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Present simple and present continuous. Form and use. Present simple use. To talk about habits and routines. Examples: She works at home. They walk to school. I eat meat. present continuous use. To talk about something that is happening at the moment, now. Examples:
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Present simple and present continuous Form and use
Present simple use • To talk about habits and routines. • Examples: • She works at home. • They walk to school. • I eatmeat.
present continuous use • To talk about something that is happening at the moment, now. • Examples: • I am paying attention to the teacher. • I am talking to my classmate.
Clues to identify present simple • Frequency adverbs: • always , never, usually , often, sometimes, every weekend / day / Sunday. • Examples: • I always go to school. • Iclean my room every Sunday.
CLUES TO IDENTIFY PRESENT CONTINUOUS • The use of words such as: • at the moment, now, right now, today. • Example: • I am studying English right now.
Present continuous form Affirmative sentences: I am walking. He / She / It is walking. You / We / They are walking.
Negative sentences • I am not walking. • He / She / It is not walking. • You / We / They are not walking.
Questions • Am I walking? • Is he / she / it walking? • Are you / we / they walking?