Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Present continuous is used for ......................

• Facts, habits, and daily routines

• Past events

• Making a prediction

• Action in progress and future plan

The auxiliary verb for Present Continuous is...

• do

• to be

• have

For present continuous we use

• Be + verb-ing

• ARE or IS + verb-ing

• Do/Does + verb-ing

• Verb + verb-ing

Present Simple is used for ..................

• Past events

• Making a prediction

• Facts, habits, and daily routines

• Action that is happening

The auxiliary for Present Simple is...

• to be

• did

• do/does

Use the auxiliaries 'DO' and 'DOES' for

• Affirmative and Negative sentences

• Affirmative and Interrogative sentences

• Interrogative and Affirmative sentences

• Interrogative and Negative sentences

We use Present Simple to...

• Talk about future actions

• Talk about routines and habits

• Talk about actions in the moment

• To talk about past actions

We use Present Continuous to...

• Talk about actions in the moment

• Talk about facts, habits and routines

• Talk about one self

• Talk about past actions

What are you doing?

• You're playing a game

• I play a game

• I'm playing a game

We sometimes _________ two books a year

• reads

• read

• are reading

• doesn't read