Present continuous
We use this tense for things that are happening now, temporary situation, describing pictures and arrangement in future.
Adverb for using with present continuous tense:
- now
- this week(end)
- tomorrow
- at the moment
- at night
- at five p.m.
Verbs with we can´t make preset continuous:
- agree
- believe
- forgot
- hate
- hear
- know
- like
- love
- mind
- need
- own
- prefer
- promise
- remember
- seem
- sight
- smell
- taste
- touch
- understand
- want
Affirmative present continuous sentece we make with TO BE (am, is, are) + BASE FORM with ING.
- I am reading.
- Baby is sleeping.
- You are watching television.
- We can shorten I am=I´m, he is=he’s, we are=we’re and baby is=baby’s.
If we have short word (sit, cut, swim…) we write last consonant double.
- I am sitting.
- Hairdresser is cutting my hair.
- They are swimming.
- With word TRAVEL we write last consonant double to.
- She is travelling to England now. (NOT traveling)
If we have verb, that they ends on –E, we delite this letter and then we add ING.
- HAVE = I’m having breakfast. (NOT haveing)
- COME = My dad is coming home. (NOT comeing)
If we have verb, that they ends on –Y, we only add ING.
- PLAY = My brother is playing football.
- CRY = Baby is crying.
Negative present continuous sentence we make with TO BE NOT (am not, is not, are not) + BASE FORM with ING.
- I am not reading.
- Baby is not sleeping.
- You are not watching television.
- We can shorten is not=isn’t, are not=aren’t.
Present continuous question we make, that we change the position of TO BE and BASE FORM + ING.
- What are you doing at the moment?
- What is the hairdresser doing?
- What are they doing at five p.m.?
- I’m reading a book.
- Hairdresser is cutting my hair.
- They are swimming.
With question without WHAT, WHERE, WHY… we can answer only yes or no.
- Are you watching TV?
- Are they learning?
- Is he doing his homework?
- Yes, I do./No, I don’t.
- Yes, they are./ No, they aren’t.
- Yes, he is./ No, he isn’t.
Present Simple
Use:
The present tense is the base form of the verb: I work in London.
But the third person (she/he/it) adds an -s: She works in London.
We use the present tense to talk about:
He lives in Ostrava.
I play badminton every Saturday.
We use words like sometimes, often. always, and never (adverbs of frequency)
I sometimes read a book.
She never plays hockey.
The adult human body contains 206 bones.
Question
With the present tense, we use do and does to make questions.
We use words like where, what and why:
Where do you live?
Do you play the guitar?
Negative
We use don’t or doesn’t(in third person)
They don’t play tennis on Monday.
She doesn’t like mushrooms.