PRESENT CONTINUOUS (BE + -ING) vs PRESENT SIMPLE

PRESENT
CONTINUOUS (BE + -ING) vs PRESENT SIMPLE

	PRESENT (BE + -ING)	PRESENT SIMPLE
Main use	Action which is being done at the same moment	Permanent situations; regular habits and daily routine; feelings
Affirmative	AUXILIARY BE + verb ending in -ING eg: I am playing, you are playing, he/she/it is playing, we are playing, you are playing, they are playing	In the positive form, add an 's' to the base form of the 3rd person singular. eg : I play, you play, he/she/it plays, we play, you play, they play
Exceptions	1) If the verb ends in "-e", remove the "-e": smoke -> he is smoking 2) If the verb has one syllable AND if it ends in "consonant-vowel-consonant", double the final consonant: run -> running	1) If the verb ends in "ch", "s", "sh", "x", "z", "o", add "-es" to the base forme of the 3rd p sg: she goes, he catches 2) If the verb ends in -y preceded by a consonant, change the "-y" to "-ies": study -> he studies.
Negative	Use NOT eg: I am not playing	Use DO NOT / DON'T or DOES NOT / DOESN'T (3rd p sg) eg: I don't play, she doesn't play
Questions	Auxiliary BE at the beginning of the question eg: Are you playing football?	Auxiliary DO or DOES at the beginning of the question eg: Do you play football? Does he play football?
Short answers	Use BE eg: Yes, I am. No, he isn't.	Use DO or DOES eg: Yes, I do. No, he doesn't.