1. CONTENTS
Preview
1-1 The simple present and the present progressive
1-2 Forms of the simple present and the present…
1-3 Frequency adverbs
1-4 Singular / Plural
1-5 Spelling of final -s/-es
1-6 Non-action verbs
1-7 Present verbs: short answers to yes/no…

2. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
Nice to meet
My you, Alex. My
name is name is Jonas.
Alex.
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3. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
I’m glad to I’m from
meet you, the
too. Where Czech
are you Republic.
from?
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4. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
I live in
Mexico
Where do City.
you live
now?
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5. CHAPTER 1: PREVIEW
I live in an apartment
IWhere a house
live in do you
Whereten minutes
about do you live?
near school.
live?
away by bicycle.
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6. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
We shop every Monday.
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7. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
future
past
now
x x x x x x x x x x x
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8. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
(a) Jill eats lunch every day.
Monday
(b) I usually study English Tuesday
Wednesday
on Wednesday. Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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9. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
(a) Jill eats lunch every day.
daily habits,
(b) I usually study English usual activities
on Wednesday.
(c) Dogs bark. Lions roar. general
statements of fact
events or situations
SIMPLE PRESENT (always, usually, habitually)
in the past, present, future
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10. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE SIMPLE PRESENT
(d) NEGATIVE:
He doesn’t watch TV on weekends.
(e) QUESTION:
Does that dog bark loudly?
events or situations
SIMPLE PRESENT (always, usually, habitually)
in the past, present, future
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11. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(f) Magda is feeding her horse right now.
(g) I can’t talk now. I am playing the guitar.
(h) They are eating dinner right now.
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12. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(f) Magda is feeding her horse right now.
(g) I can’t talk now. I am playing the guitar.
(h) They are eating dinner right now.
PRESENT an activity in progress
PROGRESSIVE (is happening right now)
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13. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
(i) NEGATIVE:
It isn’t snowing right now.
(j) QUESTION:
Is it snowing right now?
PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE am, is, are + -ing
FORM:
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14. 1-1 THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND THE PRESENT
PROGRESSIVE
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
finish?
start
now
x x x
in
pr
o
e ss
g
r
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15. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
It swims. It is swimming.
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16. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
STATEMENT
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
They run. They are running.
people in
running clothes –
but not running.
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17. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
QUESTION
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Do you run? Are you running?
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18. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
CONTRACTIONS
I + am = I’m running.
you + are = You’re running.
she + is = She’s running.
Pronoun + be
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19. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
CONTRACTIONS
does + not = doesn’t
do + not = don’t
She doesn’t run. They don’t run.
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20. 1-2 FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PRESENT AND
THE PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
CONTRACTIONS
is + not = isn’t
are + not = aren’t
He isn’t running.
(am + not = am not)
They aren’t running. running.
I am not
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21. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
It’s Monday, and my mom is teaching
math.
?
daily / usual habit
or
happening right now
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22. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
She doesn’t usually teach on Monday.
?
daily / usual habit
or
happening right now
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23. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
She usually teaches on Tuesday and
Thursday.
?
M T W Th F Sat S
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
daily / usual habit 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
or
happening right now
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24. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
Today is unusual. She is teaching a
class for new students.
?
daily / usual habit
or
happening right now
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25. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
listening
1. Are you _______? listen
are singing
2. The birds __________ right now. sing
sing
3. They _____ every morning. sing
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26. 1-1 / 1-2 LET’S PRACTICE
watching
1. Are you ________ TV? watch
checking email
2. No, I am ____________. check email
3. I always ___________
check email check email
before I go to sleep.
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27. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
always
Ayako frequently talks on the phone.
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28. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
100% always
almost always
usually
positive
often
frequently
generally
sometimes
occasionally
seldom
negative
rarely
hardly ever
almost never
0% not ever, never
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29. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(a) Hannah always eats lunch at school.
SUBJECT + FREQ ADV + SIMPLE PRESENT
VERB (except be)
(b) Hannah is always happy.
SUBJECT + BE + FREQ ADV
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30. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
QUESTION
(c) Does he usually walk to school?
FREQ ADV
SUBJECT +
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31. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(d) Alex usually doesn’t eat meat.
FREQ ADV + NEGATIVE VERB
(except always & ever)
(e) Alex doesn’t always eat meat.
Negative helping verb
Negative be verb
+ always
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32. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(f) CORRECT: Marcy never drinks milk.
(g) INCORRECT: Marcy doesn’t never drink milk.
Negative adverb + negative verb
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33. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
seldom
rarely
Negative
hardly ever
adverbs almost never
not ever, never
Negative adverb + negative verb
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34. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(h)
Do you ever Yes, I
ride horses? sometimes
ride horses.
questions about frequency
Ever
“at any time”
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35. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(i) No, I don’t ever Do you ride
ride horses. horses?
Ever with not
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36. 1-3 FREQUENCY ADVERBS
(j) I ever Do you ride
ride horses. horses?
Ever NOT used in statements
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37. 1-3 LET’S PRACTICE
often
Jacob plays his guitar.
Jacob often plays his guitar.
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38. 1-3 LET’S PRACTICE
usually
The baby is happy.
The baby is usually happy.
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39. 1-3 LET’S PRACTICE
always
Katie is at her violin lesson on Thursday.
Katie is always at her violin lesson on Thursday.
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40. 1-4 SINGULAR / PLURAL
She eats. eat together. eats.
They She
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41. 1-4 SINGULAR / PLURAL
(a) SINGULAR: one dog
(b) PLURAL: two dogs, three dogs,
many dogs, all dogs, etc.
SINGULAR = one, not two or more
PLURAL = two, three, or more
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42. 1-4 SINGULAR / PLURAL
(c) Dogs bark.
(d) A dog barks.
A plural noun ends in -s.
A singular verb ends in -s.
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43. 1-4 SINGULAR / PLURAL
(e) A cat plays with the ball.
It plays in the basement.
Zoe plays with her toys.
She plays happily.
Tyler plays with his toy trucks.
He plays every day.
a singular subject + a singular verb
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44. 1-4 LET’S PRACTICE
Justin has two children.
singular verb
singular
noun
or
or
verb
plural ?
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45. 1-4 LET’S PRACTICE
Peaches are usually delicious.
plural noun
singular
noun
?
or
or
verb
plural
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46. 1-4 LET’S PRACTICE
Peaches are usually delicious.
plural verb
singular
noun
?
or
or
verb
plural
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47. 1-4 LET’S PRACTICE
My mom teaches at the university.
singular verb
singular
noun
?
or
or
verb
plural
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48. 1-5 SPELLING OF FINAL -SI-ES
My mom grows tomatoes
in her garden.
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49. 1-5 SPELLING OF FINAL -SI-ES
a) visit visits visites
speak speaks speakes
(b) ride rides
write writes
add -s, not -es, for most verbs
add -s, for verbs ending in -e
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50. 1-5 SPELLING OF FINAL -SI-ES
c) catch catches
wash washes
miss misses
fix fixes
buzz buzzes
add -es to -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -z
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51. 1-5 SPELLING OF FINAL -SI-ES
d) fly flies flys
paies
(e) pay pays payes
consonant: change + -y to -i, & add -es
vowel + -y: add -s
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52. 1-5 SPELLING OF FINAL -SI-ES
f) go goes
do does
have has
irregular forms
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53. 1-5 LET’S PRACTICE
-s or -es?
Verb?
The child smilesa lot.
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54. 1-5 LET’S PRACTICE
-s or -es?
Verb?
The girl washes car.
the
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55. 1-5 LET’S PRACTICE
-s or -es?
Verb?
He does laundry on Monday.
his
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56. 1-6 NON-ACTION VERBS
Elaine has a new car.
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57. 1-6 NON-ACTION VERBS
I am wanting
I am
a) I know your sister. I something
am knowing
preferring
your sister.
to drink.
(b) I’m thirsty. iced tea.
I want something to drink.
(c) I prefer iced tea.
non-action verbs existing situation
action in progress? ≠ non-action verbs
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58. 1-6 NON-ACTION VERBS
d) I think that learning English is important.
e) I am thinking about studying right now.
when think = believe (non-progressive)
when think = thoughts in a person’s mind
(can be progressive)
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59. 1-6 NON-ACTION VERBS
f) Jesse has a motorbike.
(g) My aunt is having an operation.
when have = own (not used in progressive)
when have ≠ own (can be progressive)
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60. 1-6 LET’S PRACTICE
PROGRESSIVE VERBS or NON-ACTION VERBS
remember
Does he always remember your birthday?
________
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61. 1-6 LET’S PRACTICE
PROGRESSIVE VERBS or NON-ACTION VERBS
have
having
Are you ______ trouble with your homework?
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62. 1-6 LET’S PRACTICE
PROGRESSIVE VERBS or NON-ACTION VERBS
she, think
is she thinking
What _____________ about?
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63. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
Is Andrew muddy?
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64. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WITH DO / DOES
QUESTION: Does Cheryl like yogurt?
SHORT ANSWER: Yes, she does.
No, she doesn’t.
LONG ANSWER: Yes, she likes yogurt.
No, she doesn’t like yogurt.
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65. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WITH DO / DOES
QUESTION: Do you like yogurt?
SHORT ANSWER: Yes, I do.
No, I don’t.
LONG ANSWER: Yes, I like yogurt.
No, I don’t like yogurt.
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66. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WITH BE
QUESTION: Are you teaching ?
SHORT ANSWER: Yes, I am.
No, I’m not.
LONG ANSWER: Yes, I am teaching.
No, I’m not teaching.
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67. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WITH BE
QUESTION: Is Madison a teacher?
SHORT ANSWER: Yes, she is.
No, she’s not.
No, she isn’t.
LONG ANSWER: Yes, she is (she’s) a teacher.
No, she’s not a teacher.
No, she isn’t a teacher.
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68. 1-7 PRESENT VERBS: SHORT ANSWERS TO
YES/NO QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS WITH BE
QUESTION: Are Jean and Ali teaching ?
SHORT ANSWER: Yes, they are.
No, they’re not.
No, they aren’t.
LONG ANSWER: Yes, they are (they’re) teachers.
No, they’re not teachers.
No, they aren’t teachers.
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69. 1-7 QUESTIONS WITH DO/DOES
Oscar, send
Does __________many text messages?
Oscar send
Yes, _______.
he does
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70. 1-7 QUESTIONS WITH DO/DOES
he, send
Is he sending
____________a text message right now?
No, ______.
he isn’t
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71. 1-7 LET’S PRACTICE
you, like
Do you like
_________ scary movies?
Yes, ___.
I do
your sister, like
Does your sister like
__________________ scary movies, too?
No, ___________.
she doesn’t
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