CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Unit 1. Present Simple vs. Present Continuous
Present Simple
| Present Continuous
|
Mark Flanagan is a Royal chef.
He cooks meals for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
But at the moment he isn’t cooking. He’s giving a speech.
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I/ we/ you / they
| drive/go / work
| He / she / it
| drives / goes/ works
| (?)
Do
| I/ we/ you / they
|
drive/go / work?
| Does
| he / she / it
| (-)
I/ we/ you / they
| don’t
| drive/go / work
| He / she / it
| doesn’t
|
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Now Mark is in the kitchen. He’s cooking.
This means:
He is cooking now, at the time of speaking, the action is not finished.
Am / is / are + -ing is the present continuous
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I am cooking
| I’m cooking
| He/she/it is working
| He’s/she’s/it’s working
| We/you/they are playing
| We’re/you’re/they’re playing
| (?)
Am
| I
| working?
cooking?
playing?
| Is
| He /she /it
| Are
| We /you /they
| (-)
I am not cooking
| I’m not cooking
| He/she/it is not working
| He/she/it isn’t working
| We/you/they are playing
| We/you/they aren’t playing
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