Present Simple And Present Continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present S. Present C. ↓ ↓ Rule:-A. S +V-(e)s A. S +−am(I) (he, she, it) −is(he, she, -I.−Do +S +V it) −Does −are(you, -N. S + -do +not +V? me, they) -does +V-ing (he, she, it) -N. S +−am

Rule:-

−is −are +not +V-ing -I. −Am −Is

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−Are +S +V-ing It is used to express: It is used to express: A) a PERSONAL HABIT A) a TEMPORARY a FREQUENT ACTIVITY ACTIVITY/STATE OF in the present(+adv. of THINGS, in progress in frequency) . the present(not necessarily eg;I always drink a strong in the moment of speaking) coffee in the morning. eg;Nowadays/in our days B) GENERAL TRUTHS people are becoming more (that always existed) and and more egoists/selfish. KNOWN FACTS(proved to B) the speaker’s be true) . REPROACH for another eg;In autumn the leaves turn person’s BAD HABIT 1

yellow and fall. (typical adverbs:always, Oil floats above the water. never) . C) the NARRATIVE eg;She is always PRESENT(past events told reproaching me that I from a present perspective) don’t know to fend for my →historic events in notes or self/manage. newspaper articles. C) an ACTION in eg;April 1912:the greatest/ PROGRESS at the biggest tragedy of the century, moment of speaking. the Titanic sinks. eg;I’m talking with you, D) the DRAMATIC can’t you hear me? PRESENT(focused on the D) a PERSONAL Importance of an event) → ARRANGEMENT newspaper or magazine (future meaning) . 1

titles/headline. 4: we are visiting eg;”Old man, is killed in the British Museum. middle of the street/street. wait for it!/

eg;Day the I can’t I can

hardly wait for it!/ I’m looking forward to it!

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