Simple Present Present Continuous

infinitive form of 'be' and verb + ing

(3rd person singular: infinitive + 's')  
I speak We speak I am speaking We are speaking
You speak You speak You are speaking You are speaking
He / She / It speaks They speak He / She / It is speaking They are speaking

Exceptions
Exceptions when adding 's' : Exceptions when adding 'ing' :
After o, ch, sh or s, add es. Silent e is dropped. (but: does not apply for -ee)
Example: do - he does, wash - she washes Example: come - coming
After a consonant, the final consonant y becomes ie. but: agree - agreeing
(but: not after a vowel) After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled.
Example: worry - he worries Example: sit - sitting
but: play - he plays After a vowel, the final consonant l is doubled in British English (but not in
American English).
Example: travel - travelling (British English)
but: traveling (American English)
Final ie becomes y.
Example: lie - lying

Signal words
always at the moment
every ... at this moment
often today
normally now
usually right now
sometimes Listen!
seldom Look!
never

1.action set by a timetable or schedule, general truth 1. actions that happen at the moment of speaking
Ex:The film starts at 8 pm.
The sun rises at east and sets in west Ex: Look! Colin is playing football now.

2. daily routines, every day actions and habits
Ex: Bob works in a restaurant.
Colin plays football every Saturday.
3. only for a limited period of time at present (does not have to happen
directly at the moment of speaking)
Ex:Jenny is working in a restaurant this week.
Teenagers are becoming harder and harder these days.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Present Simple :

be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want