PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE
form
- affirmative: subject + infinitive (+3rd p –(e)s)
- negative: subject + don’t/doesn’t + infinitive
- question: do/does + subject + infinitive
Remember that we only add the –(e)s in the 3rd person affirmative form and that be is an exception: am / is / are.
use
- facts and permanent states.
- habits and routines
- 1st type conditional sentences
- stative verbs that are not used in the pres. cont. (see, hear, believe, want, know, understand, think, like, love...)
Key words: how often / always / sometimes / often / never / usually / every day / once a week / twice a month... / if (in conditional sentences)
examples
- Snow melts at
- Harry lives in Liverpool.
- My dog plays football with us.
- Daniel washes his jacket every week.
- We don’t like football.
- She doesn’t understand baseball.
- Do you enjoy dining out?
- Does Rafael Nadal train in the morning?
- If you drink too much you’ll have to go to the toilet.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
form
subject + am / is / are + (not) + -ing
Remember the rules for -ing
use
- actions happening at the moment of speaking
- Key words: now / at the moment
examples
- My sister is watching TV now.
- They aren’t listening to me.
- I’m not sleeping now.
- He’s setting the washing machine.
INTERESTING LINKS:
In this unit we are revising the form and uses of two very common tenses: present simple and present continuous. These links will lead you to useful materials for you:
- Summary of tenses
- Tenses in detail
- Worksheet: unit 1
- Revision test for unit 1: Unit 1
- Isabel Pérez:
- Englisch-hilfen:
- Execise 4
- Exercise 5
- Exercise 6
- Exercise 7
- Exercise 8
- Exercise 9
- Exercise 10
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