Form and Uses

Present simple or present continuous?

Present continuous form

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Affirmative

I'm sleeping You're sleeping

He's sleeping She's sleepingIt's sleeping

We're sleepingYou're sleepingThey're sleeping

Negative

I'm not sleepingYou aren't sleeping

He isn't sleepingShe isn't sleepingIt isn't sleeping

We aren't sleepingYou aren't sleepingThey aren't sleeping

Interrogative

Am I sleeping?Are you sleeping?

Is he sleeping?Is she sleeping?Is it sleepingl?

Are we sleeping?Are you sleeping?Are they sleeping

Subject + V. To be (present) + V -ing

Presente continuous uses

Uses Examples Actions that are happening nowAdverbs (now, at the moment, today, etc)

   What are you doing?I am watching T.V

 Actions that are happening at present, but not necessarily  at this moment(these days, this year,   etc)

 I'm studying French at the school this year 

 Future arrangements   Tonight we are going to the cinema.

Present simple formPresent simple form

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Affirmative

I play You play

He playsShe playsIt plays

We playYou playThey play

Negative

I don’t playYou don’t play

He doesn’t playShe doesn’t playIt doesn’t play

We don’t playYou don’t playThey don’t play

Interrogative

Do I play?Do you play?

Does he play?Does she play?Does it play?

Do we play?Do you play?Do they play?

Present simple uses

Uses Examples

repeated actions He plays tennis every week.

things in general The sun rises in the East.

fixed arrangements, scheduled events

The plane flies to Manchester every Saturday.

actions in the present - one follows after the

other

First I get up, then I have breakfast.

Instructions Open your books at page 55.

with special verbs I like pizza.