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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 |
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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. |