Present Continuous / Progressive VS Simple Present C. Alp

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Present Continuous / ProgressiveVSSimple
Present C. Alpízar N.
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Differences in GrammarSimple Present (SP)one
verbCarlos Luis play musicMaureen eats pizza
an auxiliary and a verbCarlos doesnt play
soccer.Does Claudia like music?Do you drink
beer?My parents dont like soccer.
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Differences in GrammarPresent Continuous
(PC)an auxiliary and a present
participleCarlos is watching T.V. right now.My
parents arent living in N.Y. this year.Emma
isnt studying English this term.We are
contrasting two verb tenses in this unit.Are you
reading a book this week?Is your best friend
using the computer?
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We use the SIMPLE PRESENT to talk abouta. daily
habits / usual activitiesI cook lunch every
day.Sasha reads the newspaper.b. general
truthsBabies cry.Birds fly.
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We use the PRESENT CONTINUOUS to talk about
activities that are in progress (are occurring,
are happening) right now.Ann cant come to the
phone right now because she is taking a
shower.Jimmy and Sue are babies. They are
crying. I can hear them right now. Maybe they are
hungry.
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Lets contrast these two tenses by doing some
practice. http//www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/gramma
r/simpre-preproexercises http//a4esl.org/q/h/v
m/sp_or_pc.html http//www.englishpage.com/verbpa
ge/verbs1.htm