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I speak I am speaking
you speak you are speaking
he / she / it speaks he / she / it is speaking
we speak we are speaking
they speak they are speaking
Colin plays football every Tuesday. Look! Colin is playing football now.
present actions happening one after another also for several actions happening at the same time
First Colin plays football, then he watches TV. Colin is playing football and Anne is watching.
Signal words
SIMPLE PRESENT
1. GO
I usually go to the school in the morning.
She doesn’t go to the beach on her vacation.
Does the doctor go to sleep early often?
2. TAKE
He takes his pills in the morning.
They sometimes don’t take notes of their math’s class.
Does he take the bus to work every day?
3. WRITE
She often writes examples to practice her gramar.
The children rarely don´t write with pencil to do their homeworks.
Do you normally write poems with many words?
4. NEED
All people need to drink too water in the summer
I don’t need to go to the supermarket every day
Does she need to change the water from her flowers once a
month?
5. WORK
They work in their home every week.
My computer doesn’t work often.
Does he work on Christmas Day?
6. COOK
I never cook without my apron.
My kitchen doesn’t cook well in the winter.
Do you cook your favorite food every Saturday?
7. LOVE
The girls always love the gentlemen
The puppies love to play with other all time
Do we/YOU regulary love to sing in our bathroom?
8. PLAY
He never plays the guitar at noon.
Kind people don’t play with the hearts of other
Do I play soccer very hard at nights?
9. WANT
First I want to arrive at home, then I want to dinner.
She doesn’t want to work at midnights
Do we usually want to wash the dishes after lunch?
10. VISIT
My parents normally visit me in their vacation.
She doesn’t visit us often
Do we visit our grandma every weekend?
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. GO
I am going to sleep at this moment.
He isn’t going out with anyone.
Are they going to the cinema today?
2. TAKE
My counsins are taking an French course now.
Julia and Nick aren’t taking a plane at the moment
Is my boss taking the initiative in business today?
3. WRITE
I am writing all my álbum rigth now
She isn’t writing a book these days.
Are we/YOU writing a composition at this moment?
4. WORK
You are working very hard this week.
He isn’t working at a clothes shop this spring.
Is she working on a new project now?
5. COOK
Look! Sandy is cooking a delicious meal.
He is not cooking like a real chef at the moment.
Are they cooking for their classmates this noon.
6. PLAY
He is playing in the park still.
They are not playing chess now.
Is Robert playing the violin tonight?
7. VISIT
Carlos is visiting all Pucallpa this month.
I am not visiting my sister in the hospital these days.
Are they visiting you next summer?