Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present simple : form

positive statements:

I/you/we/they live in London.

He/she/it lives in London.

negative statements:

I/you/we/they don´t live in London.

He/she/it doesn´t live in London.

interrogative statements:

Do I/you/we/they live in London?

Does he/she/it live in London?

Uses of the Present Simple

we use present simple with habits, routines or regular repeated actions (with adverbs of frequency).

e.g: I surf on the internet every day

We use present simple when we are talking about permanent situations.

e.g: I work on social media

 We use present simple with state verbs which are not usually used in continuous forms: be, belong, have, depend, know, own, think, understand, want, hear, love, see smell, taste.

e.g: I love using Instragram

Present Continuous: form

The present form of be + the -ing form of the verb (present participle)

Positive statements:

I am studying English.

you are studying English.

she is studying English.

Negative Statements:

I´m not studying English.

You aren´t studying English.

She isn´t studying English.

Interrogative Statements:

Am I studying English?

Are you studying English?

Is she studying English?

Uses of the Present Continuous

 We use present continuous to talk about actions happening right now at the moment of speaking.

e.g: I am checking my instagram account out.

 We use present continuous to talk about temporary situations that are happening around now

e.g: I am working at home because of the pandemic.

We use present continuous to talk about changing situations.

some people are using social media for investment.

 We use present continuous to talk about personal plans and arrangements in the future

Mary and I are having a virtual meeting tonight.

Multiple Choice

Complete this comment from a magazine reader with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

I really ………………(think) it´s great to have an online magazine for ex-students.

• I really Think

• I am really thinking

Multiple Choice

My mum used to be a student at my school and she………………(get) a magazine every year.

• she is getting

• she gets

Multiple Choice

I ………………(look) at this month´s magazine right now

• I am looking at

• I look at

Multiple Choice

it …………………(have) some great pictures of our sports day.

• it is having

• it has

Multiple Choice

I enjoy reading it too because it´s interesting to learn what old students ………………(do) at the moment

• what old students are doing at the moment

• what old students do at the moment

Multiple Choice

Some of them have fantastic jobs in the television and film. That´s what I ………………(want) to do.

• what I want to do

• what I am wanting to do

Multiple Choice

There ………………(be) a party for old students next month and my mum ………………(go) to it

• There is being a party....

  my mum goes to it

• There is a party....

  My mum is going to it...

Multiple Choice

She ………………(look) forward to meeting up with some old friends

• she looks forward to ...

• She is looking forward to...

Multiple Choice

I ……………(think) she´ll have a brilliant time.

• I think she´ll have a brilliant time

• I am thinking she´ll have a brilliant time