present simple & present continuous
TRANSCRIPT
PRESENT SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE
I play footballYou
HeShe playS footballIt
We play footballThey
Spelling rules:
After O, SS, SH, X,CH : -ESE.g: I do – He doES
After CONSONANT + Y : - IESE.g: I worry - he worries
NEGATIVE
I DON’T playYou
HeShe DOESN’T playIt
We DON’T playThey
INTERROGATIVE
Do you play football?
Does she play football?
USE
To speak about HABITS, ROUTINES or PERMANENT SITUATIONS that do not change
To speak about FACTS
SIGNAL WORDS
always every ... once a weekoften normally usually sometimes seldom never
Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple tense:
understand, know, like, need, want
PRESENT CONTINUOUS ( TO BE + -ING)
AFFIRMATIVE
I am
You are playINGHe is
…
NEGATIVE
I ‘m not
You aren’t playING
He isn’t
…
INTERROGATIVE
Are you playING ?
Is he playING ?
…
Spelling rules:- Silent e is dropped. E.g: come –
coming
-After consonant ,vowel, consonant the
final consonant is doubled. E.g: sit – sitting- Final ie becomes y. E.g: lie - lying
USETo describe what people are doing or
things happening AT THIS MOMENT.
SIGNAL WORDSat the momentTodayTonightnowright nowListen!Look!