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    0.1 GRAMMAR PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

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    PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

    * Form * Form
    AFFIRMATIVE (+) AFFIRMATIVE (+)
    Subject + Base form of the verb + .... Subject + Present vb "BE" (am / is / are) + ______-ING
    But: he / she / it + _________- S / -ES / -IES Ex: I AM workING.
    Ex: I work. She workS You ARE studYING.
    You watch TV. He watchES TV. He IS dancING.
    They study. She studIES. They ARE lYING.

    NEGATIVE (-) NEGATIVE (-)


    Subject + DON'T + Base form of the verb. Subject + am / is / are + NOT + _______-ING
    But: he / she / it + DOESN'T + Base form Ex: I am NOT working.
    Ex: I DON'T work. She DOESN'T work. You are NOT (aren't) working.
    You DON'T watch TV. He DOESN'T watch TV. He is NOT dancing.

    INTERROGATIVE (?) INTERROGATIVE (?)


    (Wh-) + DO / DOES + subject + base form .....? (Wh-) + AM / IS / ARE + subject + _______-ING....?
    Ex: Where DO you live? Ex: What AM I saying?
    What DOES she do? Where ARE you going?
    DO they like shopping? IS he writing notes?

    * Use * Use

    1. Daily routines 1. Actions we are doing now.


    2. Timetables 2. Actions happening "for sure" in the future.
    Ex: The class starts at 9. Ex: I am flying to Paris at the weekend.
    Ex: The plane leaves at 8 am. He is going to the doctor's in the afternoon.
    3. Universal truths My class and I are meeting on Friday evening.
    Ex: When I heat water, it boils.
    4. Stative verbs
    - Senses: see, hear, smell, touch,
    taste, feel, sound
    - Possession: have, have got, own,
    belong, possess
    - Mental activity: know, believe,
    think, forget, remember,
    understand, seem, agree, disagree
    - Likes / Dislikes: like, dislike, hate,
    love, prefer, mind, adore, want
    - Others: cost, measure, weigh, fit

    * Typical expressions * Typical expressions

    1. - Adverbs of frequency: never, always, ... 1. - Now / right now / at the moment / at present /
    - Every .... nowadays
    - In the morning / afternoon / evening This ....
    - At night / midday = noon / midnight 2. - Today / tonight
    - On Mondays / Tuesdays / ... - Next ... ( the next)
    - In summer / spring / March / April / ... - Any future expression
    - How often ...?

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