Present Simple Vs. Present Continuous
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AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
S+Vbase / S3rdpers +V–ES/-S I/You
work
He/She/It
works
We/You/They
work
S+AUX(DON’T/DOESN’T)+Vbase I/You
don’t
He/She/It
doesn’t
We/You/They
don’t
work
INTERROGATIVE (close questions)
SHORT ANSWERS
AUX (DO/DOES)+S+Vbase ? Do
I/you
Does
he/she/it
Do
we/you/they
Yes/No, + S + AUX (Ejemplo) Yes, I do Yes, she does
INTERROGATIVE (open questions)
work?
(Ejemplo) No, I don’t No, she doesn’t
QUESTION WORD+AUX+S+Vbase ? When/Why
do
I/you
How/Where
does
he/she/it we/you/they
work?
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
S + am/is/are +V–ING I
am (‘m)
You
are (‘re)
He/She/It
is (‘s)
We/You/They
are (‘re)
working
S + ‘m not/isn’t/aren’t +V–ING I
‘m not
You
aren’t
He/She/It
isn’t
We/You/They
aren’t
working
INTERROGATIVE (close questions)
Am/Is/Are + S + V-ING? Am
I
Are
you
Is
he/she/it
Are
we/you/they
Yes/No, + S + AUX
SHORT ANSWERS
(Ejemplo) Yes, I am Yes, she is
INTERROGATIVE (open questions)
working?
(Ejemplo) No, I’m not No, she isn’t
QUESTION WORD+AUX+S+Vbase? When/Why
am
I/You
How/Where
is
He/She/It
…
are
We/You/They
working?
–S ENDING Generally ----- -S “works” Verbs ending in “–s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o” ----- -ES “passes”, “brushes”, “watches”, “fixes”, “goes” Verbs ending in “consonat + y” ----- change “y” into “i” + -ES “cries”, “tries” “plays”
-ING ENDING
Generally ----- -ING “working” Verbs ending in “–e” ----- drop –e and add –ING “writing” Verbs ending in “–ie” ----- change “–ie” into “y” + -ING “dying” Monosyllabic verbs ending in “consonant+vowel+consonant” ----double last consonant + -ING “stopping”, “swimming”, “cutting” Verbs with 2/3 syllables ending in “cons.+stressed vowel+cons.” ----- double last consonant + -ING “referring” “sufering” Verbs ending in “vowel+L” ----- double last “L” + -ING (in BrE)
FREQUENCY ADVERBS
TIME EXPRESSIONS
ALWAYS
EVERY (day/month…)
USUALLY/NORMALLY
ON (Mondays…)
FREQUENTLY
IN (the morning/ afternoon/evening)
OFTEN SOMETIMES OCCASIONALLY RARELY SELDOM HARDLY (EVER) NEVER
AT (noon/night) ONCE TWICE
+ a year/month…
THREE TIMES … ONCE IN A WHILE
TIME EXPRESSIONS NOW
TOMORROW
RIGHT NOW
TONIGHT
AT THE MOMENT THIS (evening/afternoon…) AT PRESENT (Imperative)
NEXT (month/year…)
ALWAYS
Eternal truths
(Verdades Eternas)
Present habits
(Hábitos en el presente)
“The sun sets in the West”
“Carol goes to school by train every day”
Permanent situations/actions/states (situaciones/acciones/estados permanentes)
“My father works in a factory”
Likes and Dislikes
(preferencias)
“My mother hates loud music”
Jokes, stories, tales, sport events… cuentos, acontecimientos deportivos…)
(chistes, historias,
“Nadal hits the ball over the net…Game!”
Future value: Timetables
(Valor futuro: Horarios)
“Our flight to Turkey leaves at 6.30 a.m.”
Actions happening at the speaker’s moment (Acciones que están sucediendo en el momento del hablante)
“The children are playing in the garden now”
Temporal situations/actions/states (situaciones/acciones/estados temporales)
“They are building a new school in the city”
Future value: Arrangements citas concertadas)
(Valor futuro:
“We are planning a meeting tomorrow morning”
NEGATIVE
S+Vbase / S3rdpers +V–ES/-S I/You
work
He/She/It
works
We/You/They
work
S+AUX(DON’T/DOESN’T)+Vbase I/You
don’t
He/She/It
doesn’t
We/You/They
don’t
work
INTERROGATIVE (close questions)
SHORT ANSWERS
AUX (DO/DOES)+S+Vbase ? Do
I/you
Does
he/she/it
Do
we/you/they
Yes/No, + S + AUX (Ejemplo) Yes, I do Yes, she does
INTERROGATIVE (open questions)
work?
(Ejemplo) No, I don’t No, she doesn’t
QUESTION WORD+AUX+S+Vbase ? When/Why
do
I/you
How/Where
does
he/she/it we/you/they
work?
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
S + am/is/are +V–ING I
am (‘m)
You
are (‘re)
He/She/It
is (‘s)
We/You/They
are (‘re)
working
S + ‘m not/isn’t/aren’t +V–ING I
‘m not
You
aren’t
He/She/It
isn’t
We/You/They
aren’t
working
INTERROGATIVE (close questions)
Am/Is/Are + S + V-ING? Am
I
Are
you
Is
he/she/it
Are
we/you/they
Yes/No, + S + AUX
SHORT ANSWERS
(Ejemplo) Yes, I am Yes, she is
INTERROGATIVE (open questions)
working?
(Ejemplo) No, I’m not No, she isn’t
QUESTION WORD+AUX+S+Vbase? When/Why
am
I/You
How/Where
is
He/She/It
…
are
We/You/They
working?
–S ENDING Generally ----- -S “works” Verbs ending in “–s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o” ----- -ES “passes”, “brushes”, “watches”, “fixes”, “goes” Verbs ending in “consonat + y” ----- change “y” into “i” + -ES “cries”, “tries” “plays”
-ING ENDING
Generally ----- -ING “working” Verbs ending in “–e” ----- drop –e and add –ING “writing” Verbs ending in “–ie” ----- change “–ie” into “y” + -ING “dying” Monosyllabic verbs ending in “consonant+vowel+consonant” ----double last consonant + -ING “stopping”, “swimming”, “cutting” Verbs with 2/3 syllables ending in “cons.+stressed vowel+cons.” ----- double last consonant + -ING “referring” “sufering” Verbs ending in “vowel+L” ----- double last “L” + -ING (in BrE)
FREQUENCY ADVERBS
TIME EXPRESSIONS
ALWAYS
EVERY (day/month…)
USUALLY/NORMALLY
ON (Mondays…)
FREQUENTLY
IN (the morning/ afternoon/evening)
OFTEN SOMETIMES OCCASIONALLY RARELY SELDOM HARDLY (EVER) NEVER
AT (noon/night) ONCE TWICE
+ a year/month…
THREE TIMES … ONCE IN A WHILE
TIME EXPRESSIONS NOW
TOMORROW
RIGHT NOW
TONIGHT
AT THE MOMENT THIS (evening/afternoon…) AT PRESENT (Imperative)
NEXT (month/year…)
ALWAYS
Eternal truths
(Verdades Eternas)
Present habits
(Hábitos en el presente)
“The sun sets in the West”
“Carol goes to school by train every day”
Permanent situations/actions/states (situaciones/acciones/estados permanentes)
“My father works in a factory”
Likes and Dislikes
(preferencias)
“My mother hates loud music”
Jokes, stories, tales, sport events… cuentos, acontecimientos deportivos…)
(chistes, historias,
“Nadal hits the ball over the net…Game!”
Future value: Timetables
(Valor futuro: Horarios)
“Our flight to Turkey leaves at 6.30 a.m.”
Actions happening at the speaker’s moment (Acciones que están sucediendo en el momento del hablante)
“The children are playing in the garden now”
Temporal situations/actions/states (situaciones/acciones/estados temporales)
“They are building a new school in the city”
Future value: Arrangements citas concertadas)
(Valor futuro:
“We are planning a meeting tomorrow morning”
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