Present Simple and Continuous

Present Simple

In propozitiile afirmative, majoritatea verbelor adaugă -s la persoana a III-a singular: He walks. She sees.
Disinenţa devine -es când verbul se termină în ss, s, x, z, sh, ch, tch sau o: She watches. It buzzes. He goes. ( kiss - kisses, finish
- finishes, watch - watches, mix - mixes, go – goes)
Verbele terminate în -y precedat de consoană, schimbă y în i şi adaugă -es: I try - he tries.
(study - studies, copy - copies, try - tries, carry – carries)

Affirmative form Negative form Interrogative form Questions and short

I /You/We/They DO NOT DO I /You/We/They answers:
I /You/We/They work. /don't/ WORK. you WORK?
He/she/it works /-s/ He/she/it DOES NOT DOES he/she/it Do you like spaghetti?
/doesn't / WORK. WORK? Yes, I do.
1. I like ice cream. 1. She doesn't often go to 1. Do they speak foreign No, I don't.
2. I have no money at the cinema. languages? Does she know Bulgarian?
the moment. 2. I don't get up early at the 2. Do you want an apple?
3. My brother has a new weekend. 3. Does your sister play Yes, she does.
car. 3. They don't speak English the piano? No, she doesn't.
very well.

Rule: We use Present Simple for permanent situations and routines. (Folosim timpul present simplu pentru situatii
permanente si obiceiuri )

Present Continuous
Affirmative Form Negative Form Question Form Short answers:
I am (’m) reading. I am (’m)not reading. Am I reading? Are you going to school?
You/We/They are (’re) You/We/They are not Are you/we/they/ reading? Yes, I am . No, I'm not
reading. (aren’t)reading. Is he/she/it reading? Is he going to school?
He /She/ It is (’s) reading. He /She/ It is not (isn’t) Yes, he is. No, he's not.
reading.

Ortografia participiului prezent depinde de forma verbului la infinitiv:

a) consoana finală se dublează dacă vocala care o precede e scurtă şi accentuată:
stop - stopping; refer - referring.
Notă: În engleza britanică, -l final se dublează indiferent de accent: control - controlling; travel - travelling. În engleza americană -l final se
dublează numai dacă accentul cade pe ultima silabă: controlling; dar: traveling.
b) -y final se păstrează, indiferent dacă este precedat de consoană sau de vocală: study -
studying; play - playing, iar -ie final se transformă în -y: lie - lying; die - dying;
c) -e final se omite: have - having
Excepţii: agree - agreeing; be - being; see - seeing; dye - dyeing (a vopsi).

Rule: We use Present Continuous for activities that are happening at or around the time of speaking. (Folosim timpul
present Continuu pentru activitati care se intampla in momentul vorbirii.)
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. Turn the verbs into negative: II. Turn the verbs into questions:

1.She is reading the lesson. 1.The teacher is writing a poem.

…………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….
2. We are playing the violin. You are working in the garden.
………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….
3. Mary is singing a song. 2. She is going to the dentist.
………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….
4. The teacher is writing a poem. 3. Tom and I are cooking dinner.
…………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….
5. You are working in the garden. 4. They are having breakfast.
…………………………………………… …………………………………………………………….
5.Paul is listening to music.
6. She is going to the dentist. ……………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………… 6.They are watching tv.
7. Tom and I are cooking dinner. …………………………………………………………….
………………………………………… 7.She is reading the lesson.
8. They are having breakfast. …………………………………………………………….
………………………………………… 8.We are playing the violin.
9. Paul is listening to music. ……………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………… 9.Mary is singing a song.
………………………………………………
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I. Turn the verbs into negative: II. Turn the verbs into questions:

1.She is reading the lesson. 1.The teacher is writing a poem.

…………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….
2. We are playing the violin. You are working in the garden.
………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….
3. Mary is singing a song. 2. She is going to the dentist.
………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….
4. The teacher is writing a poem. 3. Tom and I are cooking dinner.
…………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………….
5. You are working in the garden. 4. They are having breakfast.
…………………………………………… …………………………………………………………….
5.Paul is listening to music.
6. She is going to the dentist. ……………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………… 6.They are watching tv.
7. Tom and I are cooking dinner. …………………………………………………………….
………………………………………… 7.She is reading the lesson.
8. They are having breakfast. …………………………………………………………….
………………………………………… 8.We are playing the violin.
9. Paul is listening to music. ……………………………………………………………….
……………………………………………… 9.Mary is singing a song.
………………………………………………