Present simple / present continuous1. Form

Present simple present continuousaffirmative I speak

He speaksI am speakingHe is speaking

negative I don’t speakHe doesn’t speak

I am not speakingYou isn’t speaking

interrogative Do I speak?Does he speak?

Am I speaking?Is he speaking?

2. Use Present simple present continuouswe use it for:habits

we use it for:things that we are doing now

Key words:-  Frequency adverbs: always...-  Once, twice, three times (a week)-  Every (day, week, month)

Key words:-  Now-  At the moment-  This (year, week…) today-  Look!-  Tomorrow (future)

3. Examples:I sometimes play tennisI am playing tennis at the moment

4. The Present continuous is also used for the future:I am playing tennis tomorrowI will play tennis tommorrow

5. Three possibilities for the future in EnglishWILL I will play tennis tomorrowGOING TO I am going to play tennis tomorrowPR. CONTINUOUS

I am playing tennis tomorrow