PRESENT SIMPLE VS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
 PRESENT SIMPLE

Verb to be
Other verbs
(am / is / are
I like swimming
I am a girl
She eats vegetables
He is my brother
We learn Englis
They are happy
 Verb to be Other verbs
Affirmative
Am – is – are I – you – we – they  el verbo se
affirmative usa en su foma base sin ninguna
I am alteración  eat / walk, …
he – she – it is She – he – it  cuando el verbo
They – we – you are acompaña a la tercera persona, la
Negative ortografía del verbo cambia según
I am not su terminación  s – ch – sh – x – o
he – she – it is not – y – z.
They – we – you are not Negative
Question I – you – we – they  do not – don’t
Am I …? She – he- it  does not – doesn’t
Is he – she – it …? Question
Are they – we - you …? Do I – you – we – they…
Does she - he – it…
 PRESENT SIMPLE USES
Facts
He works at the
Short actions at the
hospital
moment
Elephants live in
He takes the ball, he
Africa
runs down the wing,
and he scores.

Habits or routines
To give instructions
I play tennis every
Open the door.
Thursday.
Call your mother.
She goes to school.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Cuando usamos el presente

continuo, hacemos uso de la
siguiente estructura:

Noun + verb to be + main verb

(ing form) + complement.

Sustantivo + verbo to be – verbo

principal (en ing) + complemento.

 I am buying a car
 She is traveling to Paris
 They are going to sleep
Affirmative Negative Question

I am learning French I am not learning Am I learning French?

French
She – he – it is Is she – he – it
sleeping She – he – it is not sleeping?
sleeping
You – they – we are Are you – they – we
eating cereal You – they – we are eating cereal?
not eating cereal
Conjugation
 PRESENT CONTINUOUS USES
Things that are
happening at
the moment of Temporary or
speaking new habits
Perla is sleeping He’s eating a lot
these days

Temporary Habits that

situations happen regularly
She’s staying with Juan is always
a friend for a playing
week.