PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Present Simple &

Present Continuous

Differences

Present Simple

❑ We use it to show an action in the

present and a habit.

❑ Present simple can be used with

adverbs like: always, often, usually,
sometimes, never, every day, every
week, every year, etc

❑ Ex. I always go to school.

❑ Ex. Robert plays football every day.

❑ Ex. We like to eat cookies.

From: Verb + “s” or “es”

■ GO

■ I GO

■ YOU GO

■ HE GOES

■ SHE GOES

■ IT GOES

■ WE GO

■ THEY GO

■ CLIMB

■ I CLIMB

■ YOU CLIMB

■ HE CLIMBS

■ SHE CLIMBS

■ IT CLIMBS

■ WE CLIMB

■ THEY CLIMB

■ FLY

■ I FLY

■ YOU FLY

■ HE FLIES

■ SHE FLIES

■ IT FLIES

■ WE FLY

■ THEY FLY

■ PLAY

■ I PLAY

■ YOU PLAY

■ HE PLAYS

■ SHE PLAYS

■ IT PLAYS

■ WE PLAY

■ THEY PLAY

Present Continuous

❑ We use it to show that an action is

happening now, at the moment of speaking

❑ Present continuouscan be used with

words like: now; at the moment; Look!;
Listen!

❑

E.g. I am walking to school.

❑

E.g. Listen! She is singing.

❑

E.g. I am eating ice-cream now.

Form: am/is/are + Verb + “ing”

■ PRESENT SIMPLE: HE-SHE-IT

(S-ES-IES)

■ PRESENT CONTINUOUS (TO

BE (AM-IS-ARE+ VERB -ING)

What tense is it and why?

❑ She is running home. PC

❑ They are driving a car. PC

❑ Ștefan and Dragoș like to play

football. PS

❑ I go to school. PS

❑ I am drinking orange juice. PC

❑ I am making homework. PC

❑ The bike is red. PS

❑ They are playing badminton. PC

Now you try!

❑ Next there are

some verbs.
Make sentence
in the present
simple and a
sentence in the
present
continuous!

play

drink

run

swim

make

go

PLAY: Juan plays cards on
Saturday.
Juan is playing cards now.
DRINK: They drink coffee
everyday.
They are drinking coffee
The cat sleeps in the
morning
They cat is sleeping

What is happening in the picture?

Use both present simple and

present continuous!

I sleeps at night. PS
He gets up tomorrow morning.PC

They play in the water.PS
they go out jumping in the morning.PC

He eats carrot.PS
He is eating a delicious carrot.PC

They run through the snow.PS
They are running through the icy snow.PC

He enjoys the air.PS
He is starting to get sleepy,PC

They play happily in the forest.PS
They enjoy rolling on the grass.PC

They like to see the sky in glacier.PS
They are happy seeing the stars.PC

They frolic in the branches of the trees.PS
They like to be playing in the plants.PC

Marine animals are calm in the sea.PS
Turtles and fish have fun swimming together.PC

Thank you for your attention!

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