Present Simple and Continuous

PResent tenses

Simple and continuous

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Present simple

Usage

The present simple tense is used to talk about habits, general facts or universal truths, and permanent situations

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Habits or routines: I have breakfast every day

Permanent situations: She lives in Venice

Universal truths: The sun rises at east

Structure

Affirmative: Subject + base verb (add -s/es for third person singular). Ex: He walks to school. Negative: Subject + do/does not + base verb. Ex: She doesn’t like coffee. Interrogative: Do/Does + subject + base verb? Ex: Do you play football?

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Present Continuous

Usage

The present continuous tense is used to talk about actions happening now, temporary ones and ongoing changes

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Happening now: I'm reading a book

Ongoing changes: The climate is getting warmer

Temporary actions: He is working in Rome this month

Structure

Affirmative: Subject + am/is/are + verb-ing. Ex: She is studying. Negative: Subject + am/is/are not + verb-ing. Ex: They aren’t watching TV. Interrogative: Am/Is/Are + subject + verb-ing? Ex: Are you listening?

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Present tenses

Comparison

Simple Present

• Habits and routine

• Universal truths

• Permanent situations

Simple Continuous

• Happening now

• Ongoing changes

• Temporary situations

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present continuous

Common words that often accompany this tense: now, right now, at the moment, currently.

Common words that often accompany this tense: always, never, every day, often.

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