Present tenses

Present simple and continuous

By Sol Anahi Mondino

Multiple Choice

When do we use the present simple tense?

• To express future intentions
• For past events
• For ongoing actions
• We use the present simple tense for habitual actions, general truths, scheduled events, and feelings.

Multiple Choice

When do we use the present continuous tense?

• For actions that will always happen

• We use the present continuous tense for actions happening now, ongoing actions, future plans, or temporary situations.

• For actions completed in the past
• For habitual actions o

Multiple Choice

Walk, talk, cook, sing, play

• action verbs

• non-action verbs

Multiple Choice

Be, believe, hate, hear, know, love, need

• non-action verbs

• action verbs

Multiple Choice

Sentences in the present simple

• I swim
• You jump
• He reads
• I eat, You play, He runs, She sings, They dance.

Multiple Choice

Sentences in the present continuous

• I study yesterday.
• 'I am studying.', 'He is running.', 'They are watching a movie.'.

• They will watch a movie.
• I walked yesterday.