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Present Simple and Present Continuous - Teorie

The document summarizes the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides the uses, forms, examples, and spelling rules for each tense. The present simple is used to describe habits, daily routines, and permanent situations. The present continuous describes actions happening now or around the time of speaking and is used for temporary actions and descriptions. Examples of both tenses are given in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for the first, second, and third person singular and plural.

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Present Simple and Present Continuous - Teorie

The document summarizes the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides the uses, forms, examples, and spelling rules for each tense. The present simple is used to describe habits, daily routines, and permanent situations. The present continuous describes actions happening now or around the time of speaking and is used for temporary actions and descriptions. Examples of both tenses are given in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for the first, second, and third person singular and plural.

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Present Simple and Present Continuous/Progressive

Tense Use Form Adverbs of Examples Examples Examples


frequency AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
Present  habits;  Affirmative:  always I sg. I always wake up at I don’t wake up Do I wake up at 8?
Simple  daily S + V (infinitive form without  usually 8 o’clock. at 8.
routines; to)  often, II sg. You usually wake You don’t wake Do you wake up at
 statements;*pers. III sg. – s/es  sometimes up at 10 o’clock. up at 10. 10?
 permanent  Negative:  rarely
situations.S + don’t/doesn’t + V  never III He/She/It often He/She/It doesn’t Does he/she/it wake
(infinitive without to)  every sg. wakes up at noon. wake up at noon. up at 7?
 Interrogative: morning/day/
Do/Does + S + V? (infinitive evening I pl. We sometimes wake We don’t wake Do we wake up at 9?
without to) up at 12. up at 12.
Short answers: II pl. You rarely wake up You don’t wake Do you wake up at
Yes, I/we/they do. / No, at 12. up at 4. 12/
I/we/they don’t. III They never wake up They don’t wake Do they wake up at
Yes, he/she/it does. / No, pl. at 9. up at 9. 5?
he/she/it doesn’t.
Present  actions Affirmative:  now I sg I am listening to I’m not listening Am I listening to
Continuous happening S + to be (am/is/are) + V-ing  right now music now. to music. music?
/ at/around Negative:  at the II sg You are listening to You aren’t Are you listening to
Progressive the moment S+ to be (am not/isn’t/aren’t) + moment music right now. listening to music?
of speech; V-ing  tonight music.
 temporary  today III sg He/She/It is listening He/She/It isn’t Is he/she/it listening
actions; Interrogative:  at present to music. listening to to music?
 describing To be (am/is/are) + S + V-ing music.
pictures. Short answers: I pl We are listening to We aren’t Are we listening to
Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. music tonight. listening to music?
Yes, we/they are. / No, music.
we/they aren’t. II pl You are listening to You aren’t Are you listening to
Yes, she/he/it is. – No, music. listening to music?
music.
she/he/it isn’t. III pl They are listening to They aren’t Are they listening to
music. listening to music. music?

Spelling rules:
Present simple:

 verbs ending in: o/ss/sh/ch/x – es : go - goes


 verbs ending in consonant + y – keep the y + es: tidy – tidies
 verbs ending in vowel + y - y becomes i + s : play – plays

Present Continuous:

 vowel + consonant – we double the consonant: shop – shopping


 consonant + e – drop the e + ing: close – closing
 y/w + ing : study – studying; show - showing

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