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Present Simplevs.
Present Continuous
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We use the present simple
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to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly (again and again)
to talk about things in general
to talk about something that is always true
to say how often we do things
I live in France
The cafe opens at 7.30 am in the morning
The earth goes round the sun
We play tennis together every Saturday
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But the third person (she/he/it) adds an -s:
She works in London.
Present simple
The present simple tense is the base form of the verb :
I read, You Speak, We listen, You write, They learn
Remember:
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workseats
writes
workseats
writes
readsplaysgoes
readsplaysgoes
watches
carrieschange
s
watches
carrieschange
s
He
She
It
He
She
It
/S//S/
/Z//Z/
/IZ//IZ/
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We use the present continuous
for something that is happening at the moment of speaking
for something which we think is temporary:
to show that something is changing, growing or developing:
The population of the world is increasing very fast.
I’m talking about the present simple and present continuous.
Michael is at university. He’s studying History.
Present continuous
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The present continuous tense is formed from :
the present tense of the verb be: I am, You are, He/She/it is
the present participle (-ing form) of a verb:Working, drinking, playing
and
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We can use the present simple with
We can use the present continuous with
Always
Every…
Often
Never
Sometimes
…day Now
At the momen
t
This week
Today
…week
…year
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Study the situations below
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We use the Present Continuous for
ACTIONS & HAPPENINGS
But not with state verbs
LIKE, WANT, NEED
KNOW, SUPPOSE, MEAN, UNDERSTAND, BELIEVE,
REMEMBER
BELONG, OWN, CONSIST, SEEM
SEE, HEAR, SMELL, TASTE
You are listening to me.
It is raining a lot.
He’s playing football in the garden.
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Questions and Negative sentences
• Present simple
We use do/does to make questions and negative sentences
DoDoe
s
I/You/We/You/TheyHe/She/It
work ?
do ?watch
? I/You/We/You/TheyHe/She/It
Don’tDoesn’
t
work.do.
Watch.We use do/does with question words like Where, What and Why:
• Present Continuous
Where do you come from ?
AreIs
I/You/We/You/TheyHe/She/It
working?
doing?watchin
g?
IHe/She/It
You/We/You/They
am notis notare not
working.doing.
Watching.
I am not= I’m not - are not= aren’t - is not = isn’t
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So it’s your turn now !