Used to describe: Used to describe:

habits in the present.  actions in progress at the

 states in the present. moment we speak.
 universal truths.
Leonard is playing outside
I wash my hair twice a now.
week. (habit) Virginia and her friends are
Ana works at the school. studying for the test
(state in the present) tomorrow.
The lion kills for food. I am preparing the dinner.
(universal truth)
 Sleep

AFFIRMATIVE

I sleep
You sleep
He / She / It sleeps Verb without TO

We sleep
3rd person singular adds S to the verb
You sleep
They sleep
 Dance

AFFIRMATIVE

I am dancing
You are dancing
He / She / It is dancing Verb TO BE (simple present – am; is; are)
+
We are dancing
MAIN VERB ending in -ING
You are dancing
They are dancing
 Sleep

NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I don’t sleep Do I sleep?

You don’t sleep Do you sleep?
He / She / It doesn’t sleep Does he / she / it sleep?
We don’t sleep Do we sleep?
you don’t sleep Do you sleep?
They don’t sleep Do they sleep?
 Dance

NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE

I am not dancing Am I dancing?

You are not dancing Are you dancing?
He / She / It is not dancing Is he / she / it dancing?
We are not dancing Are we dancing?
you are not dancing Are you dancing?
They are not dancing Are they dancing?
What do they usually do? What are they doing now?
She always eats an ice-cream She is eating an ice-cream right now.
after lunch.

They dance every Saturday night. They are dancing a traditional dance.

He has a shower every morning. He is having a shower now.

 EXPRESSIONS

• every…
• at the moment
• often
• now / right now
• sometimes
• at
• always present