Grammar : Present simple & Present Continuous

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by explaining this two tenses in the simplest way..hope that ur brain won't overloaded..

Simple Present Tense

J simple present tense is used to express :

·         Habitual action

·         Facts

·         General statement

E.g : Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali goes to the university on Mondays and Wednesday.

        (habitual action)   

         Datuk Nicol David and her parents live in United Kingdom. (fact)

         Miss Zu is a lecturer of BEL 120. (general statement)   

Time expression that is usually use to show simple present tense

Ø  Every day

Ø  Every week

Ø  Every month

Ø  Every year

Ø  Daily

Ø  Weekly

Ø  Monthly

Ø  Annually

Adverb of frequency used with simple present tense

Ø  Always

Ø  Regularly

Ø  Frequently

Ø  Often

Ø  Usually

Ø  Never

Ø  Rarely

Ø  Sometimes

Present Continuous Tense

F present continuous tense is used to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking.

E.g : The singer is signing the contract now.

        The members of the group are talking to the manager at the moment.

F present continuous tense is also when two or more actions happen simultaneously

E.g: While Amirul is watching the television, her sister is ironing the clothes.

        The crew is working hard to prepare the stage, while the performers are rehearsing.

The time expression used with the present continuous tense are :

v  At the moment

v  Currently

v  At present

v  Presently

v  Simultaneously

v  At the same time

v  Now

Clue to easy remember :

‘Be’ verb + base form of verb + ‘ing’

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