Grammar

1. Área Académica: Licenciatura en Turismo
Tema: Present Simple vs Present
Progressive
Materia: Inglés I
Docente: E. en D. Fernando Benitez Leal
Periodo: Julio-Diciembre 2015

2. Topic: Present Simple vs Present
Progressive
Abstract:
The students will learn the principal
differences between the Present Simple
and Progressive.
Keywords: Present Simple, Present
Progressive, Grammar, Elementary, A1
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3. USE
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• For habits or daily routines. • For actions happening now.
I go to work every day. I’m studying right now.
• For permanent states.
• For actions happening
around the time of
speaking.
He lives in Manchester He is working late these days.

4. Time Expressions
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
• Usually, Always, Often, etc.
• Every day / week, etc.
• In the morning / spring,
etc.
• On Mondays / Monday
morning, etc.
• At the weekend, At night,
etc.
• Once / Twice / Three times,
etc. a week / day, etc.
• Now, At the moment,
Today, These days, This
week / year, etc.
• Tonight, Tomorrow, etc.
• Next week, year, etc.

5. References
H.Q., M. (2009). Traveller Elementary.
USA: MM Publications.
Evans , V., & Dooley, J. (2000).
Enterprise Grammar 1. Newbury,
Berkshire, United Kingdom: Express
Publishing .
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6. Para citar este trabajo utiliza:
Benitez, F. (2015). Present Simple vs
Present Progressive. [Diapositivas
de Power Point]. Recuperado de:
http://es.slideshare.net/fhertown
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