Present simple vs present continuous

Present simple vs present continuous

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  PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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  FORM: AFFIRMATIVE  PRESENT SIMPLE Iwork You work He works She works We work You work They work  PRESENT CONTINUOUS I am working You are working He is working She is working We are working You are working They are working
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  FORM: NEGATIVE  PRESENT SIMPLE I don'twork You don't work He doesn't work She doesn't work We don't work Youdon't work They don't work  PRESENT CONTINUOUS I am not working You aren't working He isn't working She isn't working We aren't working You aren't working They aren't working
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  FORM: QUESTIONS  PRESENT SIMPLE Do Iwork? Do you work Does he work? Does she work? Do we work? Do you work? Do they work?  PRESENT CONTINUOUS Am I working? Are you working? Is he working? Is she working? Are we working? Are you working? Are they working?
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  SHORT ANSWERS  PRESENT SIMPLE Doyou work in a school? − Yes, I do − No I don't Does he work in a school? − Yes, he does − No, he doesn't  PRESENT CONTINUOUS Are you working in a school now? − Yes, I am − No, I'm not Is he working in a school now? − Yes, he is − No, he isn't
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  REMEMBER  PRESENT SIMPLE − We add-s to the 3rd person singular. When the verb finishes with -o. -s, -sh, -ch, -x, we add -es: − he finishes, he watches, he goes − We use auxiliary don't /doesn't, do/does for the negative and questions.  PRESENT CONTINUOUS − We make it with the verb 'to be' in the present and another verb ending in -ing I am writing he is studying we are singing Loving- living- crying-playing Putting –stopping- beginning Travelling- cancelling
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  USE  PRESENT SIMPLE − Scientificfacts/ General truths − Daily routines − Likes and dislikes  PRESENT CONTINUOUS − Actions happening at the moment of speaking − Future fixed plans − Complaints
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  STATIVE VERBS Some verbsrefer to a state not an action and are not generally used in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM: - Feelings and Emotions (dislike, enjoy, hate, hope, prefer, want...) - Opinion and Thought (believe, forget, know, remember, understand...) - Perception and senses (smell, hear, sound, taste...) - Measures, prices... (cost, weigh,measure...) - Possession (have, belong, own)
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  TIME EXPRESSIONS PRESENT SIMPLE: FREQUENCYADVERBS (always, usually, normally, generally, often, frequently, sometimes, occasionally, rarely, almost never, hardly ever, never) PRESENT CONTINUOUS: Now, right now EXPRESSIONS OF FREQUENCY(every day, every year, every summer, once a day, twice a week, from Monday to Friday...) At the moment / At present / These days How often do you...? This week, this term On Saturdays, at the weekends Today, tonight, tomorrow night
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