Lucia Rivera Valencia

Present simple use

To talk about habits and routines

Eg: She usually works at home.

They always walk to school.

I never eat meat.

Present continuos use

To talk about something that is happening at the moment, now.

Eg: I am paying attention to the teacher.

I am talking to my classmate.

Clues to identify Present Simple The use of words such as:

Often, always, never, usually, seldom, every weekend/day/Sunday etc.

Eg: I always go to school.

I clean my room every Sunday.

Clues to identify Present Continuous

The use of words such as:

at the moment, now, right now, today, etc.

Eg: I am studying English now.

Affirmative, negative and interrogative form of present continuousAffirmative: I am walking

she/ he/ it is walking

you/we/they are walking

Negative: I am not walking

she/he/ it is not walking

you/we/they are not walking

Interrogative(question)

Am I walking? Is she/he/it walking? Are you/we/they walking?

Question using What

What am I doing? What are you/we/they doing? What is she/he/ it doing?

Eg: a)What are you doing?

b) I am watching tv.

PRACTICE

What is she doing?a) she is dancing

b) she is dance

c) she are dancing

What is she doing?a) she is singing

b) she is sing

c) she is song

What are they doing

a) They is playing football

b) They are play football

c) They are playing football

What is it doing?a) He is sleep

b) He is sleeping

c) he are sleeping

What is she doing?a) She is cleaning

b) She are cleaning

c) She is clean

What is he doing?a) He are cook

b) He is cook

c) He is cooking