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Present simple &

present continuous

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Nurses look after patients in hospitals.

We use the present simple to talk abut things

in general:

Petar works at Pliva

Mladen likes Marija

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We use it to say something happens all

the time or repeatedly

he earth goes around the sun.

! usually go away at weekends.

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Where do you come from"

We use do or does to make negative

sentences:

! come from #anada.

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We use present simple when we say

how often we do things:

! get up at $ o%clock every morning.

ilvija drinks tea twice a day.

!n summer' (ohn usually plays tennis

once a week.

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Present continuous

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We use present continuous for action

that is happening at the time of

speakinghe is driving to work )at this moment*

+e is washing his hands.

! am going to bed now.

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ometimes the action is not

happening at the time of speaking! am reading an interesting book at the

moment.

ome friends of mine are building their own

home. hey hope it will be finished before

ne,t summer.

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We use the present continuous when we talk

about things happening in a period around

now )today - this week- this evening' etc.*

ou are working hard today.

! am going out this evening.

! am living with some friends until ! find a flat.

ou are working hard today.

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he present continuous is usually used with

doing verbs )verbs of action* not with verbsof state. he following verbs are not used in

the continuous form:

/ #onditions: belong' cost' need' own' seem

/ 0eelings: like' love' hate' want' wish

/ 1eliefs: believe' feel' know' mean'remember think understand

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ummary:

Present continuous is used forsomething that is happening at or

around the time of speakingPresent simple is used for things in

general or things that happen

repeatedly