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GRAMMAR FOCUS: Present/Perfect Simple and Continuous

Look at the language box. Complete each sentence below to make a statement that is true about yourself.

1	.......................................................................at the moment
2	......................... generally
3	this year
4	......................................................................most weekends
5	for now
6	.....................................................................................today
7	very often
8	m the evenmgs

Present Simple	Present Continuous
eg. 1 (donty live in/work as/come from/go/prefer	eg. lam(not)/working/studying/thinkingof
is used to talk about habitual actions and generał truths / often go into town at weekends	is used to talk about situations happening 'around n<yw’ i’m st aying at home today to study.
is commonly used with	is commonly used with
usualfy, most days, at weekends, often, generally, sometimes, in the	at the moment, for now, temporańly, this week/year,
evenings.	currently, today.

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Now look at the statements you madę in Ex. 1. Turn them into questions to get similar information from another student.

eg. lam workmgas a security guardat the moment.

Ar e you workmg onywhere at the moment?

Present Perfect Simple

eg. I have seen/been/done/fwed

is used to talk about actions startmg m the past and contmumg into the present

/ have lived in the same houseallmytifelmeaning. I s(Hllive therej Shehasn'i been tosehoolthtsweekfmeaning She's stJInotbackatschool}

It is commonly used m this way with phrases such as

all my life    ,

(complete with words from Ex. 3 below)

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