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Intermediate Grammar

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UNIT 1
Present continuous
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UNIT 2
Present simple
● You’re here
UNIT 3
Continuous or simple?
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UNIT 4
Action or state?
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UNIT 5
Past simple
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UNIT 6
Past continuous
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UNIT 7
Present perfect
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UNIT 8
Present perfect
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UNIT 9
Present perfect cont.
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UNIT 10
Perfect: cont. or simple?
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UNIT 11
How long…?
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UNIT 12
For & since
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UNIT 2 · Intermediate · B1–B2

Present Simple“I do” — 44 interactive questions

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📖 Grammar Reference — Present Simple

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What you’ll learnHow & when to use the present simple
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A How we form it

SubjectI · you · we · they / he · she · it
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base verb (+ -s)work / he works
+ I/you/we/they work  ·  he/she/it works
– I/you/we/they don’t work  ·  he/she/it doesn’t work
? Do you work?  ·  Does she work?

💡 After do / does / doesn’t, the main verb is the base form (no -s): She doesn’t work ✓ — not doesn’t works.

B What it really means

You use it for things that are always true or that happen again and again — not just at this moment.

NOW PAST FUTURE repeated again and again — “every day”

C When we use it

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Habits & routines

Things you do regularly.

“I get up at seven every day.”
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Permanent situations

True for a long time.

“She lives in Madrid.”
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General truths & facts

Always true.

“Water boils at 100°C.”
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Timetables

Fixed schedules (even future).

“The train leaves at 9:30.”
Signal words:
alwaysusuallyoftensometimesrarelyneverevery dayon Mondaystwice a week

D Spelling of the he/she/it form

most verbs + swork → works · play → plays
after -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o + eswatch → watches · go → goes · fix → fixes
consonant + y → -iesstudy → studies · carry → carries
vowel + y just + splay → plays · buy → buys
irregularhave → has

E Present simple vs continuous

Use the present simple for routines and facts; use the present continuous (am/is/are + -ing) for what is happening right now. (more in Units 3–4)

✓ I usually walk to work. (routine)
✓ Look! She is running. (now)
✗ I am walking to work every day.
✗ Look! She runs.
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Remember — present simple = base verb (+ -s for he/she/it) for habits, facts & timetables. Questions/negatives use do / does + base verb.

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