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Understanding Present Simple and Present Continuous Tenses in English Grammar

This guide covers the essentials of the Present Simple and Present Continuous tenses in English grammar. The Present Simple is used for habitual actions, like "She studies at home," and with stative verbs such as "She loves hockey." It includes the formation of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences. The Present Continuous describes actions happening now or planned for the near future, illustrated by examples like "My teacher is talking now." The guide also explains crucial spelling rules when forming the present continuous.

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Understanding Present Simple and Present Continuous Tenses in English Grammar

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  1. GrammarUnit 1 Present Simple and PresentContinuous

  2. Present Simple • Usos: • En acciones o rutinas habituales: Shestudies at home • Con verbos de estado (StativeVerbs): Sheloves hockey *Stativeverbs: like, dislike, love, prefer, want, believe, know, guess, think (creer). • Con adverbios de frecuencia. (ADV+VERB / TO BE + ADV). • Mumsometimesarrives late • Mumissometimes late

  3. Present Simple • Formas: • Afirmativas: SUJ + Vsinto. Se añade –s/es en la 3ª perssing. Sheenjoyshermeal. * Terminaciones –o , ss, sh, ch, x añaden -es. Does, misses, wishes, catches, fixes.

  4. Present Simple • Negativas: Suj + don´t / doesn´t + Vsinto *verbos tobe, havegot y modales (can, must…) no se forman con auxiliar. My parentsdon´t come toschool Shedoesn´teat at school. • Interrogativas: (wh) + do/ does + suj +Vsinto. What do youthinkaboutthe film? Wheredoesshebuy medicine?

  5. PresentContinuous • Usos: - Acciones que están ocurriendo en el mismo momento. My teacheristalkingnow, at themoment, rightnow… *Una acción planificada para un futuro cercano. I´mmeeting my friendtonight

  6. PresentContinuous • Formas: - Afirmativas: Suj+ tobe + V-ing Sheiseatingmeat - Negativas: Suj + tobe (not) + V-ing Sheisn´teatingmeat - Interrogativas: (Wh) + tobe + V-ing Whatissheeating?

  7. PresentContinuous • Reglas Ortográficas: - verbos acabados en –e: dance- dancing - verbos acabados en 1 vocal + 1 cons: (excepto con W y X): run – running fix- fixing • Verbos acabados en –ie: die - dying

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