ACTION/ DYNAMIC vs NON-ACTION /STATIVE verbs (Unit 1 , ENGLISH FILE INTERMEDIATE 4th ed.)

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Theory and practice: ACTION vs NON- ACTION verbs. 

taken from: https://aliciateacher2.wordpress.com/grammar/action-and-non-action-verbs/ 

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 a presentation to explain the difference between action and non-action verbs.

taken from: https://www.slideshare.net/nlopez74/action-non-action-verbs-explanation

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PRACTISING PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS.

• Print out / Write down the exercise here:

https://www.e-grammar.org/download/present-simple-continuous-exercise-1.pdf

• Do self-correction by checking your answers against the key below:

https://www.e-grammar.org/download/present-simple-continuous-exercise-1-key.pdf 

MORE PRACTICE OF PRESENT SIMPLE and CONTINUOUS.

 https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar/present-simple-vs-continuous-progressive-tense/present-simple-vs-present-continuous/13525

PRACTICE OF THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS.

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/download/test_simple_present_progressive_en.pdf

PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS.

Present simple and present continuous.

 Present Simple and Continuous.

Credits: http://www.macmillaninspiration.com/new/files/2010/12/NI1-Grammar-worksheet-5.pdf 

Revision of elementary grammar: simple present, present continuous, simple past and irregular past participles.

 I.Fill in the gaps with verbs in the SIMPLE PAST (affirmative or negative).

Tom got up very early yesterday morning and __________ a bath. Then he __________ to the kitchen and __________ two pieces of toast and __________ a glass of milk. Tom works in the local hospital and, yesterday he __________ his house at about 8 o'clock.

He __________ the number ten bus and he __________ at work at 8.30. He __________ 'good morning' to his secretary, Maura, and then he __________ all the mail that was on his desk. Then he __________ Maura for a cup of coffee and he __________ four very important e-mails.

At one o'clock, Tom __________ lunch in a café and __________ the newspaper. He __________back  to the office at two o'clock and __________ at six. He _______ not _______ the bus because a colleague __________ him in his car.

In the evening, he __________ in the local swimming pool and __________ the shopping at the local supermarket, where he __________ a lot of food. He __________ very tired in the evening so he _____ not _____________ TV and __________ to bed at 11 o'clock .

II.Write the correct form of suitable verbs in the SIMPLE PRESENT.  

Every day, Peter ---------------- at 7 in the morning and --------------- out of bed at 7:15. Then he--------------- a shower at 7:30 and -------------------breakfast with his cat. After that he ---------------- to work. He ----------------------- in the office until 6 pm and when he --------------, he  ---------------home. He usually -------------------a salad and a fruit for dinner.  At 9:30 he usually-----------------asleep in front of the TV.

 III.Choose an appropriate verb to complete each sentence using the PRESENT CONTINUOUS tense:  

1.    I ________________ very hard today because I have an exam at school tomorrow.

2.    Look at that dress that Sharon ________________. Isn't it beautiful!

3.    Don't disturb Dan. He ________________ the big football match on TV.

4.    Jon must be really tired. Look! He ________________ on the sofa like a baby.

5.    Take your umbrella with you. It ________________ very hard.

6.    Sara and Kevin aren't here at the moment. They _______________ in the garden with the other children.

 

IV.        Write the missing IRREGULAR verb forms.

Translate in the 4th column.

 

KNOW	………………..	………………..	= …………………….
…………….	STOLE	………………..	…………………..
…………	………/……..	BEEN	…………/…………….
SAY	……………..	………………	…………..
BUY	…………..	………	………….
LEAVE	…………………	……………	…………….
TELL	………………	………………	……………….
SPEND

 

STATIVE VERBS or NON-ACTION VERBS.

PRACTICE OF VERB TENSES : Present simple and continuous.

Present simple or present continuous?

1. Look! The boys __________ (come) home.

2. Every day Ayla __________ (go) for a walk.

3. Sofía usually __________ (help) in the kitchen.

4. Bob __________ (make) breakfast now.

5. I __________ (chat) with my sister at the moment.

6. It never __________ (rain) in Valencia.

7. Don´t bother me now. I __________ (work).

8. They _____________ (swim) at the moment.

9. I _____________ (play) chess with my friend.

10. Look! He __________ (leave) the house.

11. Quiet please! I __________ (write) a letter.

12. I __________ (not do) anything at the moment.

13. __________ he __________ (watch) the news regularly. 14. I __________ (work) as an accountant.

15. Eli __________ (work) eight hours a day.

16. I __________ (know) him very well.

17. My wife __________ (have) coffee at the moment.

18. __________ you __________ (meet) your friend now? 19. Sandra __________ (work) on her project at the moment.

20. __________ Milie __________ (work) in a restaurant? 21. He __________ (wear) a T-shirt and shorts today.

22. Carlos __________ (like) fruits and vegetables.

23. Cristina __________ (have) long blond hair.

24. What´s that noise? Someone __________ (play) the piano.

25. She often __________ (talk) to herself.

BEGINNING ENGLISH COURSE- UNIT 4: Present Progressive, Adjectives, Prepositions

Present Progressive

What are you doing?

Learn the basic rules for using the present continuous (progressive) form - especially for beginners.

Adjectives, Prepositions

Adjectives

Guide to using adjectives (Example: a tall building) and learning quiz to help you learn the most important adjectives.

Janet was born on the 12th of January in Boston at 6.15 p.m.

Prepositions of time and place - at, in, on and to.

Listening Comprehension

Listening: Filling in a Form

Listen to a woman giving information about herself and write down the necessary information.

Listening: A Survey

Listen to a man asking a woman questions for a survey and take note of her answers.

FROM: http://esl.about.com/c/ec/2.htm