Present Simple
Forms:
- Verbs ending in o, s, ch, sh, x add -es for the third person singular
Meaning:
- to describe Habitual action.
- to describe Actions and Situations that are generally or usually true.
- to describe Facts which are always true.
Present Continuous
Forms:
- Verb be and the -ing.
- Verbs ending -e drop -e when add -ing.
- Verbs with one syllable, ending in one vowel and one consonant, double the consonant when add -ing.
- Verbs ending -ie change -ie to y then add -ing.
Meaning
- to describe Actions in progress at the present moment.
- to describe Actions happening 'around now' even though not at the moment of speaking.