PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT TENSE

PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUSPRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. PERMANENT STATES, ROUTINE ACTIONS

e.g. He works in a software company.

2. GENERAL TRUTHe.g. The sun rises in the east.3. TIMETABLES, HABITSe.g. We start work at 9 every day. !!!!ANNOYING HABIT→PRESENT

CONTINUOUSe.g. You are always interrupting me.4. SPORTS COMMENTS,

INDICATIONSe.g. Hill passes the ball to Dawson. So, ladies, now you mix

everything and beat hard.

1. TEMPORARY STATES, EXCEPTION TO THE RULE ACTIONS

e.g. I am working for a software company this month.

2. AN ACTION, A PHENOMENON IN CHANGE

e.g. Pollution is growing bigger and bigger.

3. ACTIONS HAPPENING IN THE MOMENT OF SPEECH

e.g. Do you mind, I am talking on the phone now!

4. ARRANGED, PLANNED ACTIONS

e.g. I am meeting the director today.

USE

PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUSPRESENT CONTINUOUS

The Infinitive form of the verb for most persons, with the exception of 3rd person singular.

I work, you work, we work, they work.

The Infinitive + -s for 3rd person singular

He, she, it sleeps.

2 elements: auxiliary verb TO BE + verb + -ing

I am workingYou are workingHe (she, it) is workingWe are workingYou are workingThey are working

STRUCTURE

PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUSPRESENT CONTINUOUS

Auxiliary verb (DO, DOES) in the negative + verb

I don’t (do not) work.He (she, it) doesn’t

(does not) sleep.

Negative form of the auxiliary verb TO BE+ verb + -ing

I am not working.She isn’t (is not)

sleeping.They aren’t (are not)

working.

NEGATIVE FORM

PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUSPRESENT CONTINUOUS

Auxiliary verb (DO, DOES) + Subject + verb

Do you work?Does he sleep?

Auxiliary verb TO BE + Subject + verb+ -ing

Are you working today?

Is she still sleeping ?

INTERROGATIVE FORM

PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUSPRESENT CONTINUOUS

ALWAYSUSUALLYEVERY DAYEVERY WEEK / MONTH /

YEARON MONDAYS /

TUESDAYS…IN THE MORNING /

EVENING…REGULARLYOFTENSELDOM

NOWAT THE MOMENTTHESE DAYSAT PRESENTNOWADAYSSTILLJUST THESE DAYS /

MONTH…

SPECIFIC ADVERBS

GENERAL RULES

1. SPELLING RULESPRESENT SIMPLE: ADDING –S (3rd person singular)verb + -s : set – sets, get – gets, drop – drops, eat - eatsverbs ending in ss, sh, ch, x, o + -es : guess – guesses, blush –

blushes, scratch – scratches, fix - fixes, go – goesverbs ending in vowel + y + -s : say – says, play - playsverbs ending in consonant + y + -ies : try – tries, cry – cries,

fry – fries

PRESENT CONTINUOUS : ADDING -ING verb + -ing : draw – drawing verb ending in –ie turns the ending into y + -ing : die – dying,

lie – lyingverb ending in -e drops the vowel and adds -ing : make –

making, dive – divingverb ending in a stressed vowel + consonant doubles the

consonant: put – putting, sit – sitting, cut - cutting

GENERAL RULES

2. OTHER GRAMMAR RULESPRESENT SIMPLE: NEGATIVE FORM, 3RD PERSON SINGULAR:

NO –S FOR THE VERB IN THE NEGATIVE, BECAUSE OF DOESN’T

e.g. She doesn’t wakes up at 7. → She doesn’t wake up at 7.PRESENT SIMPLE: INTERROGATIVE FORM, 3RD PERSON

SINGULAR: NO –S FOR THE VERB IN THE INTERROGATIVE, BECAUSE OF DOES

e.g. Does she wakes up at 7? → Does she wake up at 7?

PRESENT CONTINUOUS: ALWAYS EXPRESS IT WITH 2 ELEMENTS

e.g. I working from 8 today, instead of 9. → I am working from 8 today, instead of 9.