Present continuous and simple present.
by Melissa Vasquez
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.