PRESENT SIMPLE versus PRESENT CONTINUOUS (1)

The slides describe Present simple and Present continuous tenses formation and usage; differences in the use of the two tenses; some clues; some exercises. The slides describe Present simple and Present continuous tenses formation and usage; differences in the use of the two tenses; some clues; some exercises.

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PRESENT SIMPLE

VERSUS

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IPRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT CONTINUOUS

FORMULATION

S + V(-s/-es).S + am/is/are + V-ing.

I play.You play.He/ She plays.

We/ They play.

I am playing.

You are

playing.

He/ She is playing.

We/ They are playing.

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IPRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT CONTINUOUSFORMULATIONS + do/does + not + V.S + am/is/are +not +V-ing.I don’t play.

You don’t play.

He/She doesn’t play.

We/They don’t play.

I am not playing.

You are not playing.

He/She is not playing.

We/They are not playing.

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I

PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT CONTINUOUS

FORMULATION

Do/ Does + S +V?Am/ Is/ Are +S + V-ing?

- Do you/ they play? Does he/ she play?

-Yes, I/ we/ they do he/ she does.No, I/ we/ they don’t he/ she doesn’t.

- Am I playing?

Is he/ she playing? Are they playing?

-Yes, I am.

he/ she is we/ they are.

-No, I am not.

he/ she isn’t we/ they aren’t.

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I

PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT CONTINUOUS

FORMULATION

WH- + do/ does + S +V? WH- +am/ is/ are +S + V-ing?

- When do you play?

Where does she play?-I play in the morning She plays in the garden.

- Where are you playing? What is she playing?

- I am playing in the garden.- She is playing tennis.

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IPRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT CONTINUOUSUSAGEI do.doing.I am pastpresentfuture

pastpresentfuture

Things in general or repeated actions (habits, routines).

Something happening at or close to the time of speaking.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

Tom plays tennis everyday.

The water is boiling Could you turn it off, please?

- Where’s Tom? – He is playing

tennis in the garden.

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Mark is a teacher He teaches

English at a school.

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I

PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT CONTINUOUS

A permanent situationA temporary situation

I live with my parents in London.

This machine doesn’t work It hasn’t worked for years.

I’m living with some friends

until I can find a flat.

This machine isn’t working It broke down this morning.

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MS Hoa works in a bank in Hanoi.

She is working in

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I

PRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT CONTINUOUS

Normally used to talk about thoughts, feelings, states.

Mainly used for actions and happenings Not usually used

for states.

I don’t know.

I don’t believe! Is that true?

Like- love- hate- want- needPrefer- suppose- know-meanUnderstand- believe- seem- remember

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IPRESENT SIMPLEPRESENT CONTINUOUSCLUE WORDSAdverbs of frequency:- Always- Usually- Often- Sometimes- Occasionally- Rarely- Never- Everyday- At present- At the moment- Recently- Nowadays- Now- Right now

He usuallyreads a book in