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162 GRAMMAR REVISITED Talking about the present (present simple and present continuous) Statements Statements pass on information . They usually follow a fixed pattern. Subject  Verb  Adverb (of place): Lizzie  lives  in Cambridge. Subject  Verb  Object Adverb (phrase): The English kids  have sent  emails  about themselves. Questions Questions ask for information . The two main types of questions are: Yes/NO questions: You have to reverse the order of subject and verb.  − With an auxiliary : Does she like bananas? Did you go to school yesterday? Can we be friends? Have you written the email to Lizzie yet? Note: do does with he/she/it , and do did in the past tense.  − Without an auxiliary : Are you my friend? Were you friends in the past?  Questions beginning with a question word : The questions used as examples above all need either a yes or a no answer. If you want to ask for more information, you use question words. Why do you like bananas?/ When did she arrive?/ Where is Lizzie?/ How are you? The question words who and what ask for information about the subject of a sentence. These words become the subject of the sentence, and you don’t have to change the ‘normal’ word order: Who’s your best friend?/ What’s going on?/ What have you been doing? Grammar revisited Statements and questions Tenses Present simple Present continuous You can use it to …  talk about things which happen all the time, or are always true. I go to school by bus every day. Lizzie and Mark live in Cambridge.  describe what something is like, giving facts and stating opinions. Dan is tall and wears an earring. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. I think this is a good idea.  talk about things happening now, or around now. Sorry, I can’t talk right now, I ’m having coffee with a friend.  describe what someone is doing. In the photo, I ’m standing next to Steve, who is sitting on the table.  talk about an activity/a state that is temporary. I feel sorry for Hannah. She ’s sleeping on the sofa because Adam ’s staying in her room. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv