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PRESENT SIMPLE/ PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE:
We use it for:
-facts and permanent states:
Ralph works for a plumbing company.
-general truths and laws of nature:
The sun rises in the East.
-habits and routines (with always, usually, often, every..)
We usually rent films at the weekends.
-timetables and programmes (in the future):
My plane lands at 6PM exactly.
-likes and dislikes:
I love Italy; it’s a beautiful country.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS:
We use the present continuous for:
-for actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking:
He is washing his car now.
-for temporary situations:
We are replacing the carpets in the bedrooms this weekend.
-for fixed arrangements in the near future
We’re signing up for a yoga class tomorrow.
-for currently changing and developing situations:
The days are becoming shorter and shorter.
-with adverbs such as ALWAYS to express anger or irritation at a repeated action:
You are always blaming others for your mistakes.
Time expressions with present simple:
Usually, often, always, every day/week/month/year, in the morning, at night, on Fridays
Time expression with present continuous:
Now, at the moment, at present, these days, nowadays, still, today, tonight
PAST SIMPLE/PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE:
-for an action that occurred at a definite time (stated or implied) in the past:
The football organization fired the team’s coach yesterday.
-for actions that happened immediately after one another in the past:
He opened the window and shouted to his friend.
-for habits and states which are now finished:
My uncle worked in a supermarket when he was younger.
Time expressions with past simple:
Yesterday, then, How long ago…?, last night/week/month/year/Friday/October, three days/weeks ago, in 1999
PAST CONTINUOUS:
We use the past continuous:
-for an action which was in progress when another action interrupted it; we use the past continuous for the action in progress (longer action) and the past simple for the action which interrupted it (shorter action):
We were watching the tennis match when there was an electricity black-out.
-for two or more simultaneous actions in the past:
I was writing out the invitations while Philip was addressing the envelopes.
-for an action which was in progress at a stated time in the past; there is no mentioning when the action started or finished
At 7 o’clock last night, I was working out at the gym.
-to describe the atmosphere, setting and to give background information to a story:
A light breeze was blowing and the sun was shining. I was reading by the pool when I heard a scream.
Time expressions with past continuous:
While, when, as, all morning/evening/day/week.
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