00:00Grazie a tutti e benvenuti per oggi'si Grammar Game Show.
00:13I'm your host Will, not going to...
00:16And of course, let's not forget Leslie, our all-knowing voice in the sky.
00:21Hello everyone.
00:23Tonight we're going to ask three questions about...
00:26The present simple and present continuous tenses.
00:30Okay, now let's meet our contestants.
00:34Hi everyone, I'm Sarah.
00:37Contestant number two.
00:38Hi Will, I'm Jim.
00:40Let's get going.
00:41And don't forget, you can play along at home too.
00:45Our first round is a quick fire round, so get those fingers on those buzzers.
00:51I'm going to show you a sentence and I want to know if it's in the present simple tense or the present continuous tense.
01:00One point for every correct answer.
01:03Ready? Let's go.
01:05I never work very hard.
01:09Present simple.
01:11Correct.
01:12I'm sitting at home.
01:16Present continuous.
01:17Correct.
01:19Ooh, are you having dinner?
01:23Present continuous.
01:25Correct.
01:27He doesn't know.
01:30Present simple.
01:32Correct.
01:33Do you live here?
01:36Present simple.
01:38Correct.
01:39She isn't coming home today.
01:44Present continuous.
01:46Correct.
01:48Tell them, Leslie.
01:50Well done.
01:51The present simple is used for habits, permanent situations and truth and is formed using an S on the verb in the third person affirmative and do or does in questions and negatives.
02:04The present continuous talks about actions happening now or around now and is formed with B plus I N G.
02:11Good work.
02:12Let's count out the points.
02:14That's one for you and one for you and two for you and one, two for you and three for you and one, two, three for you.
02:25So, Sarah has three and Jim has six.
02:34Let's move on to our second round.
02:37True or false?
02:38False.
02:39Both the present continuous and the present simple can be used to talk about the future.
02:48False.
02:49Only the present continuous can be used for the future.
02:53For example, I'm playing tennis tomorrow.
02:56Leslie?
02:57Sorry.
02:58Not quite right.
03:00Jim, would you like to give it a try?
03:02She said false and was wrong, so, uh, true.
03:07Leslie?
03:09That's right.
03:10The present continuous can be used for future arrangements, such as I'm having dinner tomorrow.
03:16But the present simple can also be used for the future for timetabled events, such as aeroplanes.
03:22For example, my flight leaves at 6.30 tomorrow.
03:26Good job, Jim.
03:27Have 30 points.
03:28OK, it's time for our final question.
03:37Fingers on the buzzers.
03:39When can the present simple be used with a present continuous meaning?
03:46Sorry, I got overexcited.
03:48I know, I know, uh, when you use a state verb.
03:52Leslie?
03:52Well done, Sarah.
03:55State verbs, for example, need, cannot be used continuously.
03:59You cannot say, I am needing, but only I need, even if we mean right now.
04:06Well done, Sarah.
04:07Good answer.
04:08You can have one point.
04:10Oh, come on.
04:11How about two?
04:12All right.
04:13Two then.
04:15But no ice cream.
04:17Well, that brings us to the end of today's Grammar Game Show.
04:21Let's count out the points.
04:23And the winner is...
04:24Sarah, with 31 points.
04:27Well done.
04:29Here's what you've won.
04:31I've won a holiday.
04:33Oh, no, no.
04:34You've won a picture of a holiday.
04:36But I went there last year, and it was lovely.
04:43And how did you do at home?
04:46We'll see you again next week, where you can play for an even bigger prize.
04:50And Jim, you tried hard, but lost.
04:55How do you feel?
04:56Well, not too bad, to be honest.
04:58Whoa!
04:59Release the dogs.
05:01It looks like we'll need another contestant.
05:05Thanks for joining us.
05:06Say goodbye, Leslie.
05:08Goodbye, Leslie.
05:12See you next time.
