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Present Continuos Vs Present Simple

The document summarizes the differences between the present continuous and present simple tenses in English. The present continuous uses be + -ing to describe actions happening now, while the present simple is used for permanent situations, habits, and schedules. Exceptions are noted for verbs ending in certain letters in the third person singular form. Sample conjugations are provided to illustrate the differences.

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Present Continuos Vs Present Simple

The document summarizes the differences between the present continuous and present simple tenses in English. The present continuous uses be + -ing to describe actions happening now, while the present simple is used for permanent situations, habits, and schedules. Exceptions are noted for verbs ending in certain letters in the third person singular form. Sample conjugations are provided to illustrate the differences.

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Two presents: present continuous, present simple

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (BE + -ING) vs PRESENT SIMPLE


PRESENT (BE + -ING) Main use Action which is being done at the same moment AUXILIARY BE + verb ending in -ING Affirmative eg: I am playing, you are playing, he/she/it is playing, we are playing, you are playing, they are playing 1) If the verb ends in '-e', remove the '-e': smoke -> he is smoking 2) If the verb has one syllable AND if it ends in 'consonant-vowelconsonant', double the final consonant: run -> running Use NOT eg: I am not playing Auxiliary BE at the beginning of the question eg: Are you playing football? Use BE eg: Yes, I am. No, he isn't. PRESENT SIMPLE Permanent situations; regular habits and daily routine; feelings In the positive form, add an 's' to the base form of the 3rd person singular. eg : I play, you play, he/she/it plays, we play, you play, they play

Exceptions

1) If the verb ends in 'ch', 's', 'sh', 'x', 'z', 'o', add '-es' to the base forme of the 3rd p sg: she goes, he catches 2) If the verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, change the '-y' to 'ies': study -> he studies. Use DO NOT / DON'T or DOES NOT / DOESN'T (3rd p sg) eg: I don't play, she doesn't play Auxiliary DO or DOES at the beginning of the question eg: Do you play football? Does he play football? Use DO or DOES eg: Yes, I do. No, he doesn't.

Negative

Questions

Short answers

Conjugate the verbs between brackets. Use the present simple or the present continuous. Warning: only NEGATIVE contracted forms are accepted. Examples: we don't accept ''They're playing'' (write: They are playing) BUT we accept ''They aren't playing''.

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1. Listen! Sandra
is playing Listen! Sandra * (

(play) music! 2. On Sundays, I always 3. I 4. She (not/like) carrots. (hate) westerns.

(play) football with my friends.


play On Sundays, I alw

don't like
hates

I * (not/like) carro
She * (hate) w es

5. Can you help Peter? He 6. What 7. When I


Dans les proposit

(do) his homework.


is doing Can you help Pete

(you/watch) on (go) back home, (take) a taxi (not/travel) a lot. (not/come). She is

TV? Is it interesting?
are you w atching What * (you/w atc

I will phone my girlfriend.


go When I * (go) bac

8. We usually 9. They 10. She

to go to work.
take
don't travel

We usually * (take
They * (not/travel

looking after her little sister.


isn't coming

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