Present Simple – Present Continuous
We use the PS when to talk about routine, and use PC for actions in progress now
Affirmative Form
Subject PS PC
I Subj + verb (inf) Subj + to be + verb (ing)
I play tennis I am playing tennis
She, He, It Subj + verb (inf) + S/ES Subj + to be + verb (ing)
She plays tennis He is playing tennis
You, We, They Subj + verb (inf) Subj + to be + verb (ing)
We play tennis They are playing tennis
Negative form
Subject PS PC
I Subj + AUX DO + not + verb (inf) Subj + to be + not + verb (ing)
I do not/don’t play tennis I am not playing tennis
She, He, It Subj + AUX DO + not + verb (inf) Subj + to be + not + verb (ing)
She does not/doesn’t play tennis He is not/isn’t playing tennis
You, We, They Subj + AUX DO + not + verb (inf) Subj + to be + not + verb (ing)
We do not/don’t play tennis You are not/aren’t playing tennis
Interrogative Form
Subject PS PC
I AUX DO + Subj +verb (inf) to be + Subj + verb (ing)
Do I play tennis? Am I playing tennis?
She, He, It AUX DO + Subj +verb (inf) to be + Subj + verb (ing)
Does she play tennis? Is he playing tennis?
You, We, They AUX DO + Subj +verb (inf) to be + Subj + verb (ing)
Do we play tennis? Are you playing tennis?
PRESENT SIMPLE
Routines and the time
Go to school by bus C Get up (levantarse) A
Have breakfast (desayuno) B Watch (mirar) TV G
Do my homework (tarea) F Go to bed J
Walk back home E Have dinner (cena) H
Have lunch (almuerzo) D Wash the dishes I
• Write sentences in PS with this phrases like the example
I do my homework at 4.30 pm
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• With the same phrases write question use PS
Does he wash the dishes at 9.45 pm?
• Complete with the correct PS form of the verbs in brackets
1- You do not go/don’t go (not go) to school on public holidays.
2- We ___________ (have) classes in the morning.
3- They ___________ (not have) final exams in October.
4- I __________ (not go) to primary school.
5- We ___________ (have) lunch at school. Our lunch break is short.
• Write a short text about your routine
I get up at 6:40am
I brush my teeth at 7am
I walk to school at 7:10am
I have lunch at 2:15pm
I wash the dishes at 2:45pm
I go to guitar’s classes at 5:15pm
I do my homework at 6:30pm
I have dinner at 10pm
I get up at twenty to seven and brush my teeth at seven o’clock. After that, I walk to school
al ten past seven and I walk at home too at two o’clock.
I have lunch at quarter past two, then I wash the dishes at quarter to three. I take a nap or
watch TV at three o’clock, before that I go to guitar and sing’s classes at quarter past five. I
do my homework at half past eight, and I have dinner at eleven o’clock.
❖ Write about your weekend routine
CONNECTORS
CONTRAST
But (pero)
I wanted to go there but I’m tired → Quería ir allá pero estoy cansado.
However (sin embargo)
The shop is nice; however, it’s too small → La tienda es linda sin embargo, muy pequeña.
Otherwise (sino)
Go early otherwise, you’re going to miss it → Ve temprano sino te lo vas a perder.
Although (aunque)
I like sushi, although I hate the smell → Me gusta el sushi aunque no me gusta el olor.
Whereas (mientras)
I'm going to go to a concert whereas my friends are going to stay at the hotel →Yo voy a ir al concierto mientras mis
amigos van a quedarse en el hotel.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Therefore (por lo tanto)
I overslept, therefore, I lost the bus → Me quedé dormido, por lo tanto, perdí el colectivo.
Because (porque)
I’m going to eat here because it’s cheap → Voy a comer aquí porque es barato.
So (asi que, entonces)
That bus was full so I took another → Ese colectivo estaba lleno así que tomé otro.
ADDITION
Besides (ademas)
Let’s eat here, besides it looks great → Comamos aquí, además se ve bien.
Moreover (ademas)
And this place, moreover, is historic → Y este lugar, además, es histórico.
SEQUENCE
Later (luego, mas tarde)
Later, I’m going to visit that museum → Luego, voy a visitar ese museo.
I arrived there and later visited him → Llegué ahí y luego lo visité.
Before (antes)
Go ask first before doing it → Ve a preguntar primero antes de hacerlo.
After (despues)
They left after the others → Ellos se fueron después de los otros.
Then (luego)
Call him, then you can go → Llámalo, luego puedes ir.
Finally (fimalmente)
Finally, we found the place → Finalmente, encontramos el lugar.
EMPHASIS (enfasis)
Also (ademas, tambien)
We are going to this place and also that one → Vamos a este lugar y además a aquel.
Of course (por supuesto)
Those meals look great but of course, very expensive → Esos platillos se ven geniales pero por supuesto, muy caros.