SIMPLE PRESENT & PRESENT CONTINUOUS

SIMPLE PRESENT & PRESENT CONTINUOUSSIMPLE PRESENTThe simple present is build this way:

SUBJECT + VERB + -s (he/she/it)

ExamplesI work in a bank.He eats too much.We like playing tennis.SIMPLE PRESENTIn the negative form, the simple present is build this way:

SUBJECT + DONT / DOESNT + INFINITIVE

ExamplesI dont work in a bank.He doesnt eat too much.We dont like playing tennis.SIMPLE PRESENTTo ask questions, just switch the subject and the auxiliary:

DO / DOES + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE?

ExamplesDo you work in a bank?Does he eat too much?Do you like playing tennis?TO SUM UPI work in a bank.I dont work in a bank.Do you work in a bank?

He eats too much.He doesnt eat too much.Does he eat too much?

We like playing tennis.We dont like playing tennis.Do you like playing tennis?TWO EXCEPTIONSTO BETO HAVEI amYou areHe isShe isIt isWe areYou areThey areI haveYou haveHe hasShe hasIt hasWe haveYou haveThey haveREPEATED ACTIONSI play tennisPASTPRESENTFUTURE She always forgets her umbrella.PASTPRESENTFUTURE FACTS OR GENERALIZATIONSCats like milk.PASTPRESENTFUTURE California is not in France.PASTPRESENTFUTURE SCHEDULED EVENTS IN THE NEAR FUTUREThe train leaves tonight at 6 PM.PASTPRESENTFUTURE When does the class begin tomorrow?PASTPRESENTFUTURE PRESENT CONTINUOUSThe present continuous is build this way:

SUBJECT + BE + V -ing

ExamplesI am eating a piece of cake.He is / hes playing in the garden.We are reading a book by William Shakespeare.PRESENT CONTINUOUSIn the negative form, the present continuous is build this way:

SUBJECT + BE NOT + V -ing

ExamplesI am not / Im not eating a piece of cake.He is / He isnt / Hes not playing in the garden.We are not / Were not reading a book by William Shakespeare.PRESENT CONTINUOUSTo ask questions, just switch the subject and the auxiliary:

BE + SUBJECT + V -ing?

ExamplesAre you eating a piece of cake?Is he playing in the garden?Are you reading a book by William Shakespeare?NOWIm playing tennis.PASTPRESENTFUTURE Are you sleeping?PASTPRESENTFUTURE LONGER ACTIONS IN PROGRESSIMPORTANTIn English, now can mean: this second, today, this month, this year, this century, and so on.

Sometimes, the present continuous is used to talk about actions in progress. However, we might not be doing it at this exact second.I am studying to become a doctor.PASTPRESENTFUTURE I am reading the book Tom Sawyer.PASTPRESENTFUTURE NEAR FUTUREI am meeting some friends after work.PASTPRESENTFUTURE I am not going to the party tonight.PASTPRESENTFUTURE NON CONTINUOUS VERBSfeeling: hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish

senses: feel, hear, see, seem, smell, sound, taste

thinking: believe, imagine, know, mean, realize, recognize, remember, understand

other states: be, belong, need, own, possessEXERCISES