Rules
We use PRESENT SIMPLE when we talk about
facts, routines
He/do/sometimes/homework/his.
He sometimes does his homework.
He/to be/listen to/the/music/now.
He is listening to the music now.
He/talk/to/his/both/now.
He is talking to his boss now.
She haves lunch in 2 pm.
She has lunch at 2 pm.
We use PRESENT CONTINUOUS when we talk about
actions happening now
You/in/live/the/neighbourhood/same.
You live in the same neighbourhood.
She/to be/not/sleep/at/the/moment.
She is not sleeping at the moment.
She/like/play/basketball/with/her/friends.
She likes playing basketball with her friends.
They/is/study/German/this year.
They are studying German this year.
We add ending? to the verbs in the third personal singular in PRESENT SIMPLE
es/s
Tom/Helen/English/twice/a/study/week.
Tom and Helen study English twice a week.
They/to be/see/their/friends/today.
They are seeing their friends today.
He/travel/sometimes/to/Spain.
He sometimes travel to Spain.
He go shopping in weekend.
He goes shopping at the weekend.
What is the formula of PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE?
To be (am, is, are) + Ving
They/go/do/to/weekend/school/not/the/at.
They do not go to school at the weekend.
I/not/to be/play/the/piano/now.
I am not playing the piano now.
Where/go/they/now? They/go/to/the/cinema.
Where are they going now? They are going to the cinema.
You never are late for school.
You are never late for school.
WHAT do we need the AUXILIARY VERB for? Is there such a verb in PRESENT SIMPLE?
to make negative sentences/questions
do/does
She/read/do/any/not/books.
She doesn't read any books.
Are they watching a movie now?
She/do/sports/every/day.
She does sports every day.
Martin is travelling to Spain every week.
Martin travels to Spain every week.