Present continuous
What are they doing?
They are playing football.
Main use:action which is being done at the same moment.
Syntax: Auxiliary BE (conjugated) + Verb ending in -ING
Examples:
I am playing football.
You are playing football.
He/She/It is playing football.
We are playing football.
You are playing football.
They are playing football.
Negation: I am not playing football, you are not playing football...
Question: Am I playing football? Are you playing football? Is he playing football?
Present Simple
- What time do you wake up?
- I wake up at 9.30 am
Main uses: permanent situations, regular habits and daily routine; feelings
Syntax: In the positive form, add an 's' to the base form of the 3rd person singular. If the verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, change the -y to -ies
Examples:
I wake up
You wake up
He/She/It wakeS up
We wake up
You wake up
They wake up
Negative:Conjugate 'do' + not (don't and doesn't) + the base form of the verb to make negatives.
I don't wake up at 9.30 am
She doesn't wake up at 9.30 am
Question: Conjugate 'do' (do or does) + the base form of the verb in question forms.
Do you wake up at 9.30?
Does she wake up at 9.30?