Put the verb in the presrnt Continuous or Present Simple

Work in pairs. Look at the extracts from newspaper articles below. Underline all the examples of the Present Tense (Present Simple and Present Continuous). Discuss together why you think the writer used each tense.

1. The Leclerc hypermarket empire is continuing its expansion in Poland. The Leclercs want a return on their investment in the near future but know that success depends on developing Polish expertise. At the moment 90% of the shares belong to the French but the management is already local.

2. Renault is closing its car plant at Setubal in Portugal despite a long-term agreement made in 1980. The factory manufactures the Clio model, whose production cycle will end in 1997.

3. Pepsi Cola is launching a blue can for its famous drink in an effort to fight the dominance of Coca-Cola, which sells twice as much cola worldwide.

4. The Banco di Napoli is looking for buyers for the two newspapers which it owns after it made a net loss of L3,160 billion ($1.99bn) in 1995.

5. Dutch brewing giant Heineken is starting a major marketing campaign in Russia despite the country's strict rules on advertising. Russian law forbids the advertising of any alcoholic drink on electronic media.

6. The number of wealthy individuals in the world is increasing. However, private banking is coming increasingly competitive as more and more banks are offering special services for the rich.

Work in pairs. Think of the activities below and prepare to tell your teacher:

a) three regular activities of your company.

b) three current activities of your company.

c) three of your company's plans.

STATIVE VERBS

Some verbs are not used in Continuous tenses. This is because they describe states, not actions. They are called stative verbs. There are three basic categories:

1. Opinions and emotional states, e.g. He dislikes working at the weekend.

2. Knowledge and states of mind. e.g. We understand Spanish.

3. Other states. e.g. They own two cars.

Put the following stative verbs into the correct category.

like, want, own, know, understand, love, dislike, contain, remember, belong (to), prefer, hate, believe, depend (on), forget.

Work in pairs. Close your books. There are fifteen stative verbs in Exercise 5. Can you remember all of them? Take turns to make true sentences using each verb.

With some words the Present Simple can be used or the Present Continuous tense. It depends on the situation. Can you explain the using of each form in the situations below?

Present Simple: Present Continuous:

I have a headache. I'm sorry, Mrs Castelli's having

lunch

at the moment

This wine tests really good. I'm just tasting this wine to

check

that it's OK.

The verb think is used to talk about our opinions, the Simple form is

used. e.g. I think it's a good idea.

The verb think is used to talk about possible plans, and the Continuous

form is used.

e.g. We're thinking of opening a new factory in the south of the

country.

Work in pairs. Say three things that you are thinking of doing personally. Say three things that your company (or somebody in your company) is thinking of doing.

Examples:

Personal: I’m thinking of moving a house.

Company. My company is thinking of expanding its business in the

USA.

Write the correct form (Present Continuous or Present Simple) of the word in brackets in each gap.

1. Now the company ____ (continue) its expansion into Central and Eastern Europe.

2. At the moment we ____ (own) three subsidiaries in other countries.

3. They normally ___ (manufacture) the XY10 model in Spain only but demand is so high at the moment that they ___ (produce) it in Italy.

4. Our industry ___ (become) increasingly competitive.

5. At the moment 51% of the shares ___ (belong) to the Government.

6. We ___ (think) of opening an office in Munich.

Continue each sentence about possible plans. Write something true.

1. I'm thinking of

2. My wife / husband / partner is thinking of

3. My company is thinking of

4. My boss is thinking of

5. The Government is thinking of

Write a paragraph about the current activities of your company.

1. Tom /have/ a shower at the moment.

2. They /not, watch/ television very often.

3. Listen. Somebody /sing/.

4. She is tired. She /want/ to go home now.

5. How often /you, read/ a newspaper?

6. Excuse me, but you /sit/ in my place.

7. I am sorry, I /not, understand/. Please speak more slowly.

8. ‘Where are you, Roy?’ ‘I am in the sitting room. I /read/.

9. What time /she, finish/ work every day?

10. You can turn the radio. I /not, listen/ to it.

11. He /not, usually, drive/ to work. He usually /walk/.

12. ‘Can you help me for a minute?’ ‘I am sorry, I /work/.

13. /you, work/ on Saturdays?

14. How many languages /you, speak/?

15. Why /you, wear/ a sweater? It is not cold.

16. My father /always, go/ to Ireland in August.

17. Robert /play/ football most weekends.

18. ‘Where is Lucy?’ ‘She /shop/.

19. ‘What /you, eat/?’ ‘Chocolate.’

20. I would like to go home. It /get/ dark.

21. The Scots /make/ the best whisky in the world.

22. Italians /drink/ more wine than English people.

23. ‘What /do/?’ ‘I am practicing the guitar.’

ARE THE UNDERLINED VERBS RIGHT OR WRONG? CORRECT THE VERBS THAT ARE WRONG.

1. Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

2. The water boils. Can you turn it off?

3. Look, that man tries to open the door of your car.

4. Can you hear these people? What do they talk about?

5. The moon goes round the earth.

6. I must go now. It gets late.

7. I usually go to work by car.

8. Hurry up. It is time to leave. – OK, I come.

9. I hear you’ve got the new job. How do you get on?

10. I’m seeing the manager tomorrow morning.

11. I’m feeling hungry. Is there anything to eat?

12. Are you believing in God?

13. This sauce is great. It’s tasting really good.

14. I’m thinking this is your key. Am I right?

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