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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous: Efren Yair García Velázquez

The document compares and contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses. [1] The present simple is used for things that are always true or happen regularly or frequently. [2] The present continuous is used for things that are happening now or around the present moment. [3] Examples are provided for how to use each tense correctly.

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Present Simple Vs Present Continuous: Efren Yair García Velázquez

The document compares and contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses. [1] The present simple is used for things that are always true or happen regularly or frequently. [2] The present continuous is used for things that are happening now or around the present moment. [3] Examples are provided for how to use each tense correctly.

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Efren Yair García Velázquez

Present Simple B) Put the verb into the correct form - Present Simple or
Present Continuous.
 Things that are always true.
 Things that happen all the time, 1 - "Don’t talk so loudly!" — "I’m not talking (not / to talk)
repeatedly, often, sometimes, loudly".
never, etc.
2 – He knows (to know) all about the film.

3 – Jane is talking (to talk) to a friend at the moment.

4 – He doesn’t work (not / to work) on Sundays.

Examples: 5 – Margaret loves (to love) music and dancing.

6 - The dog is sleeping (to sleep) under the table at the


- The sun rises in the east. moment.
- She often wears blue.
- I play football. 7 – He doesn’t like (not / to like) his job.

8- I think (to think) she is (to be) very

pretty.

9 – I always go (always / to go) to bed very early.

10 - How often a day do you eat (you / to eat) ice-cream?


Present Continuous
11 – She often cleans (often / to clean) the house on
Saturdays.
 Things that are happening now.
 Things that are 12(they / to go) Do they go to the pub every evening?
happening around now.
13 – They’re now learning (now / to learn) to treat animals.

14 – He’s sitting (to sit) on an armchair, smoking (to

smoke) a pipe.
Examples:
15 - Good students always studies (always / to study) hard.
- The sun is not shining today. 16 - It never rains (never / to rain) in Summer but it now
- She´s wearing blue jeans. raining
- I´m playing a lot of tennis (now/ to rain).
these days.
17 – They generally arrives (generally / to arrive) early but
today
They’ re coming (to come) late.

18 – Teachers teaches (to teach).

19 – Why do you don’t fix (you / not / to fix) it later?

20 – Why do you fix (you / to fix) it this morning?

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