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1. Grammar - revision simple present and present progressive

📌 Remember: In English there are two forms that you use when you talk about activites in the present: The simple present and the present progressive

Erinnere dich: In der englischen Sprache gibt es zwei Formen, die man verwendet, um über Aktivitäten in der Gegenwart zu sprechen: Das Simple Present (einfache Gegenwart) und das Present Progressive (Verlaufsform der Gegenwart).

📝rule (Regel):

You use simple present when you talk about habits and things that happen regularly.
Das Simple Present benutzt du, wenn du über Gewohnheiten sprichst oder wenn etwas regelmäßig stattfindet.

💥 Signal words (Signalwörter): every week, in the morning, every Sunday, on Mondays, never, always, ...


📝rule (Regel):

You need the present progressive when you say, what someone is doing now / at the moment.
Mit dem Present Progressive kannst du sagen, was jemand gerade (now) tut oder was im Moment (at the moment) passiert.

💥 Signal words (Signalwörter): now, at the moment, Look!


You find an explanation about how you build the forms in the previous lessons.
Eine Erklärung zur Bildung der Formen findest du in den vorherigen Lektionen.


✏️ Examples (Beispiele):

Simple Present Present Progressive
I help Grandma every day. I am helping Grandma now.
Noah cooks every Sunday. Noah is cooking now.
The friends meet in the park every weekend. Look, the friends are meeting in the park.
We never go to school on Sundays. We are not going to school at the moment.