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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !
By Mrs. Anna Mellano