Present Simple vs Present Continuous Lesson

​My name is Yoko. I was born in Japan, but at the moment I'm living in the USA. I've been here for 6 months. I'm going to visit my Uncle in Canada next year.

Find the tense!

Let's recap!

Present simple or present continuous?

° Action started but not finished







° Temporary situations



I am eating bananas

Present continuous

° Habits
° Facts
° How often


°Permanent situations




I eat bananas
She eats bananas

Present Simple

Multiple Choice

At the moment, our family ________ on holiday to Spain.

• goes

• is going

Multiple Choice

Our family _________ on holiday to Spain every year.

• Is going

• goes

use Present simple. Exemples?

Multiple Choice

Often, brothers and sisters _______ about unimportant things.

• are arguing

• argue

Multiple Choice

He ____ English class every Tuesday.

• is having

• have

• has

Multiple Choice

He ____ English class every Tuesday.

• isn't having

• don't have

• doesn't has

• doesn't have

+ She likes pizza.
- She doesn't like pizza.
? Does she like pizza?

Remember s for 3rd person

+ I like pizza.
- I don't like pizza.
? Do you like pizza?

Present simple

DO for negative and questions

Multiple Choice

"Your sister drives."
What's the interrogative form?

• Is your sister drives?

• Does your sister drives?

• Does your sister drive?

• Is your sister driving?

Multiple Choice

My sister doesn’t have a car because she ________ .

• isn't driving

• doesn't drive

• don't drive

• doesn't drives

Fill in the Blanks

what is "she eats pasta" in the negative?

Fill in the Blanks

what is "she eats pasta" as a question?

Multiple Choice

People _________ in many different kinds of family.

• are living

• live

• lives

Multiple Choice

At the moment I _________ about present tenses.

• are learning

• is learning

• learns

• don't learn

• am learning

I am
You are
He/she/it is
They are
We are

Remember you verb "to be"

• Now

• right now

• at the moment

• currently

Use present continuous
with these words:

Present continuous = être en train de

Fill in the Blanks

what is "she eats pasta" in present continuous?

Fill in the Blanks

what is "she is eating pasta" in the negative?

Fill in the Blanks

what is "she is eating pasta" as a question?

• What Language are you speaking?

• What languages do you speak?

• What do you study?

• What are you studying?

• What do you do?

• What are you doing?

Categorize

Options (8)

I often read books.

I'm reading a book at the moment.

I dance everyday.

I'm dancing because I love this song!

I don't drink coffee.

I'm not drinking coffee.

Do you eat pasta?

What are you eating?

Organize these options into the right categories

Present Simple

Present continuous

Multiple Choice

I usually ______ glasses.

• wear

• am wearing

• wears

• are wear

Multiple Choice

But I ________ glasses now.

• don't wear

• am not wearing

• doesn't wears

• are not wearing

Je bois du café mais je n'en bois pas en ce moment.

Je bois du thé mais je n'en bois pas habituellement.

Je porte des shorts. Je les porte tout les jours.

Pourquoi buvez-vous du thé tous les matins ?

Pourquoi buvez-vous du thé en ce moment ?