PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

INGLÉS. Present Simple Vs Present Continuous (updated) (Embed)

PRESENT SIMPLE VS CONTINUOUS

Caption: : LESSON 1 PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS TEACHER NATALIA GONZALO NOGUEIRA

PRESENT SIMPLE

We use: - The infinitive of the verb for “I”, “you”, “we” and “they”. - We use the infinitive + "-s" at the end of the verb for “he”, “she” and “it".      I eat    You eat                              You eat apples everyday     He/She/It eats                      Marta eats apples everyday    We eat    You eat    They eat

PRESENT SIMPLE

Negative Sentences  Subject + auxiliar verb (to do) + the negative auxiliar (“not”) + verb.    I do not [don’t] eat.  You do not eat  He/She/It does not [doesn’t] eat.  We do not eat.  You do not eat  They do not eat.

Interrogative Sentences  Auxiliar verb (to do) + subject + main verb ? Do I eat? Do you eat? Does he/she/it eat? Do we eat? Do you eat? Do they learn?

PRESENT CONTINOUS

PRESENT CONTINOUS

We use the auxiliar verb “to be” and verb+ing I    +   am   +   talking he/she/it   +  is   +   talking you/we/they   +   are   +   talking 

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Negative Sentences  Subject + auxiliar verb (to be) + negative auxiliar (not) + verb+ing. I am not talking. You are not talking He/She/It is not talking We are not talking You are not talking They are not talking

Interrogative Sentences  Auxiliar verb (to be) + subject + verb+ing? Am I talking? Are you talking? Is He/She/It talking? Are we talking? Are you talking? Are they talking?

USES

PRESENT SIMPLE To talk about a rutine using "usually", "everyday", "always". To talk about general things or scientific facts. Instructions

PRESENT CONTINUOUS To talk about something that is happening at the moment. Something that is happening in the present. It is necessary to use “currently”, “lately” or “these days”. Future plans (We Will see later)

EXERCISES

PRESENT SIMPLE: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/simple-present-1 PRESENT CONTINUOUS: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/present-progressive-1 PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpre-prepro