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    The document discusses the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides the forms, uses, and examples of each tense. Specifically, it outlines: 1) The affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms of the present simple and present continuous tenses. 2) The uses of each tense, with the present simple used for daily routines/habits and permanent states, and the present continuous used for ongoing or future actions. 3) Examples of each tense and guidelines for spelling and short answer forms. 4) A comparison of when to use the present simple versus present continuous tenses.

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    The document discusses the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides the forms, uses, and examples of each tense. Specifically, it outlines: 1) The affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms of the present simple and present continuous tenses. 2) The uses of each tense, with the present simple used for daily routines/habits and permanent states, and the present continuous used for ongoing or future actions. 3) Examples of each tense and guidelines for spelling and short answer forms. 4) A comparison of when to use the present simple versus present continuous tenses.

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    The document discusses the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It provides the forms, uses, and examples of each tense. Specifically, it outlines: 1) The affirmative, interrogative, and negative forms of the present simple and present continuous tenses. 2) The uses of each tense, with the present simple used for daily routines/habits and permanent states, and the present continuous used for ongoing or future actions. 3) Examples of each tense and guidelines for spelling and short answer forms. 4) A comparison of when to use the present simple versus present continuous tenses.

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    PRESENT SIMPLE

    Affirmativ
    Interrogative Negative
    e
    Long form Short form
    I work Do I work? I do not work I don’t work
    you work Do you work? you do not work you don’t work
    he works Does he work? he does not work he doesn’t work
    she works Does she she does not she doesn’t
    it works work? work work
    we work Does it work? it does not work it doesn’t work
    you work Do we work? we do not work we don’t work
    they work Do you work? you do not work you don’t work
    Do they work? they do not work they don’t work

    Form
    We form the present simple with the subject (noun or personal pronoun) and the verb.
    Affirmative
    The third person singular takes –s or –es in the affirmative.
    I play – he plays, I go – he goes
    Negative
    We use subject + don’t + base form of the verb in all persons except the third person
    singular. We use subject + doesn’t + base form of the verb in the third person singular.
    I don’t play, he doesn’t play, we don’t play
    Interrogative
    We use do + subject + base form of the verb in all persons except for the third person
    singular. We use does + subject + base form of the verb in the third person singular.
    Do you live in Brighton? Does he work with you?

    Spelling: 3rd person singular, affirmative


     Most verbs take –s in the third person singular.
    I sit – he sits.
     Verbs ending in –ss, sh, -ch, -x or –o take –es.
    I kiss – he kisses, I wish – he wishes, I go – he goes
     Verbs ending in a consonant + y drop –y and take –ies.
    I fly – he flies
     Verbs ending in a vowel + y take –s.
    I say – he says

    Use
    We use the present simple for:
     daily routines, habits or repeated actions.
    We start work at 9 o’clock every morning. (daily routine)
    I play football in my free time. (habit)
     Permanent states.
    He lives in Madrid.
    Time expressions we use with the present simple:
    every hour/day/week/month/summer/year etc,
    usually, always, every morning/evening/afternoon/night, in the morning/evening/night, at
    night

    PRESENT CONTINUOUS (to be + verb –ing)

    Affirmative Interrogative Negative


    I’m working Am I working? I’m not working
    you’re working Are you working? you aren’t working
    he’s working Is he working? he isn’t working
    she’s working Is she working? she isn’t working
    it’s working Is it working? it isn’t working
    we’re working Are we working? we aren’t working
    you’re working Are you working? you aren’t working
    they’re Are they they aren’t
    working working? working

    Form
     We form the present continuous with the verb “to be” and add –ing to the base form
    of the main verb.

    Use
    We use the present continuous for:
     Actions happening now, at the moment of speaking.
    I’m reading a magazine now.
     Actions happening around the time of speaking.
    She’s studying for the final exams.
     Fixed arrangements in the near future.
    They’re flying to Tokyo next week.

    Time expressions we use with the present continuous:


    now, at the moment, these days, at present, tonight, etc.

    Short answers

    Are you/they …?
    Yes, I am./Yes, we/they are.
    No, I’m not./No, we/they aren’t.
    Is he/she/it …?
    Yes, he/she/it is.
    No, he/she/it isn’t.

     In short answers we use “Yes” or “No”, the subject pronoun and the verb “to be” in
    the correct form. We do not repeat the main verb with the –ing.
    PRESENT CONTINUOUS vs. PRESENT SIMPLE

    We use the present continuous for: We use the present simple for:
     Actions happening now.  Daily routines or habits.
    Tom is cooking dinner at the moment. Mary goes to work by train.
     Actions happening around the time of  Permanent states.
    speaking. Mrs Morris works as a
    She’s studying hard these days. secretary.

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