PRESENT SIMPLE
IT IS USED TO EXPRESS SITUATIONS OR EVENTS WHICH HAPPEN REGULARLY OR HABITUALLY
I always go to my local supermarket.
She never watches the news.
They regularly jog.
IT IS USED TO EXPRESS GENERAL FACTS, TIMELESS TRUTHS, AND PERMANENT SITUATIONS
It rarely rains in Sudan.
The Earth moves around the Sun.
I live in Dublin.
IT IS USED IN SPORTS COMMENTARY, STORIES, AND JOKES TO MAKE THEM SOUND MORE IMMEDIATE
Johnson passes the ball and scores the goal!
Describing a situation from the past: So she comes to me and asks me for help.
IT IS USED TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE IF THEIR PLANS, LIKE TIMETABLES, ARE FIXED
I start my training next week.
IT IS USED IN ZERO CONDITIONAL IN BOTH CLAUSES
If you don't drink liquids, you die.
IT IS USED IN THE FIRST CONDITIONAL IN THE IF CLAUSE
If I go to London, I will definitely visit the British Museum.
If I don't take this bus, I will be late to work.
IT IS USED TO EXPRESS THE FUTURE WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A TIMETABLE, A SCHEDULE, OR A FIXED PLAN. THE VERBS WHICH ARE USUALLY USED IN THIS WAY INCLUDE: OPEN, CLOSE, BEGIN, START, END, FINISH, ARRIVE, DEPART, LEAVE, COME, RETURN
The plane departs at 7.
The meeting starts at noon.
The theater play ends at 9:45.
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ATTENTION!
BE + ADJECTIVE VS BEING + ADJECTIVE
BE + ADJECTIVE EXPRESSES A GENERAL CHARACTERISTIC OF A PERSON
SHE IS RUDE = SHE IS ALWAYS RUDE, IT'S HER PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTIC
THEY ARE UNKIND = THEY ARE ALWAYS UNKIND, IT'S THEIR PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTIC
BEING + ADJECTIVE EXPRESSES HOW SOMEBODY IS BEHAVING AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING, NOT GENERALLY
HE IS BEING SO FUNNY = GENERALLY HE IS NOT FUNNY BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION AT THIS MOMENT IS BEHAVING FUNNILY
THEY ARE BEING VERY QUIET = THEY ARE NEVER QUIET BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION AT THIS MOMENT THEY ARE BEHAVING QUIETLY |
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
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PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
USE IT TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPEN REPEATEDLY, REGULARLY, AND HABITUALLY:
I ALWAYS READ IN THE EVENING.
I WRITE A REPORT EVERY MONTH.
SHE PLAYS THE GUITAR.
USE IT TO TALK ABOUT PERMANENT SITUATIONS:
THEY LIVE IN DUBLIN.
I WORK ALL THE TIME
IT IS USED TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE IF THEIR PLANS, LIKE TIMETABLES, ARE FIXED:
I START MY TRAINING NEXT WEEK
USE IT TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT OR AROUND THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING:
I AM READING NOW.
I AM WRITING A REPORT THIS WEEK.
SHE IS PLAYING THE GUITAR.
USE IT TO TALK ABOUT TEMPORARY SITUATIONS:
I AM STAYING AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE
SHE IS WORKING IN THE GARDEN
IT IS USED TO TALK ABOUT AN ACTION THAT IS CHANGING OR DEVELOPING:
THE BEACH IS GETTING CROWDED
ALWAYS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
ALWAYS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE EXPRESSES THINGS YOU DO EVERY SINGLE TIME:
I ALWAYS GO TO MY LOCAL CAFE ON THE WEEKENDS
SHE ALWAYS SMILES
THEY ALWAYS ARGUE
ALWAYS IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXPRESSES ANNOYANCE REGARDING SOMEONE'S HABITS:
YOU ARE ALWAYS COMPLAINING
SHE IS ALWAYS LEAVING THE LIGHTS ON
THEY ARE ALWAYS ARGUING