(Beginner Intermediate)
Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Present Simple:
We use the Present Simple to describe habits / routines and facts / generalizations.
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
I / You / We / They + V1 I / You / We / They +
DO NOT + V1 (DON'T)
He / She / It + V1 + S** He / She / It +
DOES NOT + V1 (DOESN'T)
**If a verb ends with a consonant + 'y', delete 'y' **Remember: 'TO BE' is different!
and add 'ies': Use AM NOT, IS NOT, or ARE NOT
fly > flies pay > pays
1. Habit or Routine What do you drink everyday? I
drink coffee
everyday. I don't drink soda.
When do you do
your homework? I do my
homework in the afternoon. She doesn't
do her
homework in the afternoon, she does it in the
evening.
When does the class begin? The class begins at
11:15. Sarah is
always early.
2. Facts or Generalizations What does she
like
? She likes Pepsi. She
doesn't
like Coke.
What kind of cars do people in the United States
drive? They drive
big cars and SUVs.
What do they want ? They want apples. I
don’t
have any apples so I will give them bananas
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(Beginner Intermediate)
Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Present Continuous: We use the Present Continuous to describe an action that is happening at the
moment that the speaker is speaking. We also use the Present Continuous to describe an action in the
near future.
Signal Words Form:
'TO BE' + ING
Now I +
AM + V1 + ING
At the moment
Today He/She/It
+ IS + V1 + ING
This afternoon/tomorrow..
+ other words showing 'near future' You/We/They + ARE + V1 + ING
1. To show an action that is happening “now”. This week we are studying the Present
Continuous.
She
isn't drinking
coffee now.
I
am learning
English this year.
I
am wearing
jeans today.
It
is raining
now.
2. To show an action in the near future. Tomorrow, we
are visiting
Key West
.
She
is going
to the beach after class.
I
am graduating
next year.
We
aren't going
out tonight.
Who is teaching
the class tomorrow? Jack
is
teaching tomorrow.
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PRESENT SIMPLE & PRESENT CONTINUOUS
EXERCISES & PRACTICE
(Beginner Intermediate)
A. Answer the questions below.
1. What is your teacher doing right now?
____________________________________________________________________.
2. What don't you like doing?
____________________________________________________________________.
3. What does your friend do?
____________________________________________________________________.
B. Read the paragraph below. Find the 5 mistakes. Circle the mistakes and write the correct
sentence.
My friend Nina lives in Rio. This week she 1.
stays with her Mom in Santos. Nina is having 2.
a family. This week she doesn't take care of 3.
her family, because her mom is being very 4.
sick. Nina is loving her mom a lot, that's why 5.
she left her family in Rio to go to Santos.
C. Writequestions to find out about your partner's friends or family members. Use the Present
Simple Present Simple Continuous
and in the questions. Ask your partner the questions, discuss,
and take notes.
Example: Who is your best friend and where do they live?
1. ____________________________________________________________________?
2. ____________________________________________________________________?
3. ____________________________________________________________________?
4. ____________________________________________________________________?
D. After you have interviewed a classmate or the teacher with the questions above, write a short
paragraph reporting what you learned from them. Use the focus verb tenses as much as possible.
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