Present Simple vs Present Continuous. Grammar

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Anna drives to work every morning. When Ann returns home, she

Anna drives to work every morning. When Ann returns home, she always

goes for a walk with her dog.

… drives
…goes

PS

Regular / Repeated action

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She is an astronomy teacher so she teaches students that The

She is an astronomy teacher so she teaches students that The

Earth goes around the Sun.

… teaches/goes

PS

States / facts that are always true

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So, she's laying in bed now and watching TV at home.

So, she's laying in bed now and watching TV at home.

‘s laying

PC

… is watching

action at the moment of speaking

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She isn’t going to the school these days, because she has

She isn’t going to the school these days, because she has

weekend.

… isn’t going

PC

… these days

action "around now"

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I, we, you, they S+ V S + don’t + V

I, we, you, they
S+ V
S + don’t + V
Do+ S

+ V?
Wh..do +S +V?

Signal words

Never

Sometimes

Always

Often

Seldom

Usually

He, she, it
S+ Vs
S + doesn’t + V
Does + S + V?
Wh..does +S +V?

Occasionally

Rarely

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S + to be + V-ing S + to be +

S + to be + V-ing
S + to be + not

+ V -ing
To be + S + V-ing?
Wh..+ to be+ S + V-ing?

Signal words

Listen!

Look!

Now

These days

Currently

At the moment

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State verbs: Be, fit, cost, suit, mean Belong, have Hear, see,

State verbs:

Be, fit, cost, suit, mean

Belong,
have

Hear, see, smell, taste

Hate, hope,

like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish

State

Possession

Senses

Feelings

Brain work

Believe , know, think, understand

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(opinion = state) (using your mind=action) (have got/possession= state) Have (

(opinion = state)

(using your mind=action)

(have got/possession= state)

Have ( action)

- part of expression

( action) -using nose to test something

. (State) - the quality of smell possessed by something

( action) - using mouth to test something

(State) - the quality of taste possessed by something

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Are these actions or states? I have a car. She drives

Are these actions or states?

I have a car.

She drives badly.

I don’t

have any brothers or sisters.

Mitchel is having lunch.

This book belongs to me.

What do you need?

Do you like horror movies?

Do they come by bus every day?

Do the flowers smell nice?

S

S

S

S

S