be, belong, concern, depend, involve, matter, need, owe, own, possess

(See examples under the Grammar Tab)

Question forms

Online exercises:

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-1.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-2.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-3.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-4.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-5.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-6.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-exercise-7.html

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-1.html