Present time

Question 1

I/you/we/they travel… He/she/it travels

I/you/we/they don’t travel… He/she/it doesn’t travel…

Do I/you/we/they travel… ? Does he/she/it travel … ?

Answer 1

Current habits: Toby walks to work.

To talk about how often things happen: Angela doesn’t visit us very often.

Permanent situations: Carlo works in a travel agent’s.

States: Do you have an up-to-date passport?

General truths and facts: Poland is in the European Union.

Question 2

I am driving… You/we/they are driving… He she it is driving…

I’m not diving… You/we/they aren’t diving… He/she/it isn’t driving

Am I driving…? Are you/we/they driving…? Is he/she/it driving

Answer 2

Action happening now: Mike is driving to work at the moment.

Temporary series of actions: Taxi drivers aren’t stopping at the train station because of the roadworks.

Temporary situations: Are they staying in a hotel near the OE.

Changing and developing situations: Holidays abroad are becoming increasingly popular.

Annoying habits (usually with always): Dad is always cleaning the car when I want to use it!

Question 3

have/has + past participle

I/you/we/they have flown… He/she/it has flown…

I/you/we/they haven’t flown… He/she/it hasn’t flown…

Have I/you/we/they flown…? Has he/she/it flown…?

Answer 3

Situations and states that started in the past and are still true: She’s had her motorbike for over six years.

A serie of actions continuing up to now: We’ve travelled by taxi, bus, plane and train, all in the last twenty-four hours!

Completed actions at a time in the past which is not mentioned: Have you ever flown in a helicopter?

Completed actions where the important thing is the present result: I’ve booked the coach tickets.

Watch out! Phrases such as It’s the first/second/etc time… are followed by the present perfect simple. It’s the second time I have been on a plane.

Question 4

I/you/we/they have been travelling… He/she/it has been travelling…

I/you/we/they haven’t been travelling… He/she/it hasn’t been travelling

Have I/you/we/they been travelling…? Has he/she/it been travelling…?

Answer 4

Actions continuing up to the present moment: We have been driving for hours.

Actions stopping just before the present moment: I’m out of breath because I have been running to get here in time.

Aparece junto con palabras: all day/week/year/etc, for, since, just, etc.

Question 5

Stative verbs are not normally used in continuous tenses because they don’t describe actions

thinking (believe, imagine, know, mean, think, understand)

existence (be, exist)

emotions (hate, like, love, need, prefer, satisfy, want)

the human senses (hear, see, smell, sound, taste)

appearance (appear, look, resemble, seem)

possession and relationships between things (belong yo, consist of, have, include, involve, own)