SIMPLE PRESENT plays Habits /Customs Activities we do everyday Extended periods of time I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY Subject + Verb + Complement play plays the guitar I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY Subject + Verb + Complement play the guitar NOT + don’t doesn’t I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY Subject + Verb + Complement play the guitar? Auxiliar + Do Does Always Often seldom

Adverbs of Frequency often always usually occassionally sometimes hardly ever Time never

PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Activities we are doing NOW To express future A limited period of time PRESENT PROGRESSIVE I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY Subject + Verb + Complement am playing is playing are playing the guitar I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY Subject + Verb NOT + Complement am not playing is not playing are not playing the guitar are playing are not playing I YOU HE SHE IT WE THEY Subject + Verb + Complement playing the guitar? Auxiliar + Am Are Is

Stative Verbs STATIVE VERBS OR ACTIVITY VERBS Activity verbs describe actions. We can use theses verbs in simple and continuous tenses. Stative verbs describe activities of the mind, emotions, and senses. These verbs are not normally used in the continuous tenses. Feel – go – hear – have - listen – live - work – hate – walk – buy – smell – sit - like – need – carry – wash – contain – dislike – love- prefer – fish – cook - be – look – play – sound – eat - build STATIVE VERBS ACTIVITY VERBS

? ? SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT PROGRESSIVE Habits / Customs Activities we do everyday Extended periods of time ? Don’t Doesn’t Subject + Verb (s) + Complement Activities we are doing NOW To express future Limited periods of time PRESENT PROGRESSIVE ? Am not Is n’t Are n’t Subject + am / is / are + Verb + ing + Complement

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