PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

CLUE WORDS
1. PRESENT SIMPLE
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
  1. AT THE MOMENT
  2. AT PRESENT
  3. CURRENTLY
  4. NOWADAYS
  5. NOW
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
1. PRESENT SIMPLE
  1. SUBJECT + VERB (PRESENT FORM)
    1. I PLAY
    2. YOU PLAY
    3. SHE PLAYS
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
  1. SUBJECT + AM, IS , ARE + VERB + ING
    1. I AM PLAYING
    2. WE ARE PLAYING
    3. HE IS PLAYING
FUTURE MEANINGS
1. PRESENT SIMPLE
  1. FOR FACTS
  2. AN OFFICIAL ARRANGEMENT
    1. THE TRAIN LEAVES MANCHESTER AT 11:30 AND ARRIVES IN LONDON AT 14:20
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
  1. AN PERSONAL ARRANGEMENT
    1. THEY ARE HAVING A PARTY TOMORROW
NEGATIVE FORM
1. PRESENT SIMPLE
  1. SUBJECT + DO, DOES + NOT + VERB
    1. I DON´T COOK
    2. HE DOESN´T COOK
    3. THEY DON´T COOK
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
  1. SUBJECT + AM, IS, ARE + NOT + VERB + ING
    1. I AM NOT COOKING
    2. YOU AREN´T COOKING
    3. SHE ISN´T COOKING
INTERROGATIVE FORM
1. PRESENT SIMPLE
  1. DO, DOES + SUBJECT + VERB + ?
    1. DO I SING?
    2. DOES SHE SING?
    3. DO THEY SING?
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
  1. AM, ARE, IS + SUBJECT + VERB + ING + ?
    1. AM I SINGING?
    2. ARE YOU SINGING?
    3. IS SHE SINGING?
USE FOR
1. PRESENT SIMPLE
  1. REPEATED ACTIONS
  2. A PERMANENT SITUATION
  3. TO SAY THAT SOMETHING IS TRUE OR FALSE IN GENERAL
  4. TO TALK ABOUT THOUGTHS, FEELINGS AND STATES
  5. ALWAYS MEANS "EVERY TIME"
  6. TO DESCRIBE THE MAIN EVENTS
2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
  1. THE ACTION IS NOT FINISHED
  2. A TEMPORARY SITUATION
  3. TO TALK ABOUT CHANGES, DEVELOPMENTS AND TRENDS
  4. FOR ACTIONS AND HAPPENINGS. IT IS NOT USUALLY FOR STATES
  5. ALWAYS MEANS "TOO OFTEN"
  6. TO BACKGROUND EVENTS

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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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	Created by Lisseth Morales almost 5 years ago