Verbal tense: Present Simple and Continuous
We use the present simple tense when we want to talk about fixed habits or routines – things that don’t change.
For example:
I play basketball every Sunday.
I'm playing hockey now.
She eats fruit every day.
She's eating an apple now.
For the present simple, add s or es for he, she and it. For the negative, use don't for I, you, we and they, and doesn't for he, she and it.
I watch cartoons every day. I don't watch the news.
My dad makes dinner every evening. He doesn't make lunch.
We use the present continuous to talk about actions which are happening at the present moment, but will soon finish.
For example:
I am playing tennis
You are playing tennis
We are playing tennis
He/she/it is playing tennis
For the present continuous, use am, is or are and ing. For the negative, use not.
I'm going to the park now. I'm not going to school.
She's studying English now. She isn't studying maths.