Present Simple Present Continuous

P o s i t i v e
P o s i t i v e

I
+
I drink coffee I am drinking coffee
I AM
+ V
You You drink coffee
We We drink coffee She is drinking coffee
She
+ + VING
They They drink coffee He is drinking coffee
He IS
It It is drinking coffee
She She drinks coffee
He
It
+ Vs He drinks coffee
It (my cat) drinks milk
You
We + ARE
You are drinking coffee
We are drinking coffee
They They are drinking coffee

+
I am not drinking coffee
N e g a t i v e

N e g a t i v e
AM
I I don't drink coffee I
NOT

+ + V
You You don't drink coffee
We
DON'T We don't drink coffee
She isn't drinking coffee
She
+ VING
He isn't drinking coffee
They They don't drink coffee He
It
+ ISN'T It isn't drinking coffee

She She doesn't drink coffee You You aren't drinking coffee
He
It
+ DOESN'T + V He doesn't drink coffee
It doesn't drink coffee
We + AREN'T We aren't drinking coffee
They aren't drinking coffee
They

+
Q u e s t i o n

Q u e s t i o n
I Do I drink coffee? AM I Am I drinking coffee?

+ + V ?
you Do you drink coffee?
DO we Do we drink coffee? Is she drinking coffee?
she
they Do they drink coffee? IS + he + VING ? Is he drinking coffee?
Is it drinking coffee?
it
Does she drink coffee?
DOES + she
he + V ? Does he drink coffee?
Does it drink coffee? ARE + you
we
Are you drinking coffee?
Are we drinking coffee?
it Are they drinking coffee?
they

I
W h - q u e s t i o n

I
W h - q u e s t i o n
Wh? + DO + you
we
+ V ? AM

she
+ + + VING ?
they
Wh? IS he
it
Why do I drink coffee? Where do we drink coffee?
What coffee do you drink? How often do they drink coffee?
you
ARE we
she they
Wh? + DOES + he
it
+ V ? Why am I drinking coffee now?

When does she drink coffee? Where is she drinking coffee? Why are you drinking coffee?
How much coffee does he drink? What coffee is he drinking? Where are we drinking coffee?
What time does it (your cat) drink coffee? Why is it drinking coffee? What coffee are they drinking?

Permanent situations; Temporary situations;

things we do not expect to change for a limited period of time
But Janice is staying in a hotel this weekend.
Janice lives in London with her husband and children. Time expressions:
today, this week, at the moment

Actions that are happening at/around the

Regular actions, habits and routines
time we are speaking
Janice is a pilot. She flies all over the world. Janice is flying to Sydney today.
Time expressions: Time expressions:
usually, often, always, seldom, never, every
Now, at the moment, currenlty, today
day, once a month, most days

Janice is always late. She never arrives on time. Janice is currently flying to Sydney today.

'Timetable future' Future arrangements

The train leaves at 6:30 in the morning. I am leaving tomorrow.

The plane doesn't stop in Hong Kong, it stops in Singapore. We are having a meeting at 3:00 tomorrow.

Non-action verbs Action verbs

agree forget look like prefer

be hate love realise All other verbs that express action
believe hear matter recognise
belong know mean remember
depend like need want, etc.

=POSESSION HAVE =ACTION

I have a coffee machine at home. I am having a coffee with my friends now.

=IN MY OPINION
THINK =PROCESS
I think THAT Robusta is better than Arabica. I am thinking OF/ABOUT taking a coffee.

=UNDERSTAND SEE =MEET

I see what you mean. I am seeing her tonight.

=REGULAR I always drink coffee in the morning ='DUE PALLE' You are always spending my money on coffee