PRESENT SIMPLE VS CONTINUOUS

Present Continuous and Present Simple for Future

​Mary is going to a new school next term. What are you doing next week?

​Future plans or arrangements

Present Continuous

I'm meeting Ben in the canteen in half an hour.

Present Continuous

Alan is going to Dubai next summer.

Present Continuous

Adolfo and Diego are watching the movie today.

Multiple Choice

What is Kim doing on Monday evening? (to meet Tom)

• She is meeting Tom.

• I don't know.

Present Simple

• Used for schedules and timetables.

Present Simple

It starts next Monday.

Present Simple

The plane arrives in London at 11:45.

Present Simple

The film begins at 8 o' clock.

​We do not normally use the continuous with stative verbs.

Stative verbs include:

verbs of thinking and feeling

Exeptions:

Multiple Choice

My parents ____ my grandparents next Chrismast.

• are coming

• coming are

• do coming

• is coming

Multiple Choice

What ___ you ____ on the weekend?

• do / are

• are / doing

• did / do

• is / doing

Multiple Choice

Are your family and you traveling next holiday?

• Yes, I am

• Yes, they are

• Yes, we are

• Yes, you are

Multiple Choice

___ you ___ Netflix tomorrow?

• Are / watching

• Is / watching

• Do / watching

• Are / watch

Multiple Choice

Are you going shopping on weekend?

• Yes, I are

• No, you aren't

• No, I am not.

• Yes, he is