Present simple vs present continuous

Present Simple

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Present Continuous VS.

PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE

To talk about permanent states/ facts/ general truths To talk about habits For timetables (school, train, bus, planes etc.)

I live in London

I play football every Tuesday.

My flight leaves at 9 o’clock.

EXAMPLES:

PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT SIMPLE

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KEYWORDS

• Every Monday/week/month etc.

• On Tuesdays/ Sundays etc.

• In the morning/afternoon/ summer etc.

• In Christmas/ Easter etc.

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY

Adverbs of Frequency are also keywords for Present Simple. They are placed before the main verb. ( EXCEPTION: verb “be”)

I always have breakfast. I usually do my homework in the afternoon.

I often eat fish. BUT: I am never late for school.

Affirmative- Negative- Questions

Verb Conjugation- 3rd Person Singular (he, she, it)

MOST VERBS --> We add –s : works, speaks, writes, loves

e.g. She always talks about school. VERBS ENDING IN –S, -CH, -SH, -X, -O --> We add -es:

kisses, reaches, washes, fixes, goes. e.g. Ben never washes his hands!

VERBS ENDING IN CONSONANT+Y -->We remove “y” and add –ies : studies, worries, cries, studies

e.g. Mary sometimes studies at night.

SHORT ANSWERS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

POSITIVE FORM

NEGATIVE FORM

INTERROGATIVE FORM

RULES

RULES Verbs ending in –ie,

drop the –ie + –y + ing

SHORT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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