Present Continuous V/S Present Simple

Present Continuous Present Simple

P.P + Verb to Be + Verb + ing + Complement P.P + Verb (infitive) + Complement*

↓ ↓
- When the action (verb) is still happening - When the action is not happening now
- Habits, everyday actions
→ He/She: verb+ S

⇩ ⇩
Ex: I am playing cards Ex: I play cards.

- You … - You …
- He …. - He ...
- She … - She...
- We… - We...
- It … - It...
- They.. - They…

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*He/She:
-Verbs “y”=ies (Cry = Cries)
-Verbs “vocal+y”=s (Play=Plays)
-Verbs “ss,x,sh,ch”=es (fixes,
pushes, switches, passes)
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Present Continuous
Formula Examples
(+) P.P + Verb to be + verb + ing →
(-) →
(?) →

Make the present continuous positive, negative or question.

1) run / she / : ……………………………………………………………………..

2) not / speak / he/: …………………………………………………………….
3) jump/ you/ are/ ?/ : …………………………………………………………
4) swim/ I :…………………………………………………………………………...
5) They / dance/ not:...............................................................
 Present Simple
(+)

(-)

(?)

Complete with do/does/do not/ does not

My mother likes chocolate, but she __________ like biscuits.
What __________ the children wear at your school?
Aylin's father watches badminton on TV, but he __________ watch judo.
Where __________ the Mirandas buy their fruit?
___________ the cat like to sleep on the sofa?
Dogs love bones, but they love cheese.
Where ________ Tom and Ben keep their computers?
We eat pizza, but we __________ eat hamburgers.
__________ Mrs Miller read magazines?
__________ the boys play cricket outside?

Make the present continuous positive, negative or question.

1) run / she / : ……………………………………………………………………..

2) not / speak / he/: …………………………………………………………….
3) jump/ you/ are/ ?/ : …………………………………………………………
4) swim/ I :…………………………………………………………………………...
5) They / dance/ not:...............................................................
6) (+)
7) (-)
8) (?)
9) (-)
10) (?)
Comparative adjetives *(My-Mine, Your-Yours, Her-Hers, His, Ours, Theirs)

- Possesive pronoun*+ subject + verb to be + comparative adjective + than + noun (object).

EX: My + house + is + bigger+ than + hers

EX:

- Possesive pronoun* + subject + verb to be + the + superlative adjective + noun (object).

Ex: My + house + is + the+ biggest + in this street

EX:

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

ONE SYLLABLE ADJECTIVES: Add -er for the comparative and -est for the superlative.

If the adjective has: consonant + single vowel + consonant= the final consonant must be doubled
before adding the ending. (EX: big / bigger)

Adjective Comparative Superlative

tall taller tallest

fat fatter fattest

big bigger biggest

sad sadder saddest

TWO SYLLABLES

Comparative: (Adjective + er) / (more+ adjective) /// Superlative: (Adjective + est) / (the most + Adjective).

Adjective Comparative Superlative

happy happier happiest

simple simpler simplest

busy busier busiest

tilted more tilted most tilted

tangled more tangled most tangled

THREE OR MORE SYLLABLES

“more” and “ most”

Adjective Comparative Superlative

important more important most important

expensive more expensive most expensive

IRREGULAR COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES

Adjective Comparative Superlative

good better best

bad worse worst

little less least

much more most

far further / farther furthest / farthest

Adjetivos demostrativos (This, these, that, those)

1. This - Este o esta. (Singular). Ex: This book
2. These - Estos o estas. (Plural). Ex: These books
3. That - Ese, esa, aquella, aquello, aquel. (Singular). Ex: That book
4. Those - Aquella o aquello o esas. (Plural). Ex: Those books

a) Who are _______________ people over there?

b)_______________ oranges are really sweet.

c) Don’t do _______________, do that.

d) Come here, and look at _______________ pictures.

e) _______________ products are better than these.

f) _______________ crazy-looking people here are my friends.

g) Good morning everybody, follow me _______________ way, please.

h) Can you bring me _______________ book, please?

Present simple and continuous

1) _____________ (work/ I) for the Government.

2) The sun ____________ (set) in the west.

3) The milk ____________ (boil) already. Can you turn off the stove?

4) Peter is sick, so he ______________ (not work) tomorrow.

5) ____________ ( I / Listen) to the radio in my way to work every morning.

6) I have a chronic condition, so ___________(take/ I ) a pill daily.

7) Who is that girl? Why ________________ (dance/ she) alone?

8) My mother _________ (say) she's 55, but nobody ___________ (believe) her.

9) ____________(work/ now/ you)?

10) Listen! ______________(play/they) that song you really like.

11) I am bored, ___________(need/ I ) to go outside.

12) ________________(Grandparents/ My/ Love) each other so much -it's very sweet!

13) __________________(stay/ I ) at this hostel right now.

14) Please, stay quiet. _____________ (try/ I) to work here!

15) My cousin ______________(have) really long hair.

16) I often __________(sing) in the shower - I just can't help it!

17) It looks like Carlos __________(come) to the party tonight.

18) Right now _________________(spend/I) time with my sister.

19) __________________(Pedro/travel) to Madrid for work a lot.

20) Ssshhh! The ________________(sleep/baby).