PRESENT

SIMPLE
• POSITIVE
I / We / They WORK
He / She / It WORKS

• NEGATIVE
I / We / They DON´T WORK
He / She / It DOESN´T WORK

• QUESTIONS
DO I / we / you / they WORK?
DOES he / she / it WORK?
• SHORT ANSWERS

Yes, I / we / you / they DO

Yes, he / she / it DOES

No, I / we / you / they DON´T

No, he / she / it DOESN´T

 To talk about…
• Permanent situations
She is very sporty and fit and
enjoys life.
• Habits or repeated actions or events.
He normally wears baggy clothes.

• Books, film plots and newspaper headlines.

Harry goes to Hogwarts and learns to become a wizard.

 PRESENT

CONTINUOUS
POSITIVE

I AM waitING
He / She / It IS waitING
We/You/They ARE waitING

NEGATIVE

I AM NOT (´M) waitING

He / She / It IS NOT (ISN´T) waitING
We/You/They ARE NOT (AREN´T) waitING
QUESTIONS

AM I waitING?
IS he / she / it waitING?
ARE we / you / they waitING?

SHORT ANSWERS
Yes, I AM
Yes, he / she / it IS
Yes, we / you / they ARE
No, I´M NOT
No, he / she / it ISN´T
No, we / you / they AREN´T
 To talk about…
• Actions happening at the moment of speaking
My mum is now cookING pasta

• Something that is happening in the present, around now,

but not at the moment of speaking
He is puttING together a portfolio of his photographs
PRESENT CONTINUOUS + ALWAYS
to express annoyance about a habit.

-They are ALWAYS talkING in class

PRES.SIMPLE + PRES.CONTINUOUS
to talk about what is happening now compared to
what usually happens.

-She IS wearING a skirt and high heels. Normally she

choseS more comfortable clothes.
 STATE VERBS
• Verbs which are NOT NORMALLY used in the PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

AGREE APPEAR BELIEVE BELONG CONTAIN DEPEND

DISAGREE DISLIKE DOUBT ENJOY FEEL FIT

HATE HEAR KNOW LIKE LOVE MATTER

MEAN NEED OWE OWN PREFER PROMISE

REALIZE RECOGNIZE REMEMBER SEEM SOUND SUPPOSE

SURPRISE TASTE THINK WANT WEIGHT WISH

 DIFFERENCE IN MEANING
• Certain state verbs can be used in the continuous
form but with a CHANGE IN MEANING.

- I don´t think I´ll go to the party.

- I´m thinking of learning Chinese.