How Often? — Simple vs Continuous
how often · Present Simple · Present Continuous · HAVE · five senses · can
Unit 17 revises routine vs now, then adds two important ideas: have can be stative or part of an activity, and sense verbs are usually stative.
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Routine or action now?
Present Simple
habits · routines · factsI work every day.
She always studies at home.
Present Continuous
actions happening nowI am studying now.
She is reading at the moment.
Write it yourself
How often?
How often do you...? asks about frequency.
Use: always · usually · often · sometimes · never.
Use: always · usually · often · sometimes · never.
Answer about yourself
HAVE — state or activity?
State: I have a bike. / I have two sisters. / I have a headache.
Activity: I am having coffee. / We are having lunch. / They are having a conversation.
Activity: I am having coffee. / We are having lunch. / They are having a conversation.
Write the correct HAVE form
Health with HAVE
headache · sore throat · cough · fever
Photo 1 · Headache
Photo 2 · Sore throat
Photo 3 · Cough
Photo 4 · Fever
Five senses — state verbs
see
widzieć
widzieć
hear
słyszeć
słyszeć
smell
czuć zapach
czuć zapach
taste
czuć smak
czuć smak
feel
czuć / dotykać
czuć / dotykać
We usually do not use these in Present Continuous when they describe a state:
✓ I hear music. ✗ I am hearing music.
✓ I smell coffee. ✗ I am smelling coffee.
✓ I hear music. ✗ I am hearing music.
✓ I smell coffee. ✗ I am smelling coffee.
CAN + senses
Sense detective — look and write
Photo 1 · Smell
Photo 2 · Hear
Photo 3 · Feel
Photo 4 · Taste
Photo 5 · Café
Reading — A strange afternoon
Olivia usually drinks coffee in the morning, but this afternoon she is having tea at a café. She can hear people talking and she can smell fresh bread. A boy near her is feeding a dog. Olivia likes the smell of coffee, but she prefers tea today. Daniel is not at the café. He has a headache, so he is at home. He can hear music from the next room, but he is not listening to it. He is having a sandwich and water.
Error detective
Unit 17 final challenge
Your English
Write 6–8 sentences using: a routine, an action happening now, HAVE, and at least two senses.
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