1. Simple Present vs. Present Continuous

2. Simple Present 1) Routine actions 2) general or permanent situations 3) facts Present Continuous 1) Something that is happening now 2) A temporary situation

3. Simple Present 1)Routine Action: Tom goes fishing every week. My family always comes to visit me. *Frequency adverbs: always, never, usually, rarely, sometimes, often, etc.

4. Simple Present 2) General or Permanent Situations: My family lives far away. Jack doesn’t work on Saturday. 3) Facts: The Earth is round. The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

5. Present Continuous 1)Action happening now or close to time of speaking: Where’s Tom? He’s playing soccer. 2) Temporary situations: Lisa is living with friends until she finds an apartment.

6. Simple Present: Sara works on Sunday. Sara doesn’t work on Sunday. Does Sara work on Sunday? Present Continuous: Peter is studying hard. Peter isn’t studying. Is Peter studying hard? STRUCTURE

7. Some verbs are NOT typically used in the present continuous tense. They are called STATIVE (or non-action) verbs. wantlikelovehate knowneedseehear believeunderstandhave (possession) forgetrememberbelong

8. Practice! Choose the simple present or present continuous. 1. On Tuesdays, I ________ (go) to the gym. 2. Karen ________ (paint) her apartment this week. 3. This room __________ (be) very large. 4. He _________ (have) a headache right now. 5. It ________ (rain) cats and dogs right now. 6. Where is John? He _______ (work). 7. I ________ (meet) my friend in a few minutes. 8. My family often________ (come) to San Diego. go is painting is has is raining is working am meeting comes