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Present Simple

and Present
Continous
English III
Present Simple
• For routine and habits

Example: I play soccer every morning.

• For permanent states

Example: I live in Guayaquil


Present Simple
• The present tense is the base form of the verb:

• Example: I play tennis.

• But with the third person (she, he, it) we add s

• Example: She plays tennis.


Questions
• We use do and does to make questions in present simple.

• I, YOU, WE, THEY = DO + base form of the verb

• HE, SHE, IT = DOES + base form of the verb

• Do you play tennis?


• Does he play tennis?
Negative
• Present simple uses the auxilliary verb do/does for negative
sentences.

• do (not)/does (not) + base form of the verb

• I don’t play tennis or I do not play tennis

• He doesn’t play tennis or He does not play tennis


Time expressions
• Every day/week
• Example: John eats breakfast every morning.

• Times of the day


• Example: The train leaves at 2:20

• Days of the week.


• Example: I see you on Monday
• Mary arrives on Sunday
Let’s practice
• Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb in present
simple

• Mary ….. (play) piano on Sunday.


• …. your brother ….. ( work) on Saturday morning?
• We ………… (not go) to the concert.
• Your friend….. (be) funny.
• …. they…. (find) the keys.
• It …….. (not work) at all.
Where, What, When
• We use do/does with WHERE, WHAT AND WHEN

• Example:
• Where do you go?
• What does he do?
• When do they arrive?

• But with WHO we usually don’t use do/does


• Who plays tomorrow?
• Who works at the factory?
Short answer
• Do you play tennis?
• Yes, I do ==== affirmative short answer
• No, I don’t == negative short answer

• Does he play tennis?


• Yes, she does
• No, she doesn’t

• Short answer is constructed with yes or no + subject and do


(not)/does(not)
Adverbs of frequency
Please watch the video:

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Adverbs of frequency
• Always
• Usually
• Often
• Sometimes
• Rarely/hardly ever
• Never

• Once a week/month
• Twice a month/week
• Three/four/five times a week
Structure
• I usually play tennis

• I don’t usually play tennis.

• Do you usually play tennis?

• Adverb of frequency + main verb

• But: I wash my clothes once a week.


Adverbs of frequency
• How often == ask about frequency

• How often do you see your family?


• I usually see my family on Sunday.

• How often does she go to swim?


• She never goes. https://youtu.be/bjbg1QAuXQc
Let’s practice
• Choose the correct adverb of frequency

• I wake up at 7 o’clock every morning.


• I always/often wake up at 7 o’clock

• I hate eating fish.


• I often/never eat fish.

• I play soccer five times a week.


• I usually/rarely play soccer.
Present continouos or
Present Progressive
• We use Present continouos for actions that are happening at
the moment of speaking or for temporary situations.

• Example: I am studying English right now

• I am living in Quito for a month.


PRESENT CONTINOUOS
AFFIRMATIVE
• I’m playing

• He
• She ‘s playing
• It

• We
• You ‘re playing
• They
PRESENT CONTINOUOS
NEGATIVE

• I’m not playing

• He
• She isn’t playing
• It

• We
• You aren’t playing
• They
PRESENT CONTINOUOS
• QUESTIONS
• Am I playing?

• he
• Is she playing?
it

we
Are you playing?
they
Time expressions
• Right now
• Now
• At the moment
• These days
• Today
• This week/year/month, etc
Sentence Construction
• I am watching a movie right now
• Subject + verb to be + verb ing + complement

• Verb to be + verb ing


Ending of verbs in Present
Continouos
• If the verb ends with a single “e”, drop the “e” before the =
ing.

• Example: dance dancing

• Verbs with one syllable ending in one vowel + one consonant,


double the consonant before the ing

• Example: stop stopping


Ending of verbs in Present
Continouos
• Verbs with two or more syllables ending in one stressed vowel
+ one consonant, double the consonant before the ing

• Example: begin beginning

• Verbs ending in ie change to y before the ing

• Example: tie tying


Let’s practice
• He ….. (take) a shower right now.
• Mary and John …… (dance) tomorrow.
• …… your brother …… (study) English?
• They …….. (not move) to London next year.
• I…… (stay) at home tonight.
• Peter ……. (write) a book.
• …… you (work) tomorrow?
• Mary ….. (not play) soccer at the moment.
Let’s practice
• What is the ing form of the verb?
• Example: sing ==== singing

• Watch =====

• Use =====

• Forget ====

• Go ======
Stative verbs
• Stative verbs are the ones mainly use or most use in simple
tenses and are not used in continouos tenses.

• They are also called state verbs.

• Verbs that are not stative are called dynamics

• Please check the platform for list of stative verbs in pdf.


Stative verbs
• Think = believe is stative

• Have = possession is stative

• Look = seem is stative


Let’s practice
• Mark …… ( hate) soccer, he ……..(love) basketball.

• My parents …… (live) in Guayaquil but they …… (stay) with


my sister in Quito this week.

• Ana …….. (soccer) right now.

• Mary …… the bus every day.


Present Simple vs. Present
Continouos
Present Simple ==== everyday activities or routine

Present Continouos ===== actions happening now


temporary states
Let’s practice
• Use the prompts to make sentences

• Tony/not/usually/play/video games/ weekdays.

• Tony doesn’t usually play viedo games on weekdays.

• Mary/wash/windows/once/month
• Mary washes the windows once a month.

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