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    Jennifer López is a singer and dancer who lives in the US with her twins. She sings pop music and dances well but doesn't cook very well or like waking up early. Her twins are smart but don't like vegetables, math or waking up early. The document provides examples of using the simple present tense and present continuous tense in English.

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    Jennifer López is a singer and dancer who lives in the US with her twins. She sings pop music and dances well but doesn't cook very well or like waking up early. Her twins are smart but don't like vegetables, math or waking up early. The document provides examples of using the simple present tense and present continuous tense in English.

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    Jennifer López is a singer and dancer who lives in the US with her twins. She sings pop music and dances well but doesn't cook very well or like waking up early. Her twins are smart but don't like vegetables, math or waking up early. The document provides examples of using the simple present tense and present continuous tense in English.

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    Jennifer López is a singer and dancer who lives in the US with her twins. She sings pop music and dances well but doesn't cook very well or like waking up early. Her twins are smart but don't like vegetables, math or waking up early. The document provides examples of using the simple present tense and present continuous tense in English.

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    Simple Present

    Simple present
    Her name is Jennifer López and she is a singer.
    She sings pop music and dances really well.
    She lives in the US with her twins.
    She has a beautiful house in L.A.

    She doesn´t cook very well.


    She doesn´t like waking up early.

    Her twins are very smart.


    They like videogames and Marvel movies.
    They don´t like eating vegetables.
    They play the piano and they don´t like math.
    Use the Simple present:
    01. 02. 03. 04.
    With adverbs and
    To Talk about With the auxiliaries With the auxiliaries expresions of
    routines, habits, don´t /doesn´t to do/does to make frequency:
    hobbies, likes and make negatives questions usually, sometimes,
    dislikes never, once a week,
    twice a month, etc.
    POSITIVE SENTENCES

    He works We need an S for the

    She likes
    verbs in third person:
    He, She, It.

    it runs
    Examples:

    I work I work in a bank twice


    a week.

    You like She loves sushi.

    We run It rains a lot in


    England.
    They live They run in the
    afternoons.
    NEGATIVE SENTENCES

    He Contractions :

    She doesn´t + verb in simple form does not = doesn´t

    it do not = don´t

    I
    Examples:

    She doesn´t play


    You soccer on the
    weekends.

    We don´t + verb in simple form I don´t like reading

    They
    magazines.

    They don´t have a


    car.
    Does Jennifer like doing exercise?

    Yes, she does

    Does she play a musical instrument?

    No, she doesn´t

    Where does she live?

    What does she do on the weekends?

    What sports do her kids like?


    YES/NO Questions

    Answers:
    Auxiliary + subject + verb … ?

    He Yes, I do
    Does She live in México City?
    It No, I don´t

    Do I
    Yes, she does
    We No, she doesn´t
    You live in México City?
    They
    Yes, we do
    No, We don´t
    OPEN Questions

    What, When, Where


    Why, How, Who + Auxiliary + subject + verb … ?

    He
    Where does She work ?
    It

    What do I
    We
    You like doing on the weekend?
    They
    Online exercises
    Watch these https://www.englishcl
    videos 1 ub.com/grammar/ver
    b-tenses_present-
    1 simple_quiz.htm
    https://www.youtu
    be.com/watch?v=g
    ZTb7lK6eJg
    2 https://speakspeak.co
    m/english-grammar-
    2 https://www.youtu exercises/elementary/
    present-simple-2
    be.com/watch?v=
    mEj7Y1cjALs
    Present
    continuous
    Look at the picture
    What are Jennifer and her friends doing?
    What is Jen wearing?

    They are having coffee and cookies.


    They are posing for the picture.
    They are smiling.
    They are wearing elegant clothes.
    They´re celebrating Jen´s birthday.
    Use the present continuous:
    01. 02. 03.
    To Talk about To describe a picture For temporary
    things that are things
    happening now
    Affirmative Negative

    I am/´m I am not/´m not


    You are/´re You are not/ aren´t
    He is/´s He is not/isn´t
    She is/ ´s _______ing She is not/ isn´t ________ing
    It is/’s verb It is not/isn´t verb
    We are/´re We are not/aren´t
    They are/´re They are not/aren´t

    Contractions: am=´m
    is= ´s Contractions: am not=´m not
    are= ´re is not = isn´t
    are not= aren´t
    Questions

    Am I Examples:

    Are You Is he playing the


    guitar now?
    Is He
    Are they eating
    Is She __________ing …………………? pizza?
    Is It verb Are you studying
    Are We for the exam?

    Are They Am I doing it


    correctly?
    Simple form rule Verb+ing
    Cook
    Play + ing
    Cooking
    Playing
    Spelling
    listen listening
    Dance -Verbs ending in “e” Dancing
    rules for
    have
    smile
    -Eliminate the “e”
    + Ing
    Baking
    smiling the –ing
    Get
    Shop
    -One vowel and one
    consonant
    Getting
    Shopping
    form
    sit -Double the consonant sitting
    + ing
    Online exercises
    Watch this https://test-
    video 1 english.com/gramma
    r-points/b1/present-
    1 https://www.youtube.com/watc simple-present-
    h?v=UdEasleUc54 continuous/

    2 https://www.english-
    4u.de/en/grammar-
    tests/present-
    progressive.htm
    To finish, watch this video about:
    Present Simple VS Present continuous

    ● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL9
    ImXyvL-E

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