Present simple vs present continuous

Present simple vs present continuous

• To talk about things that are temporary.

• Things that are happening now.

continuous

• To talk about things that are always true.

• Things that happen regularly.

simple

Present

• Today I´m taking a taxi.

Present continuous

• I usually take the bus to school.

Present simple

Examples

Multiple Choice

It´s not ______________ at the moment.

• rain

• rains

• raining

Multiple Choice

The shop ______________ at 7:30.

• open

• opens

• opening

Multiple Choice

Pst! The baby is _________________.

• sleep

• sleeps

• sleeping

Multiple Choice

She often ___________ meat.

• eat

• eats

• eating

Multiple Choice

I hardly ever ___________ to bed early.

• go

• goes

• going

State verbs

Stative verbs, also known as state verbs, are verbs that express a state or condition rather than an action.

However...

Useful verbs

In the English language, several verbs have similar meanings but are used in different ways.

Perder un objeto.

lose - lost

Perderse un evento o algo en el tiempo.

miss - missed

Example: I lost my wallet and missed the bus.

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