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    Present Simple and Continuous Flashcards

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    The document summarizes the differences between the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. The present simple is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, states, and general truths. The present continuous expresses actions that are happening now or at the moment of speaking. It provides examples of how to form sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative for both tenses in their singular and plural forms.

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    The document summarizes the differences between the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. The present simple is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, states, and general truths. The present continuous expresses actions that are happening now or at the moment of speaking. It provides examples of how to form sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative for both tenses in their singular and plural forms.

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    The document summarizes the differences between the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. The present simple is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, states, and general truths. The present continuous expresses actions that are happening now or at the moment of speaking. It provides examples of how to form sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative for both tenses in their singular and plural forms.

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    The document summarizes the differences between the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. The present simple is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, states, and general truths. The present continuous expresses actions that are happening now or at the moment of speaking. It provides examples of how to form sentences in the affirmative, negative, and interrogative for both tenses in their singular and plural forms.

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    Present Simple &

    Present progressive
    Differences
    Present Simple
     We use it for habits, things that are usually true or permanent
    situations(always happen) , facts, feelings, states happening now
    and general truths, timetables or future programmed events.

    -I drink tea everyday


    -I clean the house when I make a mess
    - She has black eyes
    -if it rains the earth gets wet
    -the train leaves at 10 pm

     Present simple can be used with adverbs like: always, often,


    usually, sometimes, never, …
     time expressions: every day, every week, every year, etc

     Ex. I always go to school.


     Ex. Robert plays football every day.
     She is always late for university.

    NOTE: add s or es in third person


    affirmative.
    Present Simple
    Singular Plural
    Affirmative (positive) She eats rice every day. They cycle to school.
    +ve You bathe every evening.
    He sleeps early every
    night.
    Negative (not/never) She doesn’t eat every day. They don’t cycle to school.
    -ve He never sleeps early. You never bathe every
    morning.

    Interrogative (?) Does she eat every day? Do they cycle to school?

    Does he sleep early? Do you bathe every


    morning?

    Interrogative Does she not eat every Do they not cycle to school?
    day?
    Negative Don’t you bathe every
    (? -ve) Doesn’t he sleep early? morning?
    Present Continuous
     We use it to show that an action is happening now, at the
    moment of speaking, temporary situations, and future plans.
    -I am paying attention to the teacher
    -Carla is working at the restaurant for now.
    -he is playing soccer this evening.

     Present continuous can be used with words like: now; at the


    moment; Look!; Listen! ,right now, this week, at´present, today,
    tonight, these days, nowadays, for now, etc.

     E.g. I am walking to school now.

     E.g. Listen! She is singing.



    E.g. I am eating ice-cream now .

    Form: am/is/are + Verb + “ing”


    Present Continuous/ Progressive
    Singular Plural
    Affirmative (positive) She is reading now. They are cooking right
    +ve now.
    He’s baking a cake
    tomorrow. We are listening to it
    now.
    Negative (not) She is not reading now. They are not cooking right
    now.
    -ve He’s not baking a cake
    tomorrow. We aren’t listening to it
    now.
    Interrogative (?) Is she reading now? Are they cooking right
    now?
    Is he baking a cake
    tomorrow? Are we listening to it now?

    Interrogative Is she not reading now? Are they not cooking right
    now?
    Negative Isn’t he baking a cake
    (? -ve) tomorrow? Aren’t we listening to it
    What tense is it and why?
     She is running home.
     They are driving a car.
     Ștefan and Dragoș like to play
    football.
     I go to school.
     I am drinking orange juice.
     I am making homework.
     The bike is red.
     They are playing badminton.
    Now you try!

     Next there are


    some verbs. play drink run
    Make sentence
    in the present
    simple and a
    sentence in the swim make go
    present
    continuous!
    What is happening in the picture?
    Use both present simple and
    present continuous!
    Thank you for your attention!

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