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    The document discusses the two present tenses in English: the simple present and present continuous. The simple present is used to describe habitual or routine actions, while the present continuous describes temporary or ongoing actions. Examples are provided of how to form and use each tense.

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    The present tense

    Introduction

    There are two present tenses in English:


    A present tense that describes habitual actions, routines, or general actions and that is called the:

    Simple present: I read.

    A present tense that describes temporary actions or actions that take place at the moment of speaking and that is called the:

    Present continuous: I am reading.

    The simple present

    Form
    The simple present has the same form as the infinitive and takes an -s in the third person singular or -es if the verb finishes in sh,
    ss, or ch.

    I read.

    You read.

    She / He reads.

    We read.

    You read.

    They read.

    To negate the simple present we use the present tense of the auxiliary "do / does + not + infinitive without to."

    I do not work. / I don't work.

    Jack does not work. / Jack doesn't work.

    For the interrogative we use the present tense of the auxiliary "do / does + subject + infinitive without to."

    Do you work?

    Does he play?

    Do they speak English?

    Uses
    To talk about routines, activities and responsibilities.

    He plays tennis on Saturdays.

    She sings at the Opera.

    Every month, he consolidates the reports from all our subsidiaries.

    Adverbs relating to frequency are often used with the simple present (always, often, etc.).

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    To express plans, timetables, etc.

    We leave Paris on Monday at 9 a.m. and arrive in Rome at 11 a.m.

    The plane leaves at 2:00 p.m.

    The train arrives at 12:00 a.m.

    The new term starts on 1st October.

    In sentences where there is a condition expressed with if (conditional 1) and where there is a relation of cause and effect.

    If you work hard, you will succeed.

    After when and as soon as where the future would be used in French.

    I will buy a Porsche when I am rich.

    He'll have a coffee as soon as he arrives.

    To talk about indisputable facts.

    The earth goes round the sun.

    The present continuous

    Form
    To form the present continuous we use the present of the auxiliary "to be + infinitive without to + -ing."

    Am I doing this right?

    He is playing.

    They are reading.

    For infinitives finishing in e we remove the e before adding -ing.

    I'm writing a report.

    They are taking a taxi to the airport.

    The negative form: "be + not + verb + -ing."

    I'm not working.

    He's not playing. / He isn't playing.

    We construct the interrogative by inverting the subject and the auxiliary.

    Am I working?

    Is he playing?

    Uses
    It is used to talk about an action which is happening at the moment of speaking.

    What are you doing (now)?

    I'm playing.

    For an action which continues to take place in the present but not necessarily at the moment of speaking.

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    He's working for Microsoft and taking Spanish classes in the evening.

    For an event planned for the near future.

    I'm meeting Jane tonight for a coffee.

    He's going to Spain tomorrow on business.

    The following verbs are rarely used in the continuous form:


    Like, love, hate, want, need, prefer, know, realize, suppose, mean, understand, believe,
    remember, belong, contain, consist, depend, seem

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