Present simple vs present continuous chart.pdf
- 1. Present simple vs Present continuous T ENSE SIGNALW ORDS U SE FO RM AFFIRM AT IV E NEGAT IV E INT ERROGAT IV E Present Simple every day always usually often sometimes seldom never first ... then • routines • how often something happens • one action follows another • things in general • facts • with stative verbs (love, think, see, measure, have, etc.) I/ you/we/they Infinitive he/she/it: infinitive + s or infinitive + es (-s,-x,-sh,-ch,-ss,-z,-o) I work. I go. I do not work. I don't go. Do I work? Do I go? You work. (singular) You go. (singular) You do not work. (singular) You don't go. (singular) Do I work? (singular) Do I go? (singular) He works. He goes. He does not work. He doesn't go. Does he work? Does he go? She works. She goes. She does not work. She doesn't go. Does she work? Does she go? It works. It goes. It does not work. It doesn't go. Does it work? Does it go? We work. We go. We do not work. We don't go. Do we work? Do we go? You work. (plural) You go. (plural) You do not work. (plural) You don't go. (plural) Do you work? (plural) Do you go? (plural) They work. They go. They do not work. They don't go. Do they work? Do they go? Present Continuous now right now at the moment Look! Listen! • something happening at the same time of speaking or around it • temporary activities • changing situations • to describe a setting now be (am/are/is) + infinitive + ing I am working. I'm going. I am not working. I'm not going. Am I working? Am I going? You are working. (singular) You're going. (singular) You are not working. (singular) You aren't going. (singular) Are you working? (singular) Are you going? (singular) He is working. He's going. He is not working. He isn't going. Is he working? Is he going? She is working. She's going. She is not working. She isn't going. Is she working? Is she going? It is working. It's going. It is not working. It isn't going. Is it working? Is it going? We are working. We're going. We are not working. We aren't going. Are we working? Are we going? You are working. (plural) You're going. (plural) You are not working. (plural) You aren't going. (plural) Are you working? (plural) Are you going? (plural) They are working. They're going. They are not working. They aren't going. Are they working? Are they going?