PRESENT VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Lesson 2:
simple present vs present continuous

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Learning objective:​ To constrast current events vs ongoing actions

Present Simple

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Present Progessive

Let's understand the difference.

Present Simple

• Daily Routine

• Subject + Verb + Complement = We live in São Paulo.

Examples

I go to school.

I study English.

My friends and I do gymnastics.

They listen to music.

Time Words - Present Simple

• Every day

• Often

• Never

• Hardly ever

• Every week

• On Sundays

• Every month

Examples

I go to school every day.

I study English on Fridays.

My friends and I do gymnastics every week.

They hardly ever listen to music.

Present Progressive

• Actions in progress (now)

• Subject + To Be + Verb + ING + Complement

Examples

I'm going to school.

They're starting a new project.

You're helping a lot.

Time Words - Present Progressive

• Now

• Right now

• At this moment

Examples

I'm going to school now.

They're starting a new project right now.

You're helping a lot at this moment.

Let's Practice!

Pay attention to the time words and complete the sentences.

Multiple Choice

I _______ to school every day.

• go

• am going

• are going

Multiple Choice

We _______ to each other now.

• talk

• are talking

• is talking

Multiple Choice

My friends and I ________ cards at this moment.

• play

• are playing

• is playing

Multiple Choice

They _________ really hard every day.

• work

• are working

• is working

Multiple Choice

Martha _________ to her friends and _________ some coffee right now.

• texts / drinks

• are texting / drinking

• is texting / drinking

• is texting / drink

• text / is drinking

Video Response

Record a video two- minutes video. Answering the following questions

What does your family do on the weekend?

What is your family doing today? Describe

Time of preparation: 13 minutes

Open Video Recorder

Multiple Choice

... a big group of people looking at things in the museum.

• There

• There is

• There are

Multiple Choice

There ... a small cat playing with some toys.

• are

• have

• is

Multiple Choice

A: Are there two birds in the tree?

B: Yes, ...

• there is

• are there

• there are

Multiple Choice

A: ... a taxi waiting for us?

B: Yes, ...

• Is there/ is there

• Is there/ there is

• Are there/ there is

Multiple Choice

_________________five pens in the box.

• There are

• There is

Multiple Choice

_____________ a telephone in the bedroom.

• There are

• There is

Multiple Choice

____________four chairs in the room.

• There is

• There are

Multiple Choice

• There are supermarkets

• There is a supermarket

• There isn´t a supermarket

Multiple Choice

• There is a swimming pool

• There are five swimming pools

• There isn´t a swimming pool

Multiple Choice

• There are two libraries

• There is a library

• There isn´t a library

Multiple Choice

• There are two teachers and three students

• There is a teacher and two students

• There is a teacher and five students

Multiple Choice

...two glasses on the shelf.

• There is
• There are

Multiple Choice

… some sandwiches in my fridge

• There is
• There are

Multiple Choice

...an error in this exercise.

• There is

• There are

Multiple Choice

...three televisions in my house.

• There is
• There are

Thank You!

Open Ended

Answer the following questions:

The place where I live (For this task, remember that you must use what you learned in Module 2 about the use of “there is/there are”) 1. Where do you live? 2. Where is it located? 3. How is the weather like there? 4. Do you live in a house or flat? 5. Describe your house: What are the parts of your house? 6. What is your favorite place in your house? Why?