Welcome to English Connecting People: PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Welcome to  English Connecting People

En este blog educativo haré un repaso de una pequeña parte de la gramática inglesa.

Hoy trataremos  Present simple and present continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS 

PRESENT SIMPLE

Afirmative: They work in a bank.

Negative: He does not (doesn't) wear glasses.

Interrogative: Where do you have lunch today?

USES

• Use the present simple for things that are always true or  happen regularly.
• It never snows in the desert.
• Habitual actions
• I have brekfast at 9 o' clock.
• Stative verbs
• Does Jennifer  like Italian food?

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY AND TIME EXPRESSIONS

always, usually, generally, regularly, frequently, often, sometimes, rarely, seldom, never, once month, every day, in the evening, at 10 o'clock, on Mondays, at night, how often?

PRESEN CONTINUOUS 

Afirmative: Mary is teaching the lesson

Negative: They are not (aren't) studying

Interrogative: Who are you waiting for?

USES

• Use the present continuous for actions in progress at the time of speaking
• The mechanic is reparing the motorbike  now
• A temporary action
• He is travelling a lot this year
• A definite plan for the future
• I'm interviewing the actors tomorrow

TIME EXPRESSIONS

now, right now, at he moment, tonight, this year, at the present.

tomorrow, next week 

Al terminar esta lección podéis echad un vistazo a esta página y hacer los ejercicios y el test que corresponde. Saludos! 

Para realizar esta entrada me he basado en los siguientes libros:

- ENGLISH FILE, Intermediate Student's Book. OXFORD

- VALID, For Bachillerato 2. Burlington Books

- STRAIGHTFORWARD, Pre-intermediate Sutdent's Book. MACMILLAN

- INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH, Level B1: Grammar Bank