Simple Present?
Form: verb or verb+s
The simple present is used for daily habits or usual activities. These are things that are done over and over. It is also used for simple statements of fact. These are things that exist or happen always or usually in the past, present, and future.
- Mi Kyung takes a shower every day.
- I usually eat lunch in the D Building cafeteria.
- Dogs bark.
- The earth revolves around the sun.
- Ice is cold.
Present Progressive?
FORM: am / is / are + verb+ing
The present progressive is used for an activity that is happening right now. The event is in progress at the time the speaker is saying the sentence. The event began in the past, is in progress now, and will probably continue into the future.
- Mi Kyung can’t come to the phone right now because she is taking a shower.
- It’s 1 o’clock. I am eating lunch at the cafeteria right now.
- Kyung Jin and Min Jung are studying. I can see them in the library now.
Statement
Simple Present
{ I – You – We – They } study.
{ He – She – It } studies.
Present Progressive
I am studying.
{ You – We – They } are studying.
{ He – She – It } is studying.
Negative
Simple Present
{ I – You – We – They } do not study.
{ He – She – It } does not study.
Present Progressive
I am not studying.
{ You – We – They } are not studying.
{ He – She – It } is not studying.
Question
Simple Present
Do { I – you – we – they } study?
Does { he – she – it } study?
Present Progressive
Am I studying?
Are { you – we – they } studying?
Is { he – she – it } studying?
Short Answers
Simple Present
Yes, { I – you – we – they } do.
Yes, { he – she – it } does.
No, { I – you – we – they } don’t.
No, { he – she – it } doesn’t.
Present Progressive
Yes, I am.
Yes, { you – we – they } are.
Yes, { he – she – it } is.
No, I’m not.
No, { you – we – they } aren’t.
No, { he – she – it } isn’t.