PRESENT(simple&continuous)

Present simple

When do we use it ?

When we are talking about

1. Habits & routines: She always drinks almond milk for breakfast.

2. Facts: the sun rises from the east.

3. General truth: In Egypt, people speak Arabic.

4. Time tables: The train to Luxor leaves at 7:00 Am.

1. Adverbs of frequency :

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Key words :

1. Adverbs of frequency :

2. every (week, Monday, year...).

3. on (Monday, Sunday..).

4. at night

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Key words :

Notes:

Adverbs of frequency :

They come before the verb and after verb to be(am, is, are)
Example: I usually go to bed at 11:00.
I am always on time.

Affirmative form:

(I, we, you, they) + verb INF + ........ .

I play football every day.
you are a teacher.

Affirmative form:

(I, we, you, they) + verb INF + ........ .
(she, he, it) + verb with (s/es/ies)

I play football every day.
He plays football every day.

Notes:

I play football every day.
He plays football every day.

present continuous

When do we use it?

When we are talking about something we do at the moment of speaking.

I am teaching you ,now.

Key words:

“now”, “at the moment”, “this week” , “currently”
and the words “Look!” and “Listen!”

I am teaching you ,now.
Listen! the teacher is talking.

Affirmative form:

Subject + verb to be + verb with " ing " ........ .

subject	verb to be
​I	​am
​he, she, it	​is
​we, you, they	​are

Affirmative form:

Subject + verb to be + verb with " ing " ........ .

subject	verb to be
​I	​am
​he, she, it	​is
​we, you, they	​are

​Example:
I am playing, now.
She is eating at the moment.

Notes:

Subject + verb to be + verb with " ing " ........ .