Tham khảo tài liệu 'new english file intermediate student's book part 11', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 1A present simple and continuous action and non-action verbs present simple I live he works eta They work in a bank. Where do you live He doesn t wear glasses. She usually has cereal for breakfast I m never late for work. Use the present simple for things that are always true or happen regularly. Remember the spelling rules . lives studies watches. Use AS1 auxiliary subject infinitive or QUASI question word auxiliary subject infinitive to help you with word order in questions. Put adverbs of frequency . usually before the main verb and after be. present continuous be verb -ing A Who are you waiting for B Pm waiting for a friend. A What are you doing after class B I m going to the cafe. Use the present continuous not present simple for actions in progress at the time of speaking or for future arrangements. Remember the spelling rules . living studying getting. action and non-action verbs A What are you cooking tonight B I m making pasta A Great I really like pasta. Verbs which describe actions . make cook can be used in the present simple or continuous. Verbs which describe states or feelings not actions . like want be are not normally used in the present continuous. Common non-action verbs are agree be believe belong depend forget hate hear know like love matter mean need prefer realize recognize seem suppose. A A few verbs have an action and a non-action meaning. The most common is have. I have a big flat. possession non- action I can t talk now. I m having lunch. - an activity action IB past tenses past simple worked stopped went had etc. They got married last year. What time did you wake up this morning I didn t have time to do my homework. Use the past simple for finished past actions. past continuous was I were 4- verb -ing A What were you doing at six o clock last night B I was watching TV. It was a cold night and it was raining. Use the past continuous to describe an action in progress at a specific time in the past. past perfect had past .
