Present Continuous vs Present Simple

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

Multiple Choice

Can you please answer the phone? I _________ a shower.

• have

• am having

Multiple Choice

That woman _________ at you. I _________ she _________ to talk to you.

• looks, believe, wants

• is looking, am believing, is wanting

• is looking, believe, wants

• looks, am believing, is wanting

Multiple Choice

Kevin _________ out at all this week. He _________ for a test.

• doesn't go, studies

• isn't going, is studying

• doesn't go, is studying

• isn't going, studies

Multiple Choice

My mum _________ three cups of coffee a day.

• drinks

• is drinking

Multiple Choice

Hurry up! The bus _________!

• leaves

• is leaving

Multiple Choice

Who's that? I _________ her name.

• 'm not remembering

• don't remember

Multiple Choice

Grandfather isn't feeling well. He _________ the doctor later today.

• 's seeing

• sees

Multiple Choice

Tony _________ like his grandfather.

• is looking

• looks

Multiple Choice

Bob and Sue _________ to their aunt Maisie's house every weekend.

• are going

• go

Multiple Choice

Why _________ children are jealous of each other?

• do you think

• are you thinking

Multiple Choice

My mother _________ that's a good idea.

• doesn't think

• not thinks

• isn't thinking

• not thinking

• she doesn't think

Multiple Choice

_________ a barbecue next Saturday?

• Does Jack have

• Is Jack having

• Jack has

• Jack having

Multiple Choice

Harry _________ to us about his problems.

• never talking

• is never talking

• doesn't never talk

• never talks

Multiple Choice

Jack _________ about the traffic. It's so annoying!

• is always complaining

• always complains

Multiple Choice

The soup _________ delicious. What did you add to it?

• is tasting

• tastes

Multiple Choice

to talk about repeated actions we use...

• Present Simple

• Present Continuous

Multiple Select

we use the Present Continuous tense to talk about

• long actions in progress at the moment of speaking

• temporary situations

• repeated actions

• permanent situations

Match

Match the following

• S + V

• S + am+ V

• S + V

• S + ___+ Ving

• S + ___ + Vo

-o (basic form)

-ing form

-s/es

am/is/are

don't/doesn't

• -o (basic form)

• -ing form

• -s/es

• am/is/are

• don't/doesn't

Multiple Choice

Molly is planning the trip to Barbados now.

• repeated action

• action in progress now

• temporary situation

• permanent situation

Multiple Choice

We never have eight lessons on Thursdays.

• temporary situation

• permanent situation

• action in progress now

• repeated situation

Categorize

Options (9)

Do you understand the homework?

I live in Egypt.

My friend believes in God.

Johnny doesn't remember his teacher's name.

Our parents are saving for our summer trip to Turkey.

My sister and I aren't doing the photoshop course this month.

Is the dog barking?

I'm hanging out with friends right now.

Look, Mona is trying to clean the shell from the sand.

Organize these options into the right categories

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Multiple Choice

choose the INCORRECT sentence

• We are prefering to stay in this hotel.

• I'm learning the state verbs at the moment.

• Does she always forget her phone at home?

• I study French at school.

Categorize

Options (12)

always

sometimes

often

rarely

hardly ever

never

now

at the moment

right now

this (month/year etc.)

currently

usually

Organize these signal words into the right categories

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Categorize

Options (13)

know

understand

need

prefer

see

hear

cost

do

write

work

guess

laugh

watch

Organize these options into the right categories

state verbs

action verbs

Multiple Choice

I ____ every day until 7 pm

• work

• am working

Multiple Choice

She ____ basketball on Wednesdays.

• plays

• to play

• is playing

Multiple Choice

She usually _____ jeans.

• is wearing

• wears

• to wear

Multiple Choice

We __ to the cinema once a month.

• go

• are going

• to go

Multiple Choice

He _____ a shower right now.

• is taking

• takes

• to take

Multiple Choice

She _____ a hat today.

• wears

• is wearing

• to wear

Multiple Choice

I ____ to school at 10 am.

• to go

• am going

• go

Multiple Choice

She ____ at 5 am every day.

• wakes up

• is waking up

• to wake

Multiple Choice

I am currently _____ on a project.

• working

• works

• work

Multiple Choice

I like books. I often ____ books.

• reads

• read

• i'm reading

Multiple Choice

I ____ a cake for my boyfriend's birthday now.

• am baking

• baking

• bakes

Multiple Choice

Steve ______ cake at night.

• is often eating

• often eats

Multiple Choice

I ______ to the gym twice a day.

• am going

• go

Multiple Choice

Laura and I ______ swimming.

• like

• are liking

Multiple Choice

My brother ______ a conference for next Monday.

• Is organizing

• gives

Multiple Choice

I ____ to play basketball on Saturday.

• Go

• Am going

Multiple Choice

Right now, she _____ down the hill.

• runs

• is running

Multiple Choice

Sometimes Michael ______ his homework after lunch

• is doing

• does

Multiple Choice

Why ______ so fast today?

• are you driving

• you drive

Multiple Choice

Where is Carolina? She ______ a shower.

• takes

• Is taking