Elementary level (A1)

What’s the difference?Present Simple and Present Continuous Present Simple Present Continuous Things which are always true:–

The Present Continuous / Progressive John is in his car. He is in his way to work. He is driving to workThis means he 

Can, can’t – form Infinitive without to  We use can + infinitive without to. I can swim. (NOT I can to swim.) We can’t come. 

Prepositions of place Preposition of place Explanation Example in – inside I watch TV in the living-room. I live in New York. Look at the picture in the book.

Prepositions of time Preposition of time Explanations Example on – days– weekend (American English) Many shops don’t open on Sundays.

Possessive Nouns A possessive noun is a noun indicating ownership (or possession) by ending ‘s or just an apostrophe. Examples of Possessive

Object pronouns vs subject pronouns Subject pronouns Subject –before the verb Subject pronouns are the subject of a verb. They go before the verb.

What are adverbs of frequency? We use adverbs of frequency to say how often we do something. Adverbs of frequency are often used with the present simple because

Word order in present simple questions  The order of words in an English question in present simple is: QWASI: (Question Word) + Auxiliary +

The simple present tense This page will present the simple present tense: its form and its use. Before you continue the lesson read the following passage