Simple Present | Present Progressive/Continuous |
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repeated actions | actions happening at the moment of speaking or around the moment of speaking |
fixed arrangements, scheduled events (e.g. timetable) | fixed plan in the near future |
sequence of actions in the present (first - then, after that) | temporary actions |
instructions | trends |
things in general | repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever) |
after special verbs |
2) Signal words
Simple Present | Present Progressive/Continuous |
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always, often, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, every day, every week, every year, on Mondays | now, at the moment, Look!, Listen! |
3) Form
Simple Present | Present Progressive/Continuous |
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infinitive 3rd person singular (he, she, it) infinitive + -s | to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing |
4) Examples
Simple Present | Present Progressive/Continuous |
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4-1 Affirmative sentences | |
I play football. | I am playing football. |
You play football. | You are playing football. |
He plays football. | He is playing football. |
Simple Present | Present Progressive/Continuous |
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4-2 Negative sentences | |
I do not play football. | I am not playing football. |
You do not play football. | You are not playing football. |
He does not play football. | He is not playing football. |
Simple Present | Present Progressive/Continuous |
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4-3 Questions | |
Do I play football? | Am I playing football? |
Do you play football? | Are you playing football? |
Does he play football? | Is he playing football? |
5) Spelling
Simple Present | Present Progressive/Continuous |
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watches (-es after sibilant) | sitting (double consonant after short vowel) |
goes (-es after -o) | writing (leave out one -e at the end) |
hurries (-y to -ie after consonant) | lying (change -ie to -y) |
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