Yes he does. (Present Simple) B. Present Continuous (I am doing) = now, at the time of speaking: Please be quiet. I`m working. (not I work) Tom is having a shower at the moment. (not Tom has) Take an umbrella with you. It`s raining. You can turn off the television. Presentcontinuous refers to something temporary, i.e. a slightly longer version of the first use: This month the company is not working, so I am picking strawberries in my aunt's farm. 3. It is used to talk about the future, about an arrangement. I am going to the cinema with the girls after work.This is not simply planned, it has been agreed on. 10 She has an important project to finish by next week, so she has been working / is working in the evenings at present. 11. Here we are in Switzerland again. We are staying / have been staying in a very comfortable small hotel. Exercise 3. Put the verb into the PRESENT CONTINUOUS (I am -ing) or PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS (I have been -ing CYou can use the present continuous with today / this week / this year. etc. (periods around now): You're working hard today. (not You work hard today) - Yes, I have a lot to do. The company I work for isn't doing so well this year. D. We use the present continuous when we talk about a change that has started to happen. We often use Thepresent continuous describes Slide 1 Present Continuous (I am doing) Richard Ortega Slide 2 Present continuous The present simple tells what a person does, is or feels. Log in Upload File Shes wearing her new hat. (= she is wearing it now) - The weather is nice. It's not raining. - "Where are the children?" "They're playing in the park.". - (on the phone) We're having dinner now. Can you call back later? - You can turn off the television. I'm not watching it. What are you doing tomorrow? Unit1: Present continuous (I am doing) Present and past. Present perfect and past. VcIB. Welcome to ESL Printables, the website where English Language teachers exchange resources worksheets, lesson plans, activities, etc. Our collection is growing every day with the help of many teachers. If you want to download you have to send your own contributions. This page will help you if you can’t remember the difference between the Present Continuous tense “I am doing”, and the Present Simple tense “I do”. Which tense you use depends on how you see the state or action. If you use the Present Simple “I do”, you think something is permanent. This means we often use the Present Simple to talk about general and scientific facts, our routines or habits, to give definitions and to describe things. The Present Continuous “I am doing” means the action is happening now or around now, is unfinished, or temporary. We use it to talk about trends and changes, or about situations happening now that are different from normal. “I live in London.” This is my home. “I am living with my parents.” A temporary situation until I buy my own house. “Hot air rises.” A scientific fact. “House prices are rising.” A trend happening now. “I drive to work every day.” My routine or habit. “I am walking to work this week.” My car is being repaired. “At work I write letters to customers.” My job routine. “Im writing a difficult letter.” This is what I am doing right now and I haven’t finished yet. So the most important rule is that you use the Present Simple “I do” for permanent states and the Present Continuous “I am doing” for changes and trends. Some verbs cannot be used in the Present Continuous tense. This is because they already suggest permanence. These include Verbs of possession – own, have, belong. Although you can say “I am having a party”, it doesn’t mean you own the party, it means you are hosting a party. Verbs of the mind – believe, know, think, forget. Verbs of emotion – love, hate, detest. Verbs of the senses – see, hear, smell, taste. “I’m seeing the doctor tomorrow” means I am going to visit the doctor, but “I see the doctor” means “the doctor is standing in front of me”. Verbs of geographical location – lie. “London lies on the River Thames”.

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