PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

10th GRADE

Present simple

• Habits, costumes, routines and facts.

• Keywords: always, sometimes, never, often, every day, every morning, usually, etc.

Present continuous

• Things we are doing in the moment and temporary situations.

• Keywords: at the moment, now, right now, this week, this month, this year, etc.

They sometimes watch TV after dinner.

​Now they are dancing.

​He always plays football on Sundays.

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​Look! Diana is riding a horse.​

Carol usually plays games in the afternoon, but today she is painting.

Ann and Susan usually eat fish for dinner, but today they are eating pizza.

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Reorder

Reorder the words to make the correct sentences.

• Where

• are

• going

• you

• now

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Select

The train always ___________ on time

• leaves

• is leaving

• leave

Multiple Choice

Look at the picture on the right and complete the sentences (Simple Present or Present Continuous).

He _____________ an apple at the moment.

• are eating

• eats

• is eating

• am eating

Multiple Choice

I _______ to school every day.

• go

• am going

• are going

Multiple Choice

We _______ to each other now.

• talk

• are talking

• is talking