present simple , continuous

Present Simple

Present Progessive

Let's understand the difference.

Present Simple

• Daily Routine

• Subject + Verb + Complement = We live in France.

​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 = à peine

• 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 continuous

• 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

• is talking

• are talking

Multiple Choice

My friends and I ________ cards at this moment

• play

• is playing

• are playing

Multiple Choice

They _________ really hard every day.

• work

• is working

• are 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

My brother ___ lunch now.

• is having

• has

• have

• having

Multiple Choice

___ out every weekend?

• Are you going

• You going

• Do you go

• Are you go

Multiple Choice

Tom ___ his bed every morning.

• doesn't make

• isn't making

• not makes

• not making

Multiple Choice

I ___ photos at the moment.

• don't take

• not take

• aren't taking

• am not taking

Multiple Choice

___ in the house often?

• Do you help

• Are you help

• Are you helping

• Do you helping

Multiple Choice

We ___ our friends tomorrow.

• do visit

• visiting

• are visiting

• visit

Multiple Choice

My friend ___ tennis very often.

• don't plays

• doesn't play

• isn't playing

• not playing

Multiple Choice

Where ___ at the moment

• are you going

• you are going

• do you go

• you go

Multiple Choice

Peter and Tom ___ computer games very often.

• not playing

• aren't playing

• don't play

• doesn't play

Multiple Choice

Lisa _____ (wash) her hair every other day or so.

• is washing

• are washing

• wash

• washes

Multiple Choice

Lisa is in the shower now. She _____ (wash) her hair.

• is washing

• are washing

• wash

• washes

Multiple Choice

Tony usually ____ (sit) in the front row during class.

• are sitting

• is sitting

• sits

• sit

Multiple Choice

Laura ____ (work) the night shift on weekends.

• work

• works

• is working

• are working

Multiple Choice

Laura is not home now. She _____ (work) a double shift.

• work

• works

• is working

• are working

Multiple Choice

Please be quiet. I ____ (try) to concentrate on my math homework.

• am trying

• are trying

• try

• tries

Multiple Choice

I´m walking into the classroom _________________. I´ll phone you later.

• always
• often
• at the moment
• every year

Multiple Select

Hi Lisa. What (1)_____________ you (2)___________?

• (1) do .... (2) do

• (1) does .... (2) do

• (1) is .... (2) doing

• (1) are .... (2) doing

Multiple Select

My brother always ____________ in the shower!

• sing

• sings

• is singing

• are singing

Multiple Choice

Peter and Jack .............. in the lake every summer.

• swimming

• swim

• are swimming

• swims

Multiple Choice

Peter SOMETIMES ___________ (eat) in the school canteen.

• eat

• eats

• is eating

• are eating

writing

Answering the following questions

What does your family do on the weekend?

What is your family doing today? Describe