Simple Present and Present Continuous
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The document discusses the differences between the simple present and present continuous tenses in English. The simple present is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, using verbs in their base form and words like always, often, sometimes. Examples are given like "I usually buy coffee at the coffee shop." The present continuous expresses actions happening at the moment of speaking, using the verb "to be" conjugated for the subject plus the verb ending in "-ing." Examples are "You are going to UTU right now" and "I am writing sentences." Learners are asked to make sentences in both tenses.
Simple Present and Present Continuous
- 1. Let´s think the differences between Simple Present and Present Continuous
- 2. Past Present Future Simple Present We use Simple Present when we describe an action that has a frequency in time, for instance, “ We go to UTU once per week” Here we can see how the action in present is described, the verb is in bear infinitive “ GO ” and the activity has a frequency each week.
- 3. Which words can help us to express ourselfes in Simple Present: Always Often Sometimes Usually Never “ I always buy vegetables at the supermakert ” Frequency Verb in the form of bear infinitive Personal Pronoun or subject
- 4. Let´s try to write sentences in Simple Present: I usually buy coffee at the coffee shop I work at the coffee shop next to the school I often go to the school in bus Try to make sentences using the verbs given in the “Aula Virtual” to write sentences in Simple Present that represent what you do often.
- 5. With Present Continuous is something a bit different: When we are expressing an action in Present Continuous, we are speaking in the moment of the action, for example: “ You are go ing to UTU right now” Have you notice, to express an action in Present Continuous you need to use the verb “ To Be ” which gives the time of how the verb is conjugated
- 6. When we use the verb “To Be” we need to know the following table: are You/ We/ They is He / She / It am I
- 7. And let´s not forget that when we are writing in Present Continuous, we are adding to the verb ING He is writing sentences We are learning English The action occurs at the moment of speaking Here is a scheme to learn: Past Present Future
- 8. Now is your turn, try to make sentences in Present Continuous expressing what you are doing right now