Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present S Present Con

S+ V/Vs + O S + am/is/are + Ving
+O
Don’t/doesn’t Am/is/are + not
Do/Does?
1.regular actions 1.now, at the
moment
I have breakfast I’m writing now
every day
2.permanent actions 2. temporary actions
This week, this
month, today
I usually drive to
I work for VistAsia work, but today I’m
walking
I’m working for Vist
this month

3.timetable (trains, 3.
planes, theatres, arrangements( futur
cinemas) e plans)
The film starts at 9
Fixed time and place
o’clock We are meeting our
business partners at
What time does the 3 o’clock
film finish?

4. facts 4.progress (gradual

The earth goes change)
round the sun It is getting dark
My English is getting
better
The world is
changing

Non-continuous verbs: like, understand,

need, know, have (own), agree, be,
believe, belong, depend, forget, hate,
hear, love, matter, mean, need, prefer,
realize, recognize, remember, seem,
suppose, want
Have = own – NON-Cont
Have = have + noun= activity (have
breakfast)
I have a car (I’m having a car)
I’m having breakfast

Think = opinion – NON-Cont

I think it’s a good idea
Think = mental process
I’m thinking of buying a car
Past Simple or Past Continuous

Past Simple Past Continuous

S + Ved/V2 + O S + was/were +Ving+
O
did
1.Finished actions in 1. Time – at that
the past time the action
Yesterday, last…, was in progress
….ago What were you
doing at 5 o’clock
yesterday?

2. Chronological 3. Two actions: 1-

order long 2-
The train stopped, I interrupts
got off and took my I was having
luggage breakfast when my
mum phoned me
4.while
I was playing football
while my brother
was doing is
homework