Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE

• Habits, routines (actiuni repetate, rutina)

• ex. I wake up at 7 am every day.

Present Simple FORM

Subject + vb. (-s/-es doar pers. a III-a sg.)

I wake up at 7 am every day.

She reads a book every Saturday.

He goes to school every day.

Present Simple FORM

• I go

• You go

• He/She/It goes

• We go

• You go

• They go

Multiple Choice

Try one on your own:

I do

You do

He/She/It .........

We do

You do

They do

• do

• does

Present Simple TIME EXPRESSIONS

(care ne arata cat de des se intampla actiunea)

always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

every day/month, once a week, in the morning, twice a week, every Saturday …

Ready to check your knowledge?

Any questions?

Multiple Choice

She ______ (play) tennis every Sunday.

• play

• plays

Multiple Choice

He ______ (eat) breakfast every morning.

• eats

• eat

Multiple Choice

I ______ (do) my homework every afternoon.

• do

• does

Multiple Choice

We always ______ (visit) our grandparents on Wednesday.

• visits

• visit

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

• Actions happening NOW or TODAY!!! (Actiuni petrecute in timpul vorbirii, acum sau in aceeasi zi)

• They are playing basketball at the moment.

Present Continuous FORM

Subject + TO BE (am, is, are) + vb. -ing

I am reading a book now.

She is eating lunch right now.

You are doing your homework at the moment.

Present Continuous FORM

• I am reading

• You are reading

• He/She is reading

• We are reading

• You are reading

• They are reading

Multiple Select

I am working

You ____ working

• am

• are

Multiple Select

He/She ___ working

• are

• is

Multiple Select

We are working

You are working

They ___ working

• is

• are

Present Continuous TIME EXPRESSIONS

• now, right now, at the moment, today, this week …

Now let's check

Multiple Choice

I _________ (play football) today.

• is playing

• am playing

Multiple Choice

He ______ (go) shopping this afternoon.

• is going

• are going

Multiple Choice

We ______ (watch) a movie tonight.

• am watching

• are watching

Great! So far so good...

Now let's see if you can distinguish between them

Multiple Choice

Beth usually ________ (do) her homework on Monday afternoon.

Today she _______ (go) to the dentist.

• doing - go

• does - is going

Multiple Choice

Harry usually _______ (write) for the school magazine on Tuesday afternoon.

Today he _______ (play) on the computer.

• writes - is playing

• is writing - plays

Multiple Choice

They usually ______ (clean) their room on Saturday.

Today they ______ (visit) their grandma.

• clean - are visiting

• are cleaning - visit

Multiple Choice

She usually _____ (play) the piano on Friday evening.

Today she _____ (watch) TV.

• is playing - watches

• plays - is watching

You are DONE!

Congratulations!