Present Simple and Present Continuous

Present Simple and Present Continuous

By Ms. OvinLofa Carolyn

Poll

Do you remember the FORM of Present Simple and Present Continuous?

• Yes, I do

• No, I don't

Multiple Choice

What's the structure of present simple (affirmative)?

• Subject + verb to be + v.ing

• Subject + do/does not + v.1

• Subject + V.1 (-s/-es)

• Subject + verb to be + not + v.ing

Multiple Choice

What's the structure of present continuous (wh- question)?

• Question word + verb to be + subject + v.ing?

• Question word + do/does + subject + v.1?

• Question word + verb to be + noun/pronoun?

• Question word + verb to be + v.1?

Multiple Choice

What's the structure of present continuous (affirmative)?

• Subject + verb to be + v.1

• Subject + v.1 (-s/-es)

• Subject + verb to be + v.ing

• Subject + do/does not + v.1

Multiple Choice

What's the structure of present simple (wh- question)?

• Question word + do/does + subject + v.1?

• Question word + verb to be + subject + v.ing?

• Question word + have/has + subject + v.3?

• Question word + will + subject + v.1?

​Rules and Uses

Multiple Choice

Which one is the time expression for present simple?

• right now

• next week

• tonight

• twice a week

Multiple Choice

Which one is the time expression for present continuous?

• right now

• always

• never

• twice a week

Let's Practice!

Multiple Choice

Right now my brother _________ chess.

• plays

• is playing

Multiple Choice

I __________ tennis every Friday.

• play

• am playing

Multiple Choice

You _______ money to buy things.

• need

• are needing

Multiple Select

Water ______ into ice at 0ºC.

• is changing

• changes

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Select

______________________ the answer?

• Do you know

• Are you knowing

Multiple Select

How are you? ______________ a good time?

• Do you have

• Are you having

Multiple Choice

Is this sentence correct?

She’s looking like her aunt, in my opinion.

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Select

That cat is looking at me. It won’t stop!

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

This food is tasting absolutely delicious!

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Choice

They’re just coming out now. Here they are!

• correct

• incorrect

Multiple Select

We use the _________ for:

a routines and habits

b things that are always or generally true

c scientific facts

• Present Continuous

• Present Simple

Multiple Choice

We use the _______ for:

d actions that are happening now or near the moment

of speaking

e actions that are temporary or not a normal routine

f actions that happen very often and annoy the

speaker

g changing situations

• Present Simple

• Present Continuous

Multiple Choice

What time ............the film ................. (start)?

• do ... start
• is... starting
• does ... start

Multiple Choice

It ................... (charge) at the moment

• is charging
• is chargeing 
• charges

Multiple Choice

Why ...............(you / laugh) in this photo?

• is you laughing
• do you laugh
• are you laughing

Multiple Choice

School ............(finish) at 3 p.m. on Wednesdays.

• finish
• finishes
• is finishing

Multiple Choice

We .........(play) our first match next Saturday.

• plays
• are playing
• play

Multiple Choice

I often .......... (surf) the internet to find some information. 

• surf
• surfs
• am surfing

Multiple Choice

I ..........(send) you an email right now.

• are sending
• send
• am sending

Multiple Choice

He ........... (score) a goal in this photo.

• scores
• is scoreing
• is scoring

Multiple Choice

How often .......................... (you / go) shopping?

• do you go
• you go
• are you going

Multiple Choice

Jamie ..................... (chat) online at the moment.

• chats
• chatting
• is chatting

Multiple Choice

She  ................................(not play) guitar on Fridays.

• don't play
• isn't play
• doesn't play

Multiple Choice

Right now I..................... (study) for the Maths test.

• study

• studying

• am studying

Multiple Choice

Mum ............................ (not work) every day. She's at home on Wednesdays.

• doesn't work

• isn't working

• doesn't works

Multiple Choice

Look! That man ....................... (take) photos of our car!

• are taking

• is taking

• takes

Multiple Choice

David always ..................... (wash) his car on Saturdays.

• wash

• is washing

• washes

Multiple Choice

What ____________ for dinner tonight?

• are we having

• are we have

• having we

• we have

Multiple Choice

My brother ______ a daughter and a son.

• have

• has

• is having

• are having

Multiple Choice

I ________________ some math problems at the moment.

• am not solveing

• are not solving

• am not solving

• don't solve

Multiple Choice

My grandfather often _________ over for dinner at the weekends

• come

• comes

• is coming

• are coming

Multiple Choice

My school _________ at nine every day.

• begin

• begins

• is beginning

Multiple Choice

I usually ____________ on Sundays but today I ____________.

• don't work/ am working

• don't work/ work

• am not working/ am working

Multiple Choice

She __________ now, she __________

• doesn't sleep/ studies

• isn't sleeping/ is studying

• isn't sleeping/ is studing

Multiple Choice

I __________ this film is great

• think

• thinks

• am thinking

• thinking

Multiple Choice

Be quiet, please! I ____________

• think

• thinks

• ’m thinking

• am think

Multiple Choice

She ____________ a great time!

• having

• is having

• are having

• have

Multiple Choice

Hurry up! The bus ___________ for us.

• is waiting

• are waiting

• waits

• wait

Multiple Choice

Where _____________? This is the wrong way!!

• are you going

• you going

• do you go

• is you going

Multiple Choice

He ____________ in two shows every week

• appears

• is appearing

• appear

Multiple Choice

Shops ___________ late on Monday nights.

• close

• are closing

• is closing

• closes

Multiple Choice

Don’t disturb him. He ____________ to sleep.

• tries

• is trying

• try

• are trying

Multiple Choice

Tony usually ____ (sit) in the front row during class.

• are sitting

• is sitting

• sits

• sit

Multiple Choice

Laura ____ (work) the night shift on weekends.

• work

• works

• is working

• are working

Multiple Choice

Every morning the sun _____ (shine) in my bedroom window and _____ (wake) me up.

• is shining - is waking

• is shining - wakes

• shines - wakes

• shines - is waking

Multiple Choice

You ___________that waiters are rude!

• is always complaining
• always complain
• are always complaining
• always complains

Multiple Choice

Teachers and students _________________ to use different digital resources now.

• learn

• is learning

• learns

• are learning

Multiple Choice

Mum usually _______ milk in the morning, but today she _________ orange juice. 

• drinks, is drinking
• is drinking, drinks
• drinking, drinking
• drinks, drinks

Multiple Choice

I usually _______ to work, but today I ___________ the train. 

• walk, am taking
• walking, taking
• am walking, am taking
• walk, take

Multiple Select

The sun (1)__________ , and you (2) ___________ in the right place to take the photo.

• (1) shine ... (2) do not stand

• (1) shines ... (2) is not standing

• (1) is shining ... (2) are not standing

• (1) shines ... (2) are not standing