Present Continuous Tense

Present Continuous Tense

Action: Now
Aux. Verb: am, is, are
Verb: present participle (+ing)

Aff. structure
subject+ aux. verb+ verb (+ing)+ complement +.

Neg. structure
subject+ aux. verb+ not+ verb (ing)+ complement+

Interrogative structure
if question
am, is, are+ subject+ verb (ing)+ complement+?

wh question
wh+ am, is, are+subject+ verb(ing)+ complement+?

SIMPLE PRESENT TENS

SIMPLE PRESENT TENS

when do we use the simple present tense?
when the action is repeated
what auxiliary verb do we do? do/does
negative: do not/ does not
don´t doesn´t
what happens to the verb? we-add
s or es to he/she/it in the affirmative structure.
affirmative structure: subject + verb + complement + .
( s/es to he/she,it) the 3rd person singular
rule: when a verb ends in s,sh,ch,o,x,z
add, es to the 3rd person singular
rule: when a verb ends in "y" and the previous letter is a consonant change the "y" to "i" and add "es"
example:
study
studies
fly-flies
rule: when a verb ends in "y" and the previous letter is a vowel, add "s" to the 3rd person singular
example:
play-plays

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