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PRESENT TENSES : 

PRESENT TENSES I paint I am painting. The difference between the Present Simple & the Present Continuous and how to use them.

We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines – things that don’t change. : 

We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines – things that don’t change. We use the present continuous to talk about actions which are happening at the present moment, but will soon finish.

Compare:(present simple) I play tennis.(present continuous/ progressive) I am playing tennis. : 

Compare:(present simple) I play tennis.(present continuous/ progressive) I am playing tennis. (present simple) ‘I play tennis’ tells us that playing tennis is something the speaker always does. It is part of a routine or habit. We can call this a permanent situation. (present continuous/ progressive) ‘I am playing tennis’ tells us that the speaker is playing tennis right now. Soon the game will be over. We call this a temporary situation.

With the present simple we use: I play tennis You play tennis We play tennis They play tennisHe/she/ it plays tennis. : 

With the present simple we use: I play tennis You play tennis We play tennis They play tennisHe/she/ it plays tennis. AFFIRMATIVE: I study English at school. He studies English at school. NEGATIVE: I don’t study in the evenings. She doesn’t study in the evenings. INTERRGATIVE: Do you work in an office? Does she work in an office?

NOTICE : 

NOTICE Positve form: We use the subject followed by the infinitive of the verb without TO >I, you, we, they We use “s” or “es” after the verb for the 3rd person singular > he, she, it The general rule states that we will use an “s” except for the following cases: After: -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o we will add “es” Catches, mixes,… When a verb ends in a consonant + y , the –y changes to –i + es. Flies, hurries, studies… When the verb ends in a vowel + y, the –y does not change and adds an “s”. Play>>>plays.

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With the present continuous we use: BE+ ING I am playing tennis You are playing tennis We are playing tennis He/she/it is playing tennis

NOTICE : 

NOTICE The –ing form We normally leave out –e when we add –ing. Take-taking We keep a double –e before –ing. see-seeing When a verb ends in –ie, it changes to –ying. Die-dying Sometimes we double a final consonant when it follows this pattern: c + v +c. Win-winning.

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Positive: I am going to Italy. He is swimming in the pool. Negative: I am not going to Italy. She isn’t swimming in the pool. Interrogative: Am I going to Italy. Is she swimming in the pool.

Frequency Adverbs we use with the Present Simple : 

Frequency Adverbs we use with the Present Simple With the present simple we use these frequency adverbs: (Notice that the adverb comes before the main verb in the sentence.) Always:            ‘I always read before I go to bed.’ Often:               ‘Her sister often comes shopping with us.’ Frequently:      ‘Michael frequently visits his family.’ Sometimes:      ‘You sometimes go to the gym, don’t you?’ Occasionally:    ‘It occasionally rains in summer.’ Seldom:            ‘They seldom ask for help.’ Rarely:             ‘He rarely goes out without his backpack.’ Hardly ever:    ‘I hardly ever eat pizza.’ Never:              ‘Japanese people never wear shoes inside.’

Time Expressions we use with the Present Continuous : 

Time Expressions we use with the Present Continuous With the present continuous we use these time expressions: (Notice that the time expression can come at the start or at the end of the sentence.) At the moment: ‘I’m watching TV, at the moment.’ These days: ‘Paul’s living in Cardiff, these days.’ Now: ‘What are you doing, now?’ Nowadays: ‘I think you are smoking too much, nowadays.’