di Present simple e present continuous - Confronto
Il Present Simple di un verbo (ad esempio 'speak') è:
Forma affermativa Forma negativa
I speak I don't speak
You speak You don't speak
He speaks He doesn't speak
She speaks She doesn't speak
It speaks It doesn't speak
We speak We don't speak
You speak You don't speak
They speak They don't speak
Forma interrogativa
Do I speak?
Do you speak?
Does he speak?
Does it speak?
Do we speak?
Do you speak?
Do they speak?
N.B: il Present Simple si usa per:
-descrivere azioni frequenti* (Es: they never eat eggs = non mangiano mai uova);
-esprimere un'opinione o uno stato d'animo (Es: I hate Italian = odio l'italiano);
-descrivere eventi programmati stabiliti dagli orari (Es: the train leaves at 7.15 = il treno parte alle 7.15).
*Il Present Simple è accompagnato da avverbi di frequenza come 'generally', 'often', 'always', 'ever', 'never', 'sometimes', 'rarely', 'occasionally', 'weeks', ecc...
Il Present continuous di un verbo (ad esempio read) è:
Forma affermativa Forma negativa
I am reading I'm not reading
You are reading You aren't reading
He is reading He isn't reading
She is reading She isn't reading
It is reading It isn't reading
We are reading We aren't reading
You are reading You aren't reading
They are reading They aren't reading
Forma interrogativa
Am I reading?
Are you reading?
Is he reading?
Is she reading?
Is it reading?
Are we reading?
Are you reading?
Are you reading?
Are they reading?
N.B: il Present Continuous* (che si traduce in italiano col presente indicativo o con il verbo stare più il gerundio) si usa per descrivere:
-azioni in svolgimento (Es: She's cooking = lei sta cucinando);
-azioni future programmate (Es: When you leaving? On 3rd, by bus = Quando parti? Il 3, col bus).
*è accompagnato dagli avverbi di frequenza 'in this period', 'at the present time', 'this week', 'in this moment', 'now', 'this evening', 'these days' e ''tomorrow.
