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We use this tense for things we do every day / week / year.
Present Simple
We use this tense for things which are generally true or always happen.
Present Simple
We make ASI questions (Auxiliary + Subject + Infinitive) with this tense.
Present Simple
We make ASI questions (Auxiliary + Subject + ING) with this tense.
Present Continuous
We use frequency adverbs with this tense.
Present Simple
We use "always" with this tense to refer to a repeated action that is annoying.
Present Continuous
Frequency adverbs: Do they go BEFORE or AFTER the main verb?
BEFORE
Frequency adverbs: Do they go BEFORE or AFTER the verb "to be"?
AFTER
Can you say "He doesn't never go to the cinema"?
No, you can't. Double negation is incorrect in English.
Where do expressions of frequency like "every day" or "once a week" usually go?
At the end of a sentence.
We use this tense for things happening now, at this moment.
Present Continuous
We use this tense for temporary things that are happening around this week, this month, this year, etc.
Present Continuous
We use this tense to describe what's happening in a picture.
Present Continuous
What's this question referring to?: "What do you do?"
Jobs
What's this question referring to?: "What are you doing?"
Actions that I'm doing at the moment.
We use this tense with verbs which describe states and feelings (non-action verbs).
Present Simple
