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Present Simple and Present Continuous

The document provides information on the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It discusses their uses, time expressions, and affirmative, negative and interrogative forms. The present simple is used to describe habits, routines, and general truths, while the present continuous expresses ongoing or temporary actions happening at the time of speaking. Examples are given to illustrate the different usages of each tense.

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Present Simple and Present Continuous

The document provides information on the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It discusses their uses, time expressions, and affirmative, negative and interrogative forms. The present simple is used to describe habits, routines, and general truths, while the present continuous expresses ongoing or temporary actions happening at the time of speaking. Examples are given to illustrate the different usages of each tense.

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Present Simple

and
Present
Continuous

SWOOSH
Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves
Present Simple
USE
 We use the Present Simple to talk
about habits/routines.

e.g. He always shaves his face in the morning.


Present Simple
USE
 We use the Present Simple to talk
about general truths.

e.g. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
Present Simple
TIME EXPRESSIONS
 To refer to the Present Simple we use
time expressions such as:
• always
• every day / week / month / year
• often
• usually
• never

e.g. I always play rugby on Saturdays.


Present Simple
FORM
Affirmative

* I, you, we, they – same form


e.g. I go to the gym every night.

* add – s/es to the 3rd person singular


e.g. Susan goes to the gym every night.

Spelling rules
verbs ending in ss, sh, ch, x, o  + es e.g. brushes
verbs ending in a consonant + y y + ies e.g. studies
verbs ending in a vowel + y  + s e.g. plays
Present Simple

INFINITIVE PRESENT SIMPLE


3RD PERSON
to be is
to play plays
?
to go goes
?
to read ?
reads
to study ?
studies
to buy buys
?
to see ?
sees
to watch watches
?
Present Simple
FORM
Negative
don’t + bare infinitive (without ‘to’)
e.g. I don’t go to Paris every year.

doesn’t + bare infinitive  3rd person singular


(without ‘to’)
e.g. She doesn’t study Maths every day.
Present Simple
FORM
Interrogative
Do / Don’t + subject + infinitive (without ‘to’)
e.g. Do you play basketball?
Don’t you like her? She is so nice!

Does / Doesn’t + subject + infinitive (without ‘to’)

e.g. Does Carl go to school by bus?


– No, he doesn’t. His father takes him by car.
Present Continuous
Present Continuous
USE
 We use the Present Continuous
to talk about actions happening at
the moment of speaking.

e.g. Peter is studying in his room now.


Present Continuous
USE
 We use the Present Continuous to talk about
temporary situations.
e.g. Tom isn’t having lunch in the canteen today.
He is feeling sick.
Action in progress
Now

Present Present Future


Simple Continuous
(habit,
routine)
Present Continuous
USE
 We use the Present Continuous to talk about
planned future arrangements that have been
decided and planned.
e.g. Tom is going to the hospital this afternoon.
Fixed arrangements

Specific time / date

Present Present
Simple Continuous
(habit,
routine)
Present Continuous
TIME EXPRESSIONS

• now
• at the moment
• at present
• tonight, this afternoon…

e.g. My mother is watching her favourite comedy tonight.


Present Continuous
FORM
Affirmative
Present Simple of to be + verb-ing
e.g. At the moment she is buying the tickets.

Spelling rules

Most verbs  infinitive + ing e.g. is working


Verbs ending in -e  e + ing e.g. are making
Verbs ending in consonant + vowel + consonant  double
the last consonant + ing e.g. beginning
Present Simple
or Present Continuous?

Let’s do some exercises…


Present Simple
or Present Continuous?
Write sentences with the following cues.

Patrick / write / a story / for / the local newspaper / now.

Patrick is writing a story for the local newspaper now.


Present Simple
or Present Continuous?
Write sentences with the following cues.

I / go / to the cinema at least once a week.

I go to the cinema at least once a week.


Present Simple
or Present Continuous?
Complete the sentences.
is living
1. Sarah ____________ (live) in Paris at present.
gets up
2. My father always ___________ (get up) before 7 o’clock.

is
3. Susan __________ is having
(be) on holiday and she ___________
(have) a great time at the moment.

4. Smells good! What _____ cooking (cook) for dinner?


are you _________
is
5. Sam _______ (be) isn’t playing
sick, so he ____________ (not play) football
tonight.
am watching
6. Please be quiet! I _____________ (watch) a very interesting
documentary.
is staring
7. Everyone ___________ (stare) at her because she
is crying (cry) out loud.
___________
Now open your book
on pages 12 and 13.

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