The document discusses the differences between the present simple and present continuous tenses. The present simple is used to talk about habits and routines, while the present continuous is used to describe actions happening now. Some clues that indicate the present simple are words like "often" and "always", while the present continuous uses words like "now" and "at the moment." The document provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms for the present continuous tense.

1. Present Simple vs
Present Continuous
By Mónica Saenz

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?