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Present Simple vs Present Continuous tense

Raquel Ragel Rabadán

Created on November 10, 2023

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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present Simple

We use the Present Simple to talk about: - Universal and general truthsWater boils at 100ºC - Habits and routines Every Monday I wake up at 7 o'clock - Permanent situations I live in Madrid

Present Simple: formation

negative

interrogative

affirmative

SUBJ + VERB 3rd p. singular -s/-es/-ies I work in an office She works in an office

SUBJ + DON'T/DOESNT + VERB INFINITIVE I don't work in an office She doesn't work in an office

DO/DOES + SUBJ + VERB INFINITIVE? Do you work in an office? Yes, I do / No, I don't Does she work in an office? Yes, she does / No, she doesn't

office

office

Present Continuous

We use the Present Continuous to talk about: - Actions in progress now I am watching a movie right now * It cannot be used with stative verbs (love, be, hate, like...)

Present Continuous: formation

negative

interrogative

affirmative

SUBJ + am not/isn't/aren't + V-ING I am not studying right now She isn't studying right now

SUBJ + am/is/are + V-ING I am watching a movie now She is watching a movie now They are watching a movie now

Am/is/are + SUBJ + V-ING? Are you crying? Yes, I am / No, I am not Is she crying? Yes, she is / No, she isn't

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