Monday, September 08, 2008

Present simple and present continuos

Definition
The present simple has the same form that the infinitive for all the persons, except for third person of the singular one who adds a "s".

Use
-To speak about routines and about habitual actions.
exemple: Pepe every day has breakfast in the cafeteria.

-To speak about facts or truths generals.
exemple: The clouds provoke the rain.

-To speak about permanent or stable situations.
exemple: Argentina is in america of the sud.

Definition
The present continuos forms with the present simple of the verb to be + the principal verb with "ing".

Use
-Actions that happen in the moment in which you say them.
exemple: He is speaking for telephone now.

-Actions that happen temporarily, but not always in the moment in wich you say them.
exemple: He is going out all the weekends.

-The present continuo is not used by these verbs: belong, hate, knoe, like, love, mean, need, prefer, remember, understand, want.

CREDITS:

-http://www.aulafacil.com/Ingejerc/Lecciones/Lecc17.htm
-http://www.wikipedia.org/

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