Fairy tales and stories for children : Little red riding hood

Meaning and the English Verb

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The Great Preposition Mystery

The Great Preposition Mystery is designed to be used as a review of prepositions in an intermediate/advanced grammar course. The   vocabulary is not graded, and some students may have to use a dictionary more frequently than others.
The student gets practice with prepositions in three ways: by choosing an appropriate preposition in context; by selecting an appropriate preposition in a narrowly defined situation; and by using prepositions in student-generated sentences.

As the students work their way through the mystery story and the exercises in each chapter, they should make fewer and fewer errors. By the time the students solve the mystery, they should have solved the Great Preposition Mystery.

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Present Simple or Continuous

We use the Present Simple
• for regular actions or events
  I watch TV most evenings.
• facts
  The sun rises in the east
• facts know about the future
  The plane leaves at 5.00 in the morning.
• thoughts and feelings about the time of speaking
  I don't understand.
We use the Present Continuous
• at the time of speaking ('now')
  I'm watching a movie on TV.
• things which are true at the moment but not always
  I'm looking for a new job.
• present plans for the future
  I'm taking my husband to New York for his birthday.
Look at these sentences:
• I usually don't drink coffee but I'm having one this morning because there is nothing else.
• I often drive to work but I'm taking the train this morning because my car is in for repair.
• I'm thinking about dying my hair blonde but I don't think my wife will be very happy about it.
• My parents live in New York but I'm just visiting.
Notice how in all these examples we use the present continuous to talk about events which are temporary/limited in time and the present simple to talk about events which are habits/permanent.

Present Continuous

The present continuous is used to talk about present situations which we see as short-term or temporary. We use the present simple to talk about present situations which we see as long-term or permanent. 

In these examples, the action is taking place at the time of speaking.

• It's raining.
• Who is Kate talking to on the phone?
• Look, somebody is trying to steal that man's wallet.
• I'm not looking. My eyes are closed tightly.

In these examples, the action is true at the present time but we don't think it will be true in the long term.

• I'm looking for a new apartment.
• He's thinking about leaving his job.
• They're considering making an appeal against the judgment.
• Are you getting enough sleep?

In these examples, the action is at a definite point in the future and it has already been arranged.

• I'm meeting her at 6.30.
• They aren't arriving until Tuesday.
• We are having a special dinner at a top restaurant for all the senior managers.
• Isn't he coming to the dinner?