Present simple vs continuous.ppt Present simple vs continuous.ppt
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The document compares the present simple and present continuous tenses, highlighting their uses and examples. Present simple is used for habits and routines, while present continuous describes actions happening at the moment. The document also provides clues for identifying each tense and includes examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for present continuous.
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Present simple vs continuous.ppt Present simple vs continuous.ppt
- 1. Present Simple vs Present Simple vs Present Continuous Present Continuous
- 2. Present simple use • To talk about habits and routines Eg: She usually works at home. They always walk to school. I never eat meat.
- 3. Present continuos use • To talk about something that is happening at the moment, now. Eg: I am paying attention to the teacher. I am talking to my classmate.
- 4. Clues to identify Present Simple • The use of words such as: Often, always, never, usually, seldom, every weekend/day/Sunday etc. Eg: I always go to school. I clean my room every Sunday.
- 5. Clues to identify Present Continuous • The use of words such as: at the moment, now, right now, today, etc. Eg: I am studying English now.
- 6. Affirmative, negative and interrogative form of present continuous Affirmative:I am walking she/ he/ it is walking you/we/they are walking Negative: I am not walking she/he/ it is not walking you/we/they are not walking
- 7. Interrogative(question) • Am I walking? • Is she/he/it walking? • Are you/we/they walking?
- 8. Question using What • What am I doing? • What are you/we/they doing? • What is she/he/ it doing? • Eg: a)What are you doing? b) I am watching tv.
- 9. What is she doing?
- 10. What is he doing?
- 11. What are they doing?
- 12. What is it doing?