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SIMPLE PRESENT
The simple present is build this way:
SIMPLE PRESENT
In the negative form, the simple present is build this way:
SIMPLE PRESENT
To ask questions, just switch the subject and the auxiliary:
TO SUM UP
I work in a bank.
I dont work in a bank.
Do you work in a bank?
He eats too much.
He doesnt eat too much.
Does he eat too much?
We like playing tennis.
We dont like playing tennis.
Do you like playing tennis?
TWO EXCEPTIONS
TO BE
TO HAVE
I am
You are
He is
She is
It is
We are
You are
They are
I have
You have
He has
She has
It has
We have
You have
They have
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I play tennis
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS
The present continuous is build this way:
SUBJECT + BE + V -ing
Examples
I am eating a piece of cake.
He is / hes playing in the garden.
We are reading a book by William Shakespeare.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
In the negative form, the present continuous is build this way:
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
To ask questions, just switch the subject and the auxiliary:
BE + SUBJECT + V -ing?
Examples
Are you eating a piece of cake?
Is he playing in the garden?
Are you reading a book by William Shakespeare?
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Im playing tennis.
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In English, now can mean: this second, today,
this month, this year, this century, and so on.
Sometimes, the present continuous is used to
talk about actions in progress. However, we
might not be doing it at this exact second.
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