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Form Simple Present infinitive (3rd person singular: infinitive + 's') I speak you speak he / she / it speaks we speak they speak

Present Prog form of 'be' and verb + ing

he / she / it is 

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Exceptions Exceptions when adding 's' :

Exceptions when adding 'i

For can, may, might, must, do not add s.

Silent e is dropped. (but: 

Example: he can, she may, it must

Example: come - com but: agree - agr

After o, ch, sh or s, add es. Example: do - he does, wash - she washes After a consonant, the final consonant y becomes ie. (but: not after a vowel) Example: worry - he worries but: play - he plays

After a short, stressed vo consonant is doubled. Example: sit - sitting

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to express that something happens in general or that something is happening right now? Simple Present

Present Progr

in general (regularly, often, never)

right now

Colin plays football every Tuesday.

Look! Colin is playing football n

present actions happening one after another

also for several actions happe time

First Colin plays football, then he watches TV.

Colin is playing football and Ann

Signal words always

at the moment

every ...

at this moment

often

today

normally

now

usually

right now

sometimes

Listen!

seldom

Look!

never first then Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present: be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want

Timetable / Schedule or arrangement? Do you want to express that something is

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arranged for the near future? Or do you refer to a time set by a timetable or schedule? Simple Present

Present Prog

action set by a timetable or schedule

arrangement for the near 

The film starts at 8 pm.

I am going to the cinema to

Daily routine or just for a limited period of time? Do you want to talk about a daily routine? Or do you want to emphasis that something is only going on for a limited (rather short) period of time? Simple Present

Present Prog

daily routine

only for a limited period o

Bob works in a restaurant.

to happen directly at the m

Jenny is working in a restaur

Certain Verbs The following

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verbs are usually only used in Simple Present (not in the progressive form). state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit Example: We are on holiday. possession: belong, have Example: Sam has a cat. senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch Example: He feels the cold. feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish Example: Jane loves pizza. brain work: believe, know,

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think, understand Example: I believe you. Introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say Example: “I am watching TV,“ he says.

Exercies on Simple Present and Present Progressive Exercise 1 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises), Exercise 2 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises?ex02), Exercise 3 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises?ex03), Exercise 4 6 of 9

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(/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises?ex04), Exercise 5 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises?ex05), Exercise 6 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises?ex06) Exercise 7 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises?ex07), Exercise 8 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises?ex08) Exercise 9 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises?ex09), Exercise 10 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises?ex10), Exercise 11 7 of 9

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(/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises?ex11), Exercise 12 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /exercises?ex12)

Tests on Simple Present and Present Progressive Test 1 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /tests?test1) Test 2 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /tests?test2) Test 3 (/en/cramup/grammar /simpreprepro /tests?test3)

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