This document provides information about using the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. The present simple is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, while the present continuous describes actions happening now or in the near future. Examples are given of sentences using each tense with common verbs like "to work", "to rain", "to speak", and "to wear". Formations of the present continuous tense are also shown, including positive, negative and interrogative forms.

1. Present Simple
• We use the Present Simple for things which:
• are always true, or are true for a long time.
• He goes to work by bus.
• are a habit. (They are true sometimes, always,
usually etc…….)
• I usually have dinner at 6 o’clock.
• She sometimes drinks coffee.

2. Present Continuous
• We use the Present Continuous for things
which:
• are happening NOW.
• It’s raining today.
• or in the near future.
• I’m going home at 9o’clock.

3. Present Continuous
Present Simple
• ‘to work’
• He usually ______ works
in London.
• This week he’ s ________ working
at home.

4. Present Continuous/Present Simple
• I usually wear trousers to work.
• Today …I’m… …we…ar…ing.. a dress.

5. Present Simple or Present Continuous?
• ‘to rain’
• It often ______ rains
in winter.
It’s raining
• ___________ today.

6. Present Continuous or Present Simple?
• ‘to speak’
• He _______ speaks
good English.
’s speaking
• Today, he __________ German.

7. Present Continuous or Present Simple?
• ‘to work’
• He usually _______ in London.
works
’s working
• Today, he _________ at home.

8. Present Continuous
Positive +
I’m working
he
she
it
we
you’
they
’s working
re working

9. Present Continuous
Question ?
am I working?
he
is she working?
it
we
are you working?
they

10. Present Continuous
Negative -
I’m not working
he
she isn’t working
it
We
You aren’t working
They

11. Present Continuous
‘to work’
+
I’m working
?
am I working?
-
I’m not working
He’s
She’s working
It’s
he
is she working?
it
he
she isn’t working
it
we’
you’re working
they’
we
are you working?
they
we
you aren’t working
they

12. Present Continuous
Positive +
I am wearing I’m wearing
He is He’s
She is wearing She’s wearing
It is It’s
we are we’re
you are wearing you’re wearing
they are they’re

13. Present Continuous
Question
?
am I wearing?
he
is she wearing?
it
we
Are you wearing?
they

14. Present Continuous
Negative -
I am not wearing I’m not wearing
he he
she is not wearing she isn’t wearing
It it
we we
you are not wearing you aren’t wearing
they they

15. Present Continuous
I’m wearing am I wearing? I’m not wearing
He
She’s wearing
it
he
is she wearing?
it
He
She isn’t wearing
it
We
You’re wearing
they
we
are you wearing?
they
we
you aren’t
wearing
they

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