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PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

 

1) Use

Simple Present	Present Progressive/Continuous
repeated actions	actions happening at the moment of speaking or around the moment of speaking
fixed arrangements, scheduled events (e.g. timetable)	fixed plan in the near future
sequence of actions in the present (first - then, after that)	temporary actions
instructions	trends
things in general	repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker (with always, constantly, forever)
after special verbs

2) Signal words

Simple Present	Present Progressive/Continuous
always, often, usually, sometimes, seldom, never, every day, every week, every year, on Mondays	now, at the moment, Look!, Listen!

3) Form

Simple Present	Present Progressive/Continuous
infinitive 3rd person singular (he, she, it) infinitive + -s	to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing

4) Examples

Simple Present	Present Progressive/Continuous
4-1 Affirmative sentences
I play football.	I am playing football.
You play football.	You are playing football.
He plays football.	He is playing football.

Simple Present	Present Progressive/Continuous
4-2 Negative sentences
I do not play football.	I am not playing football.
You do not play football.	You are not playing football.
He does not play football.	He is not playing football.

Simple Present	Present Progressive/Continuous
4-3 Questions
Do I play football?	Am I playing football?
Do you play football?	Are you playing football?
Does he play football?	Is he playing football?

5) Spelling

Simple Present	Present Progressive/Continuous
watches (-es after sibilant)	sitting (double consonant after short vowel)
goes (-es after -o)	writing (leave out one -e at the end)
hurries (-y to -ie after consonant)	lying (change -ie to -y)