NIVERSITY

EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN
NEW MILLENIUM

SUBJECT
ENGLISH TWO

SECTION 6

PROFESSOR
BRAYAN SMELYN CONTRERAS SIERRA

STUDENT
MAYNOR CRISTÓBAL MANUELES M.

ACCOUNT NUMBER
117160103

CAMPUS
SANTA CRUZ DE YOJOA, CORTES

ISSUE
COMPARATIVE TABLE ON PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

DATE OF DELIVERY
01/10/2023
 INTRODUCTION

The Simple Present is used to talk about actions that take place in the present in general or
describe habitual or permanent actions, while the Present Continuous is used to describe
actions that are happening when we speak, that are continuing or that are taking place in the
future. next. In the following table we will exemplify each time.
 COMPARATIVE TABLE ON PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE VS. PRESENT CONTINUOUS

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Habits. Regular actions or situations Actions in progres «now» / «around now»
→I wash my hair every day. →I can' t talk. I' m brushing my teeth.
→He usually runs every day →I can't run. I am studying
→He usually gets up very early. →I' m reading a new book. I love it
Facts, permanent situations or states Temporary actions or situations
→I have one brother. He lives in Honduras. →i'm going to work by bus this week.
→I have an aunt. live in Spain →i'm going to study the topic this month
→I'm living with my cousing until I find.
→Water boils at 100 degres. ---an appartment.
with stative verbs Changing or developing situations
→Give me the money. Ineed it now. →The climate is changing very quickly.
→What happened? You look happy. →The boy runs slowly
→What happened? You look sad. → Your English is improving.
Future timetabled events Future actions that are deciced
→The train leaves at 4. →I' m meeting John this evening.
→Enrollment starts next month →we leave on Monday at 1 p.m.
→The exams start next Monday. →We are leaving tomorrow at 7 a.m.
SIGNAL WORDS: always, neves, aften, SIGNAL WORDS: Now, at the moment,
sometimes every day, once a month, etc. these days, this week/month, etc.
Verbs of the senses: hear, see, smell, look, seem, sound. Opinion: believe, consider, like,
love, hate, prefer, think, etc. Possession: have, own, belong, etc. Also: agree, be, depend,
need, mean, remember, realise, recognise, seem, want, etc.
 BIBLIOGRAPHY

Jenny Jimena Bohórquez Rodríguez (7 nov 2014). Present Simple vs Present

Continuous.
[Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ShOoOd3FAo