Present simple - present continuous (speak)

​What are you doing?

By Thầy Minh

What are you doing?

​I am studying English.

​I am learning English.

We are learning English.

What are you doing?

I am flying a kite.

What are you doing?

We are flying a kite.

What is Mary doing?

She is drawing (a picture).

What are Tom and Daisy doing?

They are building a sandcastle.

What is the baby doing?

He is crying.

Mary

What is Mary doing?

She is cleaning (the floor).

She is sweeping (the floor)
.

Jim and Lisa

No, they aren't. They are planting a tree.

No, they aren't. They are growing a tree.

Tom and Thomas

No, they aren't. They are making paper planes.

Tom

No, he isn't. He is climbing the tree.

The Earth

It is orbiting the Sun.

The Moon

It is orbiting the Earth.

​If something is happening right now, we say:

​S (that thing) + am / is / are + V_ing

The cat ___ (chase) the mouse.

Multiple Choice

The cat _____ (chase) the mouse.

• is chasing

• chasing

• are chasing

• chase

The cat is chasing the mouse.
(The cat's chasing the mouse)

The boats ____ (float) on the sea.

Multiple Choice

The boats _____ (float) on the sea.

• is floating

• floating

• are floating

• float

The boats are floating on the sea.

This is the float market. We can see it in the South.

Fill in the Blanks

They are selling fruit and vegetables.
(They're selling fruit and vegetables.

What is the uncle doing?

Fill in the Blanks

He is fixing the bike.

What is the boy doing?

Fill in the Blanks

He is brushing his teeth.

Are you brushing your teeth now?

Of course, you aren't.

Do you brush your teeth every day?

Yes, I do.

What else do you do every day?

breakfast

I eat breakfast every day.
(I have breakfast every day)

I go to bed every day.

I have a bath every day.

What do you do on Monday?

I go to school on Monday.

What do you study on Monday?

I study ____ on Monday.

I play chess on Monday.

I read books on Monday.

What do you do on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, ...?

I go to school on Monday.





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I am going to school now.

I go to school on Monday.
(Present simple)



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I am going to school now.
(Present continuous)

Present simple

OR

Present continuous

Multiple Choice

I call my friends on the phone every day.

• Present simple

• Prsent continuous

Multiple Choice

Laura is calling her friend now.

• Present simple

• Prsent continuous

Multiple Choice

We take the bus to the school on weekdays.

• Present simple

• Prsent continuous

Multiple Choice

It is raining at the moment.

• Present simple

• Prsent continuous

Multiple Choice

It is raining at the moment.

• Present simple

• Prsent continuous