The document explains the differences between the present simple and present continuous tenses in English, highlighting their usage for routines, habits, and ongoing actions. It includes rules for constructing sentences in both tenses, including affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms, as well as exceptions to general rules. Time expressions associated with each tense are also discussed, providing examples for clarity.

2. I work
She works
You work
Present Simple vs Present Continuous
or
or
or
I am working
She is working
You are working

3. What do you do every day ?
I take a shower every day.
She teaches every day .
He prepares annual financial statements.
Accountant
TEACHER
HABITS
She answers the phone .
She is a teacher.
He is an accountant.
She is a secretary.
SECRETARY

4. Where do you live?
I live in Surco.
She lives in _____.
He lives in ______ .
PERMANET SITUATION

5. Present Simple
USE 1: Habits or Routines
USE 2: Permanent situations
I live in Surco.
I work every day.

6. Subject + Verb ( _ S ) ( _es ) + Complement
I
You
They
We
playS
tennis.
Subject + Verb + Complement
He
She
It
play
tennis.
Positive Sentences

7. Present Simple, third person singular
he, she, it
In the third person singular the verb, always ends in : s
he cooks she need s
Rules
1.
Note:

8. Add es to verbs ending in:
ss
x sh
ch
he pass
she watch
he fix it push
2.
o
es es es
es He go es

9. fly fl cry
3. Verbs ending in y ;the third person changes the to ies
y
ies cries
Exception:
If there is a vowel before the :
y
s pray
play play prays
She He
She He

10. I
You
They
We
play
tennis.
Subject + do / does + not + Verb + Complement
He
She
It
play
tennis.
He
She
It
DOES
DO
I
You
We
They
Ne
ga
tiv
e
do not
does not
don´t
doesn´t

11. Do / Does + Subject + Verb + Complement ?
play
He
She
It
tennis. ?
Does
I
You
We
They
Do
Yes / No Question
I
you
We
They
DO
DOES
He
She
It
QU
EST
IO
N
Yes, I do.
No, I don´t.
Yes, She does.
No, She doesn´t.

12. Time expressions
Every day, every Friday, every week, every summer, every
month, every year, always, usually, etc
All the time
There are time expressions that we use only with the
Present Simple and they are:
I go to work every day.
He visits me, every summer.

13. We use present continuous to
talk about action in progress or
at the moment of speaking.

14. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
I am
‘m
playing
You
We
They
are
‘re
He
She
It
is
‘s
AFFIRMATIVE:
Subject + V to be + verb -ing

15. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
At the moment I’m playing
football.
play

16. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Am I
playing?
Are
you
we
they
Is
he
she
it
I
am not
‘m not
playing
You
We
They
are not
aren’t
He
She
It
is not
isn’t
Yes / No Question NEGATIVE:
To be + subject + verb + ing ? Subject + to be + not + verb ing

17. Basic rule>
Just add -ing to the base verb:
Work > working
Play > playing
sleep > Sleeping
Study > studying
Read > Reading
Go > going
eat > eating
Walk > walking
Rules

18. Exception 1
• If the base verb ends in
Consonant + vowel + consonant
S T O P
double the last consonant and add _ ING
e.g.
- Shop Shopping
- Run Running
- Get up getting up
- Swim Swimming

19. Exception
2
If the base verb ends in ie ,
change the ie to y:
lie >
Lying
die >
Dying
Exception 2

20. Exception 3
If the base verb ends in
vowel + consonant + e , omit the e :
come > coming
mistake > mistaking
make > Making
write > Writing
drive > Driving
have > having
Exception 3

21. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Is he playing football at the moment?
(-) No, he is not .
( isn’t ) .
Yes / No Question
Short Answer
Is he playing football at the moment?
(+) Yes , he is .

22. THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE
TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Now, at the moment, today, nowdays, this week.
They are throwing snowballs now.