Present tenses (1) RECYCLING ADVANCED ENGLISH UNIT 2

RECYCLING ADVANCED ENGLISH

UNIT 2

Present tenses (1)

The present simple is used a) to express what happens habitually or regularly: • I go to Italy every summer. b) to describe facts that are always or usually true: • That road leads to Oxford. c) to describe natural and scientific laws. d) with verbs that do not normally take the continuous form, such as dislike, appear, belong, understand. e) in the if clause of the first conditional, f) with if and when for parallel facts and conditions: • When you turn the key, the engine starts. g) for explanations and instructions. h) to describe the sequence of events in a film, play or book, i )for headlines in a newspaper. EXERCISES A Match the different uses of the present simple with the categories in the study box above. 1 Local girl wins national contest 2 First you turn the dial, then you press the ignition switch ... 3 The hero meets a girl in a cafe, falls in love with her and ... 4 We usually take part in the general knowledge quiz on Fridays. 5 It appears that there was some mistake in the information we received, 6 The earth revolves around the sun. 7 Traffic flows much better outside rush hours. 8 If he saves up, hell soon be able to afford a new computer. 9 The great monastery library now belongs to the state. 10 When you hear the police siren, you slow down and pull in, to allow emergency vehicles to pass. 11 Fisherman finds treasure trove 12 Wood floats on water. 13 Now that he’s retired, he watches football every afternoon on satellite TV. 14 I understand that none of the children actually qualified for the award. 15 You separate the eggs, then whip the whites until they’re stiff. 16 If you cry wolf too often, people don’t pay attention when you really need help.

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