SIMPLE PRESENT

AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE	INTERROGATIVE
I WORK YOU WORK HE/SHE/IT WORKS WE WORK YOU WORK THEY WORK	I DON'T WORK YOU DON'T WORK HE/SHE/IT DOESN'T WORK WE DON'T WORK YOU DON'T WORK THEY DON'T WORK	DO I WORK? DO YOU WORK? DOES HE/SHE/IT WORK?  DO WE WORK? DO YOU WORK? DO THEY WORK?

·          Rutinas Diarias (I get up at half past seven in the morning)

·          Verdades Universales (The Sun rises in the East .  Water boils at 100ºC)

·          Gustos, opiniones (I like chocolate)

·          Horarios (The train arrives at 5 o'clock)

ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY:  usually, always, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never,...

TIME EXPRESSIONS (expresiones de tiempo que suelen ir con el Presente Simple)

every day, every month, every year
once a....
twice a ....
in the morning/ in the afternoon/ in the evening / at night
at the weekend
On Monday,...
In summer, in autumn, in winter, in spring

Examples:

My mum always cooks dinner for us every day

My dad normally washes his car at the weekend

On Mondays I go to the gym

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

AFFIRMATIVE	NEGATIVE	INTERROGATIVE
I'M  WORKING YOU'RE WORKING HE/SHE/IT 'S WORKING WE'RE WORKING YOU'RE WORKING THEY'RE WORKING	I'M NOT WORKING YOU AREN'T WORKING HE/SHE/IT ISN'T WORKING WE AREN'T WORKING YOU AREN'T WORKING THEY AREN'T WORKING	AM I WORKING? ARE YOU WORKING? IS HE/SHE/IT WORKING? ARE WE WORKING? ARE YOU WORKING? ARE THEY WORKING?

·          acciones que están ocurriendo en este momento

TIME EXPRESSIONS (expresiones de tiempo que suelen ir con el Presente Continuo)

now
at the moment
just now
right now
today
this week
this year
Look!
Listen!

WEAR/SIT/ STAND               estos verbos siempre van con el Presente Continuo

Susan is wearing a blue coat today

Anne is sitting next to Gemma

Look!!! Those children are standing in front of the Headmaster's office.

VERBOS ESTÁTICOS (no suelen usarse con el Present Continuo porque no expresan acciones, sino gustos, opiniones, recuerdos, posesión, verbos relacionados con los sentidos, ...)

LIKE	LOVE	KNOW	FEEL
HATE	WANT	THINK	UNDESTAND
HOPE	REMEMBER	OWN	SEE
HEAR	SMELL	BELIEVE	TASTE