Present Simple vs Present Continuous
1. Warm-up & Lead-in
Questions:
- What do you usually do in the morning?
- What are you doing right now?
Purpose: Help the student notice the difference between routine and action happening now.
2. Grammar Explanation
Present Simple:
- Structure: do/does + V1
- Example: She works every day.
- Time markers: always, usually, often, every day
Present Continuous:
- Structure: am/is/are + V-ing
- Example: She is working now.
- Time markers: now, at the moment, currently, right now
3. Game: Correct or Incorrect?
Decide if the sentence is grammatically correct:
1. She is eating lunch right now. (Correct)
2. He go to work every day. (Incorrect: He goes)
3. They are play football now. (Incorrect: They are playing)
4. I drink tea every morning. (Correct)
Present Simple vs Present Continuous
4. Practice: Choose the Correct Form
Choose the correct option:
1. I usually ___ (drink / am drinking) coffee in the morning.
2. Look! The cat ___ (sleeps / is sleeping) on the sofa.
3. My friends ___ (meet / are meeting) at the café now.
4. She ___ (walks / is walking) to work every day.
5. Practice: Describe the Picture
Describe what the person usually does and what they are doing now (with images):
Example:
- Usually: She teaches yoga classes.
- Now: She is cooking lunch.
6. Practice: Fill in the Blanks
Use the correct tense:
1. Every morning I ___ (wake) up at 7 AM.
2. But today I ___ (sleep) longer because it's Sunday.
3. He ___ (not/go) to work on weekends.
4. Look! They ___ (play) outside.
Present Simple vs Present Continuous
7. Practice: Sort the Sentences
Separate the following into Present Simple or Present Continuous:
1. She is cooking now.
2. I go to the gym every Saturday.
3. He is reading a book at the moment.
4. They usually have lunch at 1 PM.
8. Wrap-up & Reflection
Review:
- Present Simple = habits, routines.
- Present Continuous = actions happening now.
Questions:
- What's one thing you learned today?
- What's one thing you want to practice more?