Simple vs Continuous Present
Evelia Samantha Buenavista Flores
Created on September 28, 2024
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Transcript
Present Simple vs Present Continous
Use 1. Habitual actions: Actions that happen regularly. “She walks to school every day.” 2. General truths: Facts or statements that are always true.“Water boils at 100°C.” 3. Scheduled events: Events that are part of a timetable. “The train leaves at 6 PM.” 4. Permanent situations: Situations that are generally true for a long time. “He lives in New York.”
Present SImple
• Affirmative: Subject + base form of the verb (add -s or -es for third person singular).“I play the guitar.” “She plays the piano.” • Negative: Subject + do/does + not + base form of the verb. “I do not (don’t) play chess.” “She does not (doesn’t) play the violin.” • Interrogative: Do/Does + subject + base form of the verb? “Do you play Monopoly?” “Does she play Monopoly?”
Forms
Use 1. Actions happening right now: Actions occurring at the moment of speaking. “She is walking to school right now.” 2. Temporary actions: Actions happening around the current time period. “They are staying at a hotel this week.” 3. Future plans: Actions planned or arranged to happen in the near future. “I am meeting my friend tomorrow.” 4. Repeated actions: Actions happening repeatedly, often with a sense of annoyance. “He is always losing his keys.”
Present Continuous
• Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing “I am playing.” “She is playing.” • Negative: Subject + am/is/are + not + verb-ing “I am not playing.” “She is not playing.” • Interrogative: Am/Is/Are + subject + verb-ing? “Am I playing?” “Is she playing?”
Forms
• Frequency vs. Ongoing: Present simple is used for habitual actions and general truths, while present continuous is used for actions happening right now or temporary actions. • Permanent vs. Temporary: Present simple describes permanent situations, whereas present continuous describes temporary situations. • Scheduled vs. Planned: Present simple is used for scheduled events, while present continuous is used for future plans.
Key Differences
Simple Present • Always: “She always drinks coffee in the morning.” • Usually: “They usually go to the gym after work.” • Often: “He often reads before bed.” • Sometimes: “We sometimes watch movies on weekends.” • Never: “I never eat fast food.” • Every day/week/month/year: “She visits her grandparents every week.” • On Mondays/Tuesdays/etc.: “He plays soccer on Saturdays.” • In the morning/afternoon/evening: “I study in the evening.” Present Continuous • Now: “She is cooking dinner now.” • At the moment: “They are watching TV at the moment.” • Currently: “I am currently working on a project.” • Right now: “He is talking on the phone right now.” • This week/month/year: “We are traveling this month.” • Today/tonight: “I am meeting him tonight.” • Look!: “Look! It is raining.” • Listen!: “Listen! The birds are singing.”
Key words
“She works at a bank,(habitual action) but “She is working from home today.” (temporary action)
Example
Go to the following sections and do the exercises.
Present Continuous
Simple Present
on line practice
Simple vs Continuous
Simple vs Continuous
Present Continuous
Simple Present