Grammar: Present simple and continuous, action and non-action verbs

GRAMMAR

PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS, ACTION AND NON-ACTION VERBS

1. FOR THINGS THAT ARE ALWAYS TRUE, OR HAPPEN REGULARLY.Examples: -I live in London. -We don't eat meat. *We often use 'present simple' with adverbs of frequency (usually, never, etc.) or expressions of frequency (every day, once a week, etc.) * Use ASI or QUASI to help you with word order in questions. Examples: -Do you know David? -What time does the film start?

PRESENT SIMPLE: I live, she works, etc.

1. FOR THINGS HAPPENING NOW AND TEMPORARY ACTIONS. Examples: -The phone is ringing. -I'm living in Alcalá de Guadaíra at the moment. 2. FOR FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS. Example: -We are meeting at 10.00 tomorrow.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: BE + VERB + -ING

Non-action verbs (verbs that describe states or feelings): be, need, love, etc. They are not used in the present continuous, even if we mean 'now'.

Common non-action verbs: agree, be, believe, belong, depend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, matter, mean, need, prefer, realize, recognize, remember, seem, suppose, want. Verbs of the senses are normally non-action (look, smell, taste, sound) A few verbs can have an action and a non-action meaning, e.g. have and think

Action verbs (verbs that describe actions): cook, make, etc. They can be used in the present simple or continuous

ACTION AND NON-ACTION VERBS

By Toñy Padilla

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