Simple Present vs. Present Continuous

Simple Present vs. Present Continuous

1. Simple Present

   • use
     • General truths
       • example:The moon rotates around the Earth
     • routines
       • example:I usually call my parents at night
     • Permanent States
       • example:I live in an old house
   • Rules
     • 1. Pronouns: I, you, we, they
       • For the affirmative we use the verb in its base form
         • examplo:They visit their daughter every month
       • For the negative, the auxiliary DO NOT + verb in base form is used.
         • example:They don’t visit their daughter every month
       • For the interrogative we use the auxiliary DO.
         • example:Do they visit their daughter every month? (Yes, they do/No, they don’t)
     • Pronouns: he, she, it
       • when the verb ends in...
         • o, X, SH, CH, Sadd ES,
           • example go–goes, do–does , (fix–fixes, wash–washes, watch–watches, kiss–kisses)
       • Si el verbo termina en Y, y antes de la letra Y hay una consonaste, cambiamos la Y y usamos IES (study–studies, cry–cries)
       • Para todos los otros casos agregamos simplemente la S (play–plays, read–reads, sing–sings)
       • afirmativo: She goes to the cinema on Saturdays
       • para el negativo usamos el auxiliar DOESN’T + forma base del verbo. example :She doesn’t go to the cinema on Saturdays
       • Para el interrogativo usamos el auxiliar DOES + sujeto + forma base del verbo. Does she go to the cinema on Saturdays? Yes, she does/No, she doesn’t
   • estructura
     • sujeto+verbo +complemento

2. Present Continuous

   • • example
   • 1) Action happening now or close to time of speaking: Where’s Tom? He’s playing soccer.
   • usos
     • 2) Temporary situations: Martha and her husband are traveling around Europe for two weeks.

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