simple present
example: I visit London every summer.
I don't visit London every summer.
Do you
visit London every summer?
rule: The simple present expresses
something which happens regularly
or in general. It also expresses actions
that happen one after the other:
"First I visit London, then I visit Paris."
form:
positive sentence: 1st form of verb
negative sentence: do+ not + 1st form of verb
question (usually): do (+not)+ 1st form of verb
WATCH OUT: he/she/it --> add an "s"!
(comeS; goES, doES)
signal words: e.g. always, normally, usually,
sometimes, often, first, then,...
present progressive
example: I'm visiting London right now.
I'm not visiting London right now.
Are you visiting London right now?
rule: The present progressive expresses
something which happens right at
this moment. It also expresses
actions that happen at the same
time: "I'm playing football and you
are watching."
form:
positive sentence: form of "to be +
ing-form of verb
negative sentence: form of "to be" + not +
ing-form of verb
question: form of "to be" (+not)+
ing-form of verb
signal words: e.g. at this moment, right now,
Look! currently,....