SPEAKEASY 1 · UNIT 17

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 · facts

I work every day.
She always studies at home.

Present Continuous

actions happening now

I am studying now.
She is reading at the moment.
Present Simple and Present Continuous reminder

Write it yourself

How often?

How often do you...? asks about frequency.
Use: always · usually · often · sometimes · never.

Answer about yourself

HAVE — state or activity?

Have as a stative verb
Have in Present Continuous expressions
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.

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
hear
słyszeć
smell
czuć zapach
taste
czuć smak
feel
czuć / dotykać
Five senses state verbs infographic
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.

CAN + senses

Using can with the 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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