PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS выполнил: учитель английского языка МБОУ «Гимназия №166 г.Новоалтайска» Семенова Евгения Павловна
Present Simple Repeated actions (every day, always, often, sometimes, usually, rarely, never) Kate never draws good posters. I always drink orange juice. We usually go to the Baltic Sea in summer.
Present Simple Things in general The sun rises in the east. Cats drink milk.
Present Simple Fixed arrangements, scheduled events (e.g. timetable) The plane flies to London at 6pm on Monday. We have English on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Present Simple Sequence of actions in the present (first – then, after that) First I get up, then I have breakfast. After school I switch on my computer, then I check my emails and after that I play my favourite game.
Present Simple Instructions Open your books at page 67. Don't shout at me!
Present Simple with special verbs – which are normally not used with the Present Continuous (These verbs express states, possessions, feelings etc.) be, believe, belong, forget, hate, have, hear, know, like, love, mean, need, prefer, remain, remember, realize, see, seem, smell, think, understand, want, wish I understand English. He doesn't like fish. She believes in life after death.
Present Simple Repeated actions (every day, always, often, sometimes, never) Things in general Fixed arrangements, scheduled events (e.g. timetable) Sequence of actions in the present (first – then, after that) Instructions With special verbs
Present Continuous Actions happening at the moment of speaking (now, at the moment) Peter is reading a book now. They’re listening to the radio.
Present Continuous Fixed plans in the near future She is going to NY on Saturday.
Present Continuous Temporary actions, things happening around now Is his father working in Rome this month?
Present Continuous Changes happening around now Their English is getting better.
Present Continuous Repeated actions which are irritating to the speaker, annoying habits (with always, constantly, forever) Andrew is always coming late. (I don't like this) Simple Present → Andrew always comes late. (Here I don't give a comment)
