PRESENT TENSE SIMPLE

PRESENT TENSE CONTINUOUS

Forma Forma Forma verbului la prezent simplu se schimb doar y forma de baz + -ing: to draw-> drawing; dup he, she ori it. Astfel,adaug m: y forma de baz terminat n e + -ing: to y -s la forma de baz : I read-> he reads; take->taking; to receive->receiving; to create-> creating; y -es dup o, s, sh, ch, x: I go-> he goes; I miss-> she misses; I wash-> he washes; I y forma de baz terminat n consoan + watch-> she watches; I fix-> she fixes. ing: to swim->swimming; to run-> running. y -ies dup y: I cry-> she cries. to read I read a book. You read a book. He She reads a book. It We read a book. You read a book. They read a book. Negative form I don t read a book. You don t read a book. He She doesn t read a book. It We don t read a book. You don t read a book. They don t read a book. Interrogative form Do you read a book? he Does she read a book? it Do we read a book? Do you read a book? Do they read a book? to write I am writing a poem. You are writing a poem. He She is writing a poem. It We are writing a poem. You are writing a poem. They are writing a poem. Negative form I am not writing a poem. You are not (=aren t) writing a poem. He She is not (=isn t) writing a poem. It We are not (=aren t) writing a poem. You are not (=aren t) writing a poem. They are not (=aren t) writing a poem. Interrogative form Am I writing a poem? Are you writing a poem? he Is she writing a poem? It Are we writing a poem? Are you writing a poem? Are they writing a poem? Use y We often use the present simple to state truths and to describe things which we feel are facts or permanent situations. y The present continuous describes action in progress at the moment speaking or around the moment speaking. The action is possible an of of to

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Things that are generally true: British people drink a lot of tea. Facts: Broken bones in adults don t heal as fast as they do in children. Permanent situations: A colony of Antarctic penguins lives in Marwell Zoo. y

continue after the time of speaking, but it is temporary. I ll be with you in a minute. I m just finishing something in the kitchen. We are studying the writings of Gunter Grass on the German now.

We use the present simple to describe y We also use present continuous to repeated events/actions. describe things which are changing. With the approach of winter, the temperatures all British summers are getting hotter and winters are getting wetter. and the soil freezes. y It is possible to use the present continuous We use the present simple to describe a to talk about repeated actions or events, series of events or actions (for example, to usually if they happen within a temporary give directions). period. Cross the road, go through an iron gate and follow I m feeding the neighbour s cat this week while the path. shes s in the hospital. y We use the present continuous to describe complaints about annoying habits. You are always making rude remarks about my cooking. We often use the present continuous with adverbs as: now, just, still, at the moment. y VERY IMPORTANT!!! An exception to the use of the present continuous to describe action in progress is HERE COMES and THERE GOES, which are always in the present simple. Here comes the postman. There goes the last bus.

We often use the present simple with adverbs of frequency: always, usually, often, sometimes, never. We also use the present simple with expressions of frequency: every day, every week,etc.

There are some verbs which we rarely use in a continuous tense: be, exist, adore, dislike, hate, like, love, need, prefer, want, wish, believe, forget, imagine, know, remember, think, understand, depend, hear, see, smell, taste, etc.