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PRESENT SIMPLE
VS.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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REMEMBER We use the
PRESENT SIMPLE to talk about:
Things that happen regularly (habits)
He plays tennis twice a week
Things which arealways true
The sun rises in the east
Facts: Grocers sell vegetables
I don't speak Chinese
Feelings and opinions: She loves basketball
Thoughts: He doesn't understand me
I think he's interesting
Possession: Ihave a lot of food in the fridge
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We use the PRESENTCONTINUOUS to...
Talk about actions and situations in
progress now: The bus is coming
Actions:I'm thinking about your problem
We're having breakfast
Actions and situations in progress around now,
but now exactly at the moment we speak:What are you doing these days? I'm learning French
Describe people's clothes:
The girl is wearing black jeans and a white jacket
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KEY WORDS
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENTCONTINUOUS
Adverbs of frequency now, at the moment
(always, never, often...) today these days
just/right now
Expressions of frequency this...afternoon(once a week, on ...Fridays...
every...month...)
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So there's a difference...
between what normally happens, repeatedactions or a situation that exists over a long time
He works for an advertising company
The buses leave every hour
and what is happening (around) now or for a
limited period of timeJohn is workingabroad for 6 months
We're paintingthe flat this week
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It OFTENrains in Ireland
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But TODAY it isnt raining
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She plays golf three times a month
But THIS month she is doing
windsurf
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My brother lives in Las Palmas
But he found a summer job in
London and he's livingthere
now
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Mary is a lawyer
But she couldn't find a job, so
she's workingas a shop
assistant.
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I usuallywear jeans
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But Im wearing a dressfor the party tonight
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What do they do?
OR
What are they doing?
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What is she doing?
Shes
taking abath
(now)
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What does she do?
She
takesphotos
(usually)
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Is she taking photos?
Does shetake
photos?
No, she isnt.
Yes, she
does. Shetakes photos
in her studio
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She is a
student
She goesto primaryschool
What does she do?
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She is
playing thepiano
(at the
moment)
What is she doing?
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What does she NORMALLY do?
She is ateacher
She teaches
MathsShe works in
a school
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What is she doing?
She isteachingMaths
She isworking
(now)
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Who is he?
What does he do?He is a
politician
Hes the
president of
the USA
He governs
his country
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What is he doing?
Hes
dancingwith his
wife
(right now)
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What do
they do?
They flyplanes
Were pilots
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What are they
doing?They arent
flying, theyare fishing
Were pilots
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And what do YOU do?
What are YOU doing (now)?
By Pili A.M. (2011)
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