PRESENT SIMPLE/ PRESENT PROGRESSIVE PRESENT SIMPLE: DEF: EVERY DAY ACTION, STATE, HABIT FREQUENCY ADVERBS: ALWAYS, NEVER, SOMETIMES, FROM TIME TO TIME, AT TIMES, HARDLY EVER, OFTEN,SELDOM, RARELY, GENERALLY, USUALLY, NORMALLY -HEADLINES, COOKING INSTRUCTIONS, STAGE DIRECTIONS, SPORT COMMENTARIES, STREET DIRECTIONS THE MURDERER STRIKES AGAIN! GO STRAIGHT AHEAD AND THEN TURN LEFT. - GENERAL TRUTH: PIGS CAN’T FLY! WATER BOILS AT 100 DEGREES. FUTURE VALUE: TIMETABLES/SCHEDULES THE TRAIN LEAVES AT 8 P.M. (TRENUL VA PLECA)
PRESENT SIMPLE:DEF: EVERY DAY ACTION, STATE, HABITFREQUENCY
ADVERBS: ALWAYS, NEVER, SOMETIMES, FROM TIME TO TIME, AT TIMES,
HARDLY EVER, OFTEN,SELDOM, RARELY, GENERALLY, USUALLY,
NORMALLY-HEADLINES, COOKING INSTRUCTIONS, STAGE DIRECTIONS, SPORT
COMMENTARIES, STREET DIRECTIONSTHE MURDERER STRIKES AGAIN!GO
STRAIGHT AHEAD AND THEN TURN LEFT. GENERAL TRUTH:PIGS CANT
FLY!WATER BOILS AT 100 DEGREES.FUTURE VALUE:
TIMETABLES/SCHEDULESTHE TRAIN LEAVES AT 8 P.M. (TRENUL VA PLECA)THE
MEETING STARTS AT 5. (INTALNIREA VA AVEA LOC LA...)
PRESENT PROGRESSIVEAN ACTION HAPPENING AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING
(NOW)I AM SPEAKING NOW.Sb+ aux. To be + vb + ingFUTURE VALUE:
PERSONAL PLANS (CERTAIN TO HAPPEN)I AM GOING TO THE MOUNTAINS
TOMORROW.Im going to go to the mountains.(intention)GOING TO
special future form which expresses personal plans as well but
mostly intentions. (they are less certain than the plans in present
progressive).Im going to do my homework.Im doing my
homework.DEVELOPMENT: ITS GETTING DARKER AND DARKER OUTSIDE.IF IT
IS USED WITH ADVERBS OF PRESENT SIMPLE (ALWAYS, OFTEN...) IT SHOWS
AN IRRITATING ACTION.My sister is always talking too much!
