Grammar Guide

English Grammar Summary ✨

Present Simple, Present Continuous, and Yes/No Questions

📝 Present Simple Tense

The present simple tense is used for habits, repeated actions, permanent situations, general truths, and scheduled events.

🔨 Formation

Subject Affirmative Negative Question
I I work I do not (don't) work Do I work?
You You work You do not (don't) work Do you work?
He/She/It He/She/It works He/She/It does not (doesn't) work Does he/she/it work?
We We work We do not (don't) work Do we work?
They They work They do not (don't) work Do they work?

🎯 Uses

Time Expressions

always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never, every day/week, once a week, on Mondays, etc.

🔄 Present Continuous Tense

The present continuous tense expresses actions in progress at the moment of speaking or temporary actions around the present time.

🔨 Formation

Subject + be (am/is/are) + verb-ing

Subject Affirmative Negative Question
I I am working I am not ('m not) working Am I working?
You You are working You are not (aren't) working Are you working?
He/She/It He/She/It is working He/She/It is not (isn't) working Is he/she/it working?
We We are working We are not (aren't) working Are we working?
They They are working They are not (aren't) working Are they working?

🎯 Uses

Time Expressions

now, at the moment, today, this week, currently, these days, etc.

⚠️ Common Errors

I am knowing the answer. ❌
I know the answer. ✓

State verbs are not usually used in continuous forms: know, understand, believe, love, hate, want, need, prefer, etc.

Yes/No Questions

Yes/No questions require "yes" or "no" as an answer. They don't use question words (what, where, when,