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Stative Verbs
Read Barry’s e-mail to Ron.
Subject: [ News from Berlin
Hi Ron,
Berlin's great but the weather's awful. It's raining again today
and I hate it. I often think about you in Florida and I'm so
jealous! Anyway, I'm studying for my exams these days and
I haven't got much free time. Tomorrow I'm taking my first big
exam and I'm not really looking forward to it. However, the
exams finish on 20th February and I'm thinking of inviting
you over so that you can get a taste of Berlin.
Write back soon,
Barry
Now complete the sentences.
1. Barry can’t stand
2. Barry is busy these days because
3. T he __________________________
in Berlin. is the last day of the exams.
4. Barry________________________
Ron to visit him after the exams.
Grammar
Q Present Simple vs Present Progressive
Affirmative
FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS
1do not walk
1walk
He/She/It walks
We/You/They walk
He/She/It does not walk
1don’t walk
We/You/They do not walk He/She It doesn't walk
We/You/The> don't walk
Questions Short Answers
Do 1walk?
Does he/she/it walk?
Yes, 1do.
Do we/you/they walk? Yes, he/she/it does.
Yes, we/you/they do.
No, 1don't.
No, he/she/it doesn't.
No, we/you/they don't.
. . .... .. ............
FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS
1am walking
He/She/It is walking
We/You/They are walking
I'm walking
He/She/It's walking
We/You/They’re walking
.1am not walking
He/She/It is not walking
We/You/They are not walking
I’m not walking
He/She/It isn’t walking
We/You/They aren’t walking
Questions Short Answers
Am 1walking?
Is he/she/it walking?
Are we/you/they walking?
Yes, 1am.
Yes, he/she/it is.
Yes, we/you/they are.
No, I’m not.
No, he/she/it isn’t.
No, we/you/they aren’t.