Present Simple vs Present Continuous PRESENT TENSES By Mrs. Anna Mellano Present Simple vs Present Continuous

FORMA PRESENT SIMPLE Affermativa Negativa Interrogativa Risposte brevi You We They We LEAVE the house at 7.30 a.m. We DON’T LEAVE the house at 7.30 a.m. DO you LEAVE the house at 7.30 a.m.? Yes, we DO No, we DON’T He She It She LEAVES the house at 7.30 a.m. She DOESN’T LEAVE the house at 7.30 a.m. DOES she LEAVE the house at 7.30 a.m.? Yes, she DOES No, she DOESN’T PRESENT SIMPLE FORMA

Variazioni ortografiche principali della terza persona singolare GO  GOES WATCH  WATCHES MISS MISSES WASH WASHES BUY BUYS (vocale+Y) TRY TRIES (consonante+Y) USO  Per parlare di: dati di fatto  Citrus fruits INCLUDE oranges, tangerines, lemons, citrons, limes, and grapefruits Abitudini quotidiane  I never SLEEP in the afternoon. Azioni abituali e regolari He always RECYCLES bottles and cans. PRESENT SIMPLE VARIAZIONI E USO

FORMA PRESENT CONTINUOUS Affermativa Negativa Interrogativa Risposte brevi I I’m (am) reading I’m not (am not) reading Am I reading? Yes, I am No, I’m not He She It He’s (is) reading She’s not (is not) reading Is he reading? Yes, he is No, he isn’t You We They We‘re (are) reading They ’re not (are not) reading Are you reading? Yes, you are No, you aren’t PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORMA

variazioni ortografiche principali Forma in –ing: variazioni ortografiche principali LIVE  LIVING SWIM  SWIMMING STUDY  STUDYING DIE  DYING USO  Per descrivere azioni che accadono mentre si parla: PRESENT CONTINUOUS VARIAZIONI E USO

Present Simple vs Present Continuous Per parlare di fatti sempre veri  Water BOILS at 100°C. Per parlare di azioni in corso di svolgimento nel momento in cui si parla  A: ARE you CHATTING online? B: No, I’M WATCHING TV Per parlare di azioni che si ripetono con regolarità  We GO to the cinema every weekend. Per parlare di situazioni temporanee non necessariamente in corso di svolgimento mentre si parla  We’RE PAINTING the youth club in our town this week.

Active verbs vs Stative verbs Gli active verbs descrivono azioni e si possono usare sia al present simple che al present continuous  John IS READING a book.  I’M RUNNING on the beach.  I RUN every day. Gli stative verbs descrivono stati, opinioni, percezioni e sentimenti, e normalmente non vengono usati al present continuous  I THINK she’s really pretty.  I LIKE my job.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ! By Mrs. Anna Mellano