Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Watch the video about the use of the present simple tense and the present continuous tense, and then play the game to practice the structures:

GAME

PRESENT PERFECT FOR EXPERIENCES!

Have you ever been to a theme park?

Have you ever met a famous actor?

Have you ever won a competition?

When we want to talk about our experiences in live we use the present perfect tense.
Watch this vdeo for more information.

Ask and answer questions with a classmate.  Then write the information in your notebook.

visit another country / see a shooting star / ride a horse / eat Mexican food / swim in the sea / win a prize

Name_____________

He / She has / hasn't visited ...........

LET'S SING AND DANCE: CAN´T STOP THE FEELING!

Let´s sing and dance Justin Timberlake´s Can´t stop the feeling, recorded for the soundtrack to the film Trolls (2016). You can find the lyrics in this link: "Can´t stop the feeling" lyrics

You can also dance and enjoy the following choreography:

USING THE FUTURE. THE WEATHER FORECAST

Remember:

When we talk about actions in the future we can use these structures:

There's going to be a ....+ singular noun (heatwave, storm, blizzard)

There's going to be ... + uncountable noun (heavy rain, heavy snow, thunder and lightning)

There are going to be .. + plural noun (strong winds, dark clouds, freezing temperatures..)

It's going to...+ verb/ verb+adjective (snow, rain, be hot, be dark, be rainy, be windy,...)

Past Simple vs Present Perfect Simple

Simple Past	Present Perfect Simple
Signal Words:          - yesterday          - Two years ago, 5 months ago, 3 days ago          - in 1995, in August, last Monday           - the other day          - last year, last month, last week,...	Signal Words:         - just        - already         - ever/never        - yet/so far         - since         - for         - recently         - how long
Form:       - regular verbs: infinitive + -ed (check spelling rules for –ed) ex. play- I played       - irregular verbs: see 2nd column of         irregular verbs list.        ex. eat- I ate	Form:        - regular verbs: have/has + past participle* (*like the simple past) ex. play- I have played        - irregular verbs: have/has + past participle (see 3rd column of irregular verbs list) ex. eat- I have eaten
Use: - Specific time in the past ex. I broke my arm in 1993. (emphasis on the action)       - Finished actions We visited London last month.	Use:       - Time is not important. Action in the past with a result/consequence in the present ex. I have recently broken my arm. (emphasis on the result)       - Experiences until now (unfinished action) We have visited Rio 3 times.

Watch these videos to complete information:

Now do the activities to pratise the structures

1. Activities to review the past simple tense

2. Activities to review the present perfect tense

3. Activities to practise the use of past simple and present perfect tenses.

Present Perfect Simple

USE

It is used when an action that happened in the past continues to have a strong connection in the present.

FORM

To form this tense you need the auxiliary 'have' and the past participle of the verb.

HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

The form of the verb 'have' varies according to the subject of the sentence:

I have eaten

You have eaten

He has eaten

She has eaten

It has eaten

We have eaten

You have eaten

They have eaten

Watch these videos for more information

Now practise the tense following this link:

ACTIVITIES

Present Continuous

USE

This tense is used to describe:

• actions happening at the present momento or in progress for a limited period around the present.
• future arrangements, events that are arranged for the future.

FORM

BE + INFINITIVE + ING

The form of the verb 'be' varies according to the subject of the sentence:

I am eating

You are eating

He is eating

She is eating

It is eating

We are eating

You are eating

They are eating

Let's play a game.

Order the words to make sentences as fast as you can!

Present Simple and Present Continuous game

Now you can practice doing these activities:
ACTIVITY ONE: CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM
ACTIVITY TWO: DRAG AND DROP