Present Simple Vs Present Continuous
Present Simple Present Continuous
Signal words: Always, never, often, sometimes, every day, once a month.... Signal Words:Now, the moment, these
at
days, this week/month,...
Examples: Examples:
I wash hair. I'm reading a book.
my
Water boils at 100
degrees We are
leaving tomorrow.
future tenses
will
going to presentcontinuous present simple
predicting the future, future hopes
an intention, plan
a decision taken the
at moment speaking
definite
a
arrangement
fixed times, timetables schedules
predicting future
based evidence
going to:to make predictions on some present
The dark. There's storm.
sky is really going to be a
will:to make predictions based on our experience or an opinion
Whenever
you go
to Brazil, you'll find the people very friendly.
Reported Speech
direct speech reported speech
present simple > past simple
present continuous c
past continuous
present perfect c past perfect
past simple past perfect
will > world
can I could
may
>
might
must I had to
have to I had to
Present Simple Present Continuous
Signal words: Always, never, often, sometimes, every day, once a month.... Signal Words:Now, the moment, these
at
days, this week/month,...
Examples: Examples:
I wash hair. I'm reading a book.
my
Water boils at 100
degrees We are
leaving tomorrow.
future tenses
will
going to presentcontinuous present simple
predicting the future, future hopes
an intention, plan
a decision taken the
at moment speaking
definite
a
arrangement
fixed times, timetables schedules
predicting future
based evidence
going to:to make predictions on some present
The dark. There's storm.
sky is really going to be a
will:to make predictions based on our experience or an opinion
Whenever
you go
to Brazil, you'll find the people very friendly.
Reported Speech
direct speech reported speech
present simple > past simple
present continuous c
past continuous
present perfect c past perfect
past simple past perfect
will > world
can I could
may
>
might
must I had to
have to I had to