When do we use it?

To talk about actions that happen usually, often, regularly, every day/week/month/year/etc., sometimes, rarely, etc. She usually goes to bed at ten oclock.
To talk about states: His hair is quite long at the moment. General truths about facts Water freezes at 0C

Sometimes we can use the present simple to emphasise an action or state

If you want to emphasise an action or state, particularly to emphasise that it is true, or that its different from what someone else thinks, you can use this structure: SUBJECT + DO/DOES + BARE INFINITIVE Look at the difference: - I know the answer. - I do know the answer.

When do we use it? To talk about actions that are happening at the moment of speaking. Tracy is having a bath at the moment. To talk about temporary situations and actions in the present. This week we are learning about the present continuous.

We can use present continuous for repeated actions (with ALWAYS) to emphasise that the action is ANNOYING or UNEXPECTED
You are always complaining!! He is always calling me on the phone when Im working!

Which is the correct form?

What do you think / are you thinking of his performance? do you think

You look sad. What do you think / are you thinking about? are you thinking Im not seeing / dont see what you mean. dont see

 I think Im getting / get sick. m getting My sister is spending / spends six months in Holland. is spending Why are you leaving / do you leave now? Its still early.
are you leaving

 Why are you having / do you have a hamburger? I thought you were a vegetarian! are you having Wake up! You arent listening / dont listen to me. arent listening Are you enjoying / Do you enjoy the party? Yes, Im having / I have a great time. Are you enjoying /Im having

Complete these sentences with either the present simple or the present continuous
We normally _______ (hold) ous sales conference in Spain, but this year we _______ (hold) it in Poland.
Hold / are holding

Although we ________ (use) our own sales representative at the moment, we generally _________ (use) agents in Japan.
Are using / use

It normally _______ (take) us two years to develop a new product.

takes

 We dont often ______ (raise) our prices more than 5%, but this time we __________ (raise) them 10%.
raise / are raising

Usually our Sales Director _________ (deal) with important customers.

deals

We usually ________ (recruit) from within the company, but this time we _________ (advertise) externally.
recruit / are advertising

 We _______ (rent) offices until our new headquarters are ready.

are renting

The company ________ (want) to achieve record sales this year.

wants

WORK ON STUDENTS BOOK PAGE 10 EXERCISE 1, 2 AND 3

WORK ON WORKBOOK PAGES 5 AND 6 EXERCISE 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5