Present Simple and Present Continuous

1 Present simple
Function
a) Repeated actions or
habit
We go out every
Saturday night.

Positive form

I/you/we/they work

Negative form

Question form

I/you/we/they don't

Do I/you/we/they

(do not) work

work?

He/she/it doesn't

Does he/she/it

(does not) work

work?

b) Fact
My sister works in a bank.
c) Describing a state
I Look like my mother.

He/she/it works

2 Present Continuous
Function
a) Things happening at
the moment of
speaking
The sun is shining.

b) Temporary actions or
situations that are
happening around
now
I'm reading a very good
book at the moment.
c) Describing a
situation which is
changing
People are working
Longer hours nowada'/._s.

Positive form

Negative form

Question form

I'm (I am) working

I'm not (am not)

working

Am I working?

You/we/they're
(are) working

You/we/they aren't
(are not) working

Are you/we/they
working?

He/she/it's (is)
working

He/sh.e/it isn't (is

not) working

Is he/she/it
working?