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Learning ENGLISH,PRESENT SIMPLE:

by sonidosdoll 2025. 10. 15.
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​PRESENT SIMPLE:

for repeated actions:
I go to gym every friday night
나는 매주 금요일 밤에 체육관에 간다.

verb: “to go” (가다) → I go, you go, he goes, she goes, it goes, we go, you go, they go (가요.)

for actions in the present:
The teacher writes on the keyboard
선생님이 키보드로 글을 쓰신다.

verb “to write” (쓰다.) → I write, you write, he writes, she writes, it writes, we write, you write, they write (써요.)

PAY ATTENTION TO THE EXAMPLES!
GOES and WRITES → in the 3rd person singular, an “s” is added at the end of a verb

Other examples:
그녀는 콜라를 원해요. → She wants a cola ✅
                                      
(it’s wrong to say SHE WANT A COLA) ❎

그는 학교에서 돌아온다. →
He comes back from school ✅

PRESENT CONTINUOUS:

for actions happening now, in this moment:

I was eating. Now I’m resting a bit.
밥 먹고 있었는데, 지금은 좀 쉬고 있어요.

for planned actions happening in the future:
I am flying to London tomorrow.
나는 내일 런던으로 날아간다.
(I have already the ticket, it’s pretty sure that tomorrow I am going to London)


How to form PRESENT CONTINUOUS(연속적인):

verb “to be” + action verb + -ing form

I (subject) am (verb “to be”) going (action verb “go” + ing) to the cinema
(it means that IN THIS MOMENT I’m going to the cinema)

PAY ATTENTION TO THE EXAMPLES!
I was eating. Now I’m resting a bit.

“I WAS EATING” is PAST CONTINUOUS
(a continuous action in the past!)

“I’M RESTING” is PRESENT CONTINUOUS
(a continuous action in the present!)

→ 1ST ACTION: EATING  (먹다.)
2ND ACTION: RESTING (쉬다.)

THE PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERB “TO BE” (이다.)
I was, you were, he was, she was, it was, we were, you were, they were​

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