Present continuous and simple present.

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Present continuous and simple present. by Mind Map: Present continuous and simple present.

1. Interrogative sentences

1.1. Structure:

1.2. Verb auxiliary (do) + Subject + Verb?

1.3. Example:

1.4. Do you work?

2. Affirmative sentences.

2.1. Structure:

2.2. Subject + Verb

2.3. Example:

2.4. I play

3. Negative sentences.

3.1. Structure:

3.2. Subject + Verb auxiliary (do) + Not + Verb

3.3. Example:

3.4. He doesn't learn.

4. To conjugate the present simple we use the infinitive for the subjects "I", "you", "we" and "they" and for the third persons "he", "she" and "it", we add a "-s" to the end of the verb.

5. Uses

6. Present continuous.

7. Simple present.

8. • Plots of films, stories and plays. (At the party, Romeo sees Juliet and falls in love with her.)

9. Use simple present for:

9.1. • Facts, or things that always happen. (Water boils at 100C)

9.2. • Routines and habits. (The birds return to the island every spring.)

9.3. • Timetable events. (The drama club meets every Thursday at 7.30)

10. To form the present continuous use the auxiliary verb "to be" and the verb + ing.