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Present Continuous vs Present Simple, Name: Emerson Ariel Banda LLanganate…
Present Continuous vs Present Simple
Present Continuous
Rules
This verbs don't used "ing"
LIKE / HATE / LOVE / WANT
Time Expressions
Time expressions:
now, at the moment, at present, today, tonight, this morning/afternoon/evening, this week/month/year & while.
Signal Words:
time words like “now”, “at the moment”, “this week” and “for the time being”
Grammar Structure
Negative:
Subject+am/is/are+not+verb+ing+complement
Interrogative:
am/is/are+subject+verb+ing+?
Affirmative:
Subject+am/is/are+verb+ing+complement
Examples
I am playing guitar in my bedroom now.
He is swimming in the pool today.
Use
Is used to show that an action is going to take place in the near future
Is used to show that an ongoing action is happening now
Present Simple
Rules
The present simple is not used to express actions happening now.
The present simple used the base form of the verb
The 3rd person singular takes an -s at the end.
Time Expressions
Time expressions:
Every day, month, week, year; always; sometimes; never; frequently
Signal words:
always, every, never, normally, now and then, occasionally, often, rarely, seldom, sometimes, usually.
Grammar Structure
Affirmative:
Subject+verb+complement
Negative:
Subject+do/does not+verb+complement
Interrogative:
Do/Does+subject+verb+complement
Examples:
He goes to school every morning.
I always study hard for exams.
Use
It is used to describe habits, unchanging situations, general truths, and fixed arrangements.
Name:
Emerson Ariel Banda LLanganate
