I'm playing
the piano now.
Sue's
shopping.
•
for talking about temporary situations around now.
We're
staying
in London at the moment.
I'm studying
medicine at university.
Remember!
You usually use the contracted form of the verb
be
and the verb with
-ing.
I'm staying. You're leaving. He isn't working.
They aren't speaking.
Verbs that are not used in the continuous
There are a few kinds of verb that you do not usually use
in continuous forms. These are verbs related to:
•
thoughts, e.g.
think, believe, know
and
understand.
A: What do you
think
of the new James Bond film?
B: It's fantastic.
I don't
believe
you. It can't be true.
I didn't
understand.
Can you explain it again?
•
likes and
dislikes, e.g.
like, hate, prefer.
I really
like
watching tennis on 7V.
I
prefer
hot drinks to cold drinks.
•
possessions, e.g.
have, own, belong to.
I have
a
ring that
belonged to
my grandmother.
She doesn't
have
much money.
•
senses, e.g.
feel,
smell, taste
and
sound.
This chicken soup
tastes
good.
Have you heard their new CD? It
sounds
really good.
Some of these verbs do have continuous forms when
they have a different meaning.
•
verbs describing senses.
She's
smelling
the flowers.
He's
tasting
the soup.
•
have
and
think.
have = to possess
He
has
two showers in his house.
other
meanings
A: Where's Anthony?
B: He's
having
a shower.
I'm having
a bad day. My
computer's broken and my car
won't start
think
= to believe /
I
think
my car
is
faster than
have an opinion
yours.
other meanings
I'm thinking
of buying a new
car.
She
was thinking
about her
last holiday.
Giving information about activities and jobs
Talking about duties and responsibilities
(see pages 77 and 79)
Must
and
have to
When you want to say it is necessary to do something,
you use
must or have to.
You
must
give your work in before the deadline.
We
have to
deal with customer complaints.
He
has to
travel to find work.
There is sometimes a difference between
must
and
have
to.
When you are stating your own opinion, you normally
use
must.
He
must
stop working
so
hard.
When you are saying what someone else considers to be
necessary or when you want to show that something is
not your choice, you normally use
have to.
I
have to
practise every day.
She
has to
go now.
Mustn't
and
don't have to
You use
must not or mustn't
to say that it is important
that something is not done or does not happen.
You
must not
touch those switches!
They
mustn't
find out that I came here. Keep it secret.
If you
do not have to
do something, it is not necessary
for you to do it, but you can do it if you want.
I
don't have to
finish my homework tonight. The
teacher doesn't want it until Tuesday.
You only use
must
for obligation and necessity in the
present and the future. When you want to talk about the
past, you use
had to
rather than
must.
I
had to
catch the six o'clock train to get to work on time.
Jim
had to
wear a suit.
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