English 1, Present Tenses 1

Read the letter.

Then check the example in the first table.

Now classify the tenses from the letter in the next table according to their tense and use.  You can use this link at any time for reference:  http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro

Dear Donna,

     I am writing to you from Wales.  I am on holiday with my family.  We are visiting my grandparents in a lovely village called St John’s.  We come here every year. 

     Sometimes it rains in March but this time the weather is beautiful and the sun is shining.

     St John’s is a very quiet place and it is nice to go for walks on the beach or have picnics in the countryside.

     This week we are very busy, because there is a special celebration on Saturday.  The village is having a street party.  Everyone is working very hard to decorate the streets and to build a stage for dancing and playing music.  All the women are cooking delicious food and making cakes.  I am having a really good time.

See you soon.

                                               

                                                              Love,

                                                              Sandra

§  USES COMPARISON

Present Simple	Present Continuous
Routines / Habits : Maria smokes	Actions happening NOW: Maria is smoking
Permanent Actions: Pedro lives in Sevilla	Temporary actions: Juan is staying at the Marriot hotel.
Current facts/truths: I have two brothers

PRESENT SIMPLE	PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Routines/habits	Actions happening now
Permanent actions	Temporary actions
Current facts/truths