PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE VS CONTINUOUS

• INGLÉS. Present Simple Vs Present Continuous (updated) (Einbetten)
• Bildunterschrift: LESSON 1 PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS TEACHER NATALIA GONZALO NOGUEIRA

PRESENT SIMPLE

• We use:
• - The infinitive of the verb for “I”, “you”, “we” and “they”.
• - We use the infinitive + "-s" at the end of the verb for “he”, “she” and “it".
• I eat
• You eat You eat apples everyday
• He/She/It eats Marta eats apples everyday
• We eat
• You eat
• They eat

PRESENT SIMPLE

• Negative Sentences
• Subject + auxiliar verb (to do) + the negative auxiliar (“not”) + verb.
• I do not [don’t] eat.
• You do not eat
• He/She/It does not [doesn’t] eat.
• We do not eat.
• You do not eat
• They do not eat.
• Interrogative Sentences
• Auxiliar verb (to do) + subject + main verb ?
• Do I eat?
• Do you eat?
• Does he/she/it eat?
• Do we eat?
• Do you eat?
• Do they learn?

PRESENT CONTINOUS

• We use the auxiliar verb “to be” and verb+ing
• I + am + talking
• he/she/it + is + talking
• you/we/they + are + talking

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• Negative Sentences
• Subject + auxiliar verb (to be) + negative auxiliar (not) + verb+ing.
• I am not talking.
• You are not talking
• He/She/It is not talking
• We are not talking
• You are not talking
• They are not talking
• Interrogative Sentences
• Auxiliar verb (to be) + subject + verb+ing?
• Am I talking?
• Are you talking?
• Is He/She/It talking?
• Are we talking?
• Are you talking?
• Are they talking?

USES

• PRESENT SIMPLE
• To talk about a rutine using "usually", "everyday", "always".
• To talk about general things or scientific facts.
• Instructions
• PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• To talk about something that is happening at the moment.
• Something that is happening in the present. It is necessary to use “currently”, “lately” or “these days”.
• Future plans (We Will see later)

EXERCISES

• PRESENT SIMPLE:
• https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1
• PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
• https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-progressive-1
• PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
• https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro