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Prepositions of time
six o’clock / half past two, etc. NEGATIVE
at noon / night / midday / midnight
the weekend(s) FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS
I am not playing I’m not playing
in the morning / afternoon / evening
my free time You are not playing You aren’t playing
my free time
He is not playing He isn’t playing
Saturday, etc. She is not playing She isn’t playing
on Friday morning / afternoon, etc. It is not playing It isn’t playing
weekdays
We are not playing We aren’t playing
till We usually work till 5.00 p.m. You are not playing You aren’t playing
until
They are not playing They aren’t playing
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before efore Jack always has a shower before dinner.
after My dad has a shower after breakfast.
QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
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Am I playing? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
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Is it playing? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
Are we playing? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
Are you playing? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
Adverbs of frequency Are they playing? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.
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never sometimes often usually always We use the Present Progressive:
• for actions that are happening at the moment of
We use adverbs of frequency to talk about how speaking.
often we do something. We place them: What is Kelly doing now?
• before the main verb. She's talking on the phone.
John often plays football on Saturdays. • for temporary states.
Peter doesn't usually have breakfast. I’m working at a supermarket these days.
Do you always watch TV in the evening?
• after the verb be. FORMATION OF -ING
Sheryl is never late for school. • most verbs take -ing talk  talking
• verbs ending in -e, drop the -e come  coming
How often...? before the -ing
We use How often...? to show the frequency of an • verbs with one syllable
action: ending in one vowel + one stop  stopping
A: How often do you go out? consonant, double the
B: I go out twice a week, but I never go out on Fridays. consonant before the -ing
• verbs with two or more
syllables ending in one begin  beginning
stressed vowel + one BUT
Present Progressive consonant, double the happen  appening
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AFFIRMATIVE consonant before the -ing
FULL FORMS SHORT FORMS • verbs ending in one vowel + -l, travel  travelling
I am playing I’m playing double the -l before the -ing
You are playing You’re playing • verbs ending in -ie, change -ie
He is playing He’s playing to -y before the -ing lie  lying
She is playing She’s playing
It is playing It’s playing
We are playing We’re playing TIME EXPRESSIONS
You are playing You’re playing now, at the moment
They are playing They’re playing today, these days
this week / year, etc.
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