The Present Simple in English Grammar

1. Routines and everyday occurances or repeated actions, habits, hobbies, daily/weekly activites.
2. Facts or generalisations
3. present form with IF "If I succeed, ..."

Negative Verbs

Test your present simple negative

present simple or present continuous ?

I am doing and I do

present continuous

use the present continuous I am doing for something that is happening now or close to now. The action is not finished

1. The water is boiling. Can you turn it off?
2. It isn't raining now.
3. I'm going to work now.

present simple

use the present simple I do for general things or things that happen many times

1. Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
2. Excuse me, do you speak English?