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.

PRESENT SIMPLE VERSUS PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE I PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORMULATION Positive S + V(-s/-es) I You He/ She We/ They play play plays play S + am/is/are + V-ing I am playing You are playing He/ She is playing We/ They are playing I PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORMULATION Negative S + 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 I PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORMULATION Interrogative Do/ Does + S +V? - Do you/ they play? Does he/ she play? -Yes, I/ we/ they he/ she does No, I/ we/ they don’t he/ she doesn’t Am/ Is/ Are +S + V-ing? - 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 I PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS WHQuestions FORMULATION WH- + do/ does + S +V? - When you play? Where does she play? -I play in the morning She plays in the garden WH- +am/ is/ are +S + V-ing? - Where are you playing? What is she playing? - I am playing in the garden - She is playing tennis PRESENT SIMPLE I PRESENT CONTINUOUS Things in general or repeated Something happening at or USAGE actions (habits, routines) close to the time of speaking I am doing I past present future past present future Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius The water is boiling Could you turn it off, please? Tom plays tennis everyday - Where’s Tom? – He is playing tennis in the garden Mark is a teacher He teaches English at a school Mark is teaching English now PRESENT SIMPLE I PRESENT CONTINUOUS A permanent situation A temporary situation I live with my parents in London I’m living with some friends until I can find a flat This machine doesn’t work It hasn’t worked for years This machine isn’t working It broke down this morning MS Hoa works in a bank in Hanoi She is working in Ho Chi Minh city this week PRESENT SIMPLE Normally used to talk about thoughts, feelings, states I don’t know I PRESENT CONTINUOUS Mainly used for actions and happenings Not usually used for states Like- love- hate- want- need Prefer- suppose- know-mean I don’t believe! Is that true? Understand- believe- seemremember I PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS CLUE WORDS Adverbs of frequency: - Always - Usually - Often - Sometimes - Occasionally - Rarely - Never - Everyday He usually reads a book in the morning - At present - At the moment - Recently - Nowadays - Now - Right now He is reading a book now PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT SIMPLE Everytime (habits, hobbies) He always watches TV in the evening always Too often (complaints, criticism,…) He is always watching TV in the evening ... playing tennis PRESENT SIMPLE I PRESENT CONTINUOUS Things in general or repeated Something happening at or USAGE actions (habits, routines) close to the time of speaking I am doing I past present future... usually reads a book in the morning - At present - At the moment - Recently - Nowadays - Now - Right now He is reading a book now PRESENT CONTINUOUS PRESENT SIMPLE Everytime (habits, hobbies) He... am not playing You are not playing He/She is not playing We/They are not playing I PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORMULATION Interrogative Do/ Does + S +V? - Do you/ they play? Does he/