PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

1. Present Simple

   • Use
     • Habitual actions
       • Ex: I usually work until 2:00 p.m
     • General o permanent situations
       • Ex: My family lives far away
     • Facts
       • Ex: The Earth is round
   • Structure
     • Negative Sentences
       • Subject + Auxiliar Verb (do / does) + NOT + Verb
         • Ex: Sara doesn't work on Sunday
         • Ex: They don't have a big house
     • Affirmative Sentences
       • Subject + VERB
         • I / you / we / they
           • Ex: work (simple form of VERB)
         • He / she / it
           • Ex: workS (VERB+s)
     • Interrogative Sentences
       • Auxiliar Verb (do / does) + Subject + Verb
         • Do you talk?
         • Does he eat?
   • Rules
     • Most verbs take -s in third person singular
       • Ex: dance - dances, read - reads
     • Verbs ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, -x take -es
       • Ex: kiss - kisses, wash - washes
     • Verbs ending in a consonant + y, drop the y and takes -ies
       • Ex: study - studies
     • Verbs ending in a vowel + y, take -s
       • play -plays, enjoy - enjoys

2. Present Continuous

   • Use
     • A temporary situation
       • Ex: Lisa is living with friends until she finds an apartment
     • Something that is happening NOW
       • Ex: He is playing soccer
   • Structure
     • Negative Sentences
       • For this tense, simply ADD the word NOT after the verbe BE
         • Ex: They are NOT working today
     • Affirmative Sentences
       • I am + VERB -ing
         • Ex: I am cleaning my house this week
       • He / she / it + VERB -ing
         • Ex: Everyone is studying hard
       • You / we / they + VERB -ing
         • They are celebrating their 40th anniversary today
     • Interrogative Sentences
       • BE + Subject + Verb+ing
         • Am I going?
         • Are you eating?

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