19th October 2021 Present Simple vs Present Continuous. Present Simple Form: S+v S+ vy +s/es (3rd person sg) Negative: S+don'tdoesn't+ v Interrogative: Do/Does+S+v? Use: - repeated actions/habits/routines - permanent actions (Eg. | live in Romania.) = Scientific facts (Eg. The Earth revolyes around the sun.) - future actions based on timetables/fixed schedules Eg. The train leaves tonight. - instructions/recipes =i SLOTS COPIARIPSRMSsi passes the ball to Iniesta and scores. Time expressions: ne usually, often, sometimes, rarely/seldom, nevereg: | always have breakfast in the morning You/areJalways complaining about something vw De -on Mondays, on, Christmas day -in summer/winter, - Al 10 o'clock every day, at Christmas ‘“aily/weekly/monthly/yearly ~inthe morning/afternoon/evening butt)hight’midnightiddayinoonPresent Continuous Form: S+pg+vb ing niarelis Eg. My smuntispwating the flowers now. se #for actions happening at the moment of speaking @or temporary actions (I'm living in London right now. /| am studying Chinese this year) for future arrangements (the date is mentioned) :We are moving to Paris tomorrow for annoying/irritating habits: You are always playing music when | try to learn. 7 7 Thats, somean. 7 @or changing and developing situations in the present: It's getting darker and darker. Time expressions: now, right now, at the moment, these days, this week/year/summer, today, tonight