PRESENT VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Lesson 1:
simple present vs present continuous

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Learning objective:​ To constrast current events vs ongoing actions

Level 3​

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

Thank You!