pαuLitα's bLog

PRESENT SIMPLE:

present simple has the same form that the infinitive for all the people, except for the third person of the singular in which one is added generally 's'

Afirmative: I/You eat a lot
He/She/It eats a lot
We/You/They eat a lot

Negative: I/you don't eat (do not) much.
He/She/It doesn't eat (doesn't not) much.
We/You/They don't eat (do not) much.

Interrogative: Do I/You eat much?
Does He/She/It eat much?
Do We/You/They eat much?

- The verbs add -s to the third person of the singular.
ex: ask-asks; flow-flows; paint-paints; come-comes.

- the verbs finished in - s, - x, - sh, - ch adds -es to the third person of the singular.
ex: pass-passes; fax-faxes; finish-finishes; wach-waches.

- the verbs do and go also add -es.
ex: do-does; go-goes.

- the verbs finished in consonant + y change y for i and add -es:
ex: try-tries; worry-worries.

When is used the past continius?
- to speak of routines and habitual actions
ex: Carol goes to work by train every day.

- to speak of facts or general truths.
ex: The Nile flows into the Mediterranean.

-to speak of permanent or stable situations.
ex: My parents live in the south of France.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS.

Present continuous forms with present simple the verb to be + the main verb finish -ing.

Afirmative: I am eating a hot dog.
You are eating a hot dog.
He/She/It is eating a hot dog.
We/You/They are eating a hot dog.

Negative: I'm not (am not) eating a hot dog.
You aren't (are not) eating a hot dog.
He/She/It isn't (is not) eating a hot dog.
We/You/They aren't (are not) eating a hot dog.

Interrogative: Am i eating a hot dog?
Are you eating a hot dog?
Is He/She/It eating a hot dog?
Are We/You/They eating a hot dog?

- In general we added - ing. to the form of the infinitive.
ex:watch-watching; feel-feeling; show-showing.

- The verbs finished in consonant + -e they omit -e end in front of -Ing.
ex: live-living; write-wrinting; hide-hiding.

- The finished monosílabos verbs in vowel cut to + consonant duplicate at the end of consonant in front of - Ing.
ex: stop-stopping; put-putting; swim-swimming.

-The verbs finished in -ie changes -ie in front of - Ing.
ex: tie-tying; lay-laying.

- the verbs finished in -y, and it does not change in front of - Ing.
ex: cry-crying; lay-laying.

- the verbs of two or three syllables that finish in consonant + vowel + consonant duplicate the final consonant if the accent falls to the last syllable .
ex: refer-referring; occur-occurring.

-the verbs finished in vowel +/duplicate/the final one in front of - Ing., except in the English American.
ex: travel-travelling.

When is used the present continius?
Present continuous is used to express:
- actions that are happening temporarily, not necessarily when to speak.
ex: She's studying Law this year
-actions that are happening when to speak.
ex: She's watching TV now.
-Present continuous usually is not used with the following verbs: belong, hate, know, like, love, mean, need, prefer, remember, understand, want.