Monday, August 7, 2023
Simple Present Tense vs Present Continuous Tense
Usage:
Present Simple
Facts and general truth.
Wood comes from trees.
Permanent situation
Marry lives in a big house with his parents.
Habits / repeated actions
I swim every day.
Future events based on schedules
The camping starts on 24 October.
Narratives (stories, sport commentaries
and plots)
Harry always leaves for Hogwarts with his
best friends
Adverbs of frequency
Present simple
For habits / repeated actions:
Always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely,
hardly ever, seldom, never.
I always walk to school.
You’re always late.
Time expressions
Present Simple
Every day / week / month, every other day,
once a week, twice a month, at the weekend,
in June, in the morning / afternoon / evening,
at night, on Sundays, on Friday mornings, etc.
I practice soccer every weekends.
Present Continuous
Actions in progress at the time of speaking.
I am studying English now.
Temporary / changing situations.
I am studying to be a vet.
My cat is growing up fast
Annoying habits
He is always complaining!
Fixed arrangements for the future
We are moving next month.
Descriptions of pictures
Mom and I are walking around in Bali.
Present continuous
For annoying habits:
Always, continually, constantly, forever.
She’s forever texting.
Present Continuous
At the moment, right now, for the time being,
this morning / afternoon / evening / week /
month / year, today, etc.
My uncle is visiting tonight.
Structure: Simple Present Tense
( + ) Subject + verb 1
He / She / It / Singular subject + verb 1 (-s/-es).
He runs to keep healthy every morning.
I / You / We /They / Plural subject + verb 1.
The students run in the field every Thursday.

( - ) Subject + do / does + not + verb 1

He / She / It / Singular subject + does not + verb 1 (without -s/-es).
I / You / We / They / plural subject + do not + verb 1.
He doesn’t run every morning.
The students don’t run in the field every Thursday.
( ? ) Do / Does + subject + verb 1?
Do + I / you / we / they / plural subject + verb 1?
Does + he / she / it / singular subject + verb 1?
Does he run every morning?
Do the students run every Thursday?
Present Continuous
(+) Subject + ‘be’ + verb-ing + adverb
He/She/It/Singular Subject IS imitating the artist.
I AM Visiting my grandparents.
You/They/We/Plural Subject ARE They are watching the movie.

(-) Subject + ‘be’ + not + verb-ing + adverb.

She is not imitating the artist.
They aren’t watching the movie.

(?) ‘be’ + subject + verb-ing + adverb?

Is she imitating the artist? Are they watching the movie? Am I making a
mistake?
Spelling
Present simple Present continuous
Verb ended in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o we add -es -ing form, most verbs plus -ing.
Watch – watches Wear – wearing
Finish – finishes Study – studying
Catch – catches Listen – listening
Do – does One syllable ending in one vowel + one
Kiss – kisses consonant, we double the consonant before
Mix – mixes -ing.
Verb ended in consonant -y, we remove the Sit – sitting
y and add -ies. Two syllables ending in one vowel + one
Try – tries consonant, we double the consonant before
Cry – cries -ing.
Fry – fries Admit – admitting
Verbs ending in -l, we double the -l.
Dial – dialling.
Verbs ending in -e, we remove the -e.
Make – making
Date – dating
Bake – baking

At home on a Sunday.
Present simple using blue highlight
Present continuous using red highlight
It is a pleasant Sunday and my family and I are relaxing at home. My father usually
washes his car on Sunday. But he is not washing the car now. He is watching news on the TV.
My mother usually makes something special for lunch on Sundays. She is kneading the dough
for making Aaloo-parathas for breakfast. My elder sister usually has her music class on
Sundays. She is not singing now. She is helping mother in the kitchen. My brother usually
helps father to wash the car. He is not helping father now. He is playing with Puppy, our pet
dog. My friends generally come home on Sundays to spend their time with us.
They are not coming now. They will come in the evening. I regularly clean my room on
Sundays. I am not cleaning my room now. I am going to the market to bring some potatoes.
My cat, Kitty is sleeping in her box now. My grandpa is reading the newspaper and
grandma is relaxing in the garden. Mr. Sharma is driving down to our house now. Father has
invited him for the breakfast. My baby sister is smiling now. She has just had a cup of milk.
Now I am telling this to you. How about you? What are you doing now?
Please define the present simple and present continuous tense on the text above!
Writing practice: using simple present and simple continuous tense, please describe your
favorite place as detail as you can!