Present simple vs. present continuous

1. Present Continuous vs Present Simple
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1. Present Continuous vs Present Simple

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Fill in the correct form of the verb
Vraag jezelf bij iedere vraag af of de actie nu aan het gebeuren is of niet.

Gaat het om iets dat NU aan de gang is? 
Kies present continuous
Is het iets dat regelmatig gebeurt of een gewoonte is? 
Kies present simple 

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Present simple or Present continuous: Listen! __________ with his band?
A
Does Sem practice
B
Is Sem practising

Slide 4 - Quiz

present simple or present continuous?

Look! The birds ... away!
A
fly
B
flying
C
are fly
D
are flying

Slide 5 - Quiz

Present simple or Present continuous: They _______ houses quite often.
A
move
B
are moving

Slide 6 - Quiz

13. Present simple or present continuous?


Peter never __________ to school.
A
cycles
B
is cycling
C
cycle's
D
cycling

Slide 7 - Quiz

Present simple or present continuous: I ______ to school every day.
A
walk
B
am walking

Slide 8 - Quiz

Present simple or present continuous: Harriet _________ so loudly that my ears hurt.
A
always speaks
B
is always speaking

Slide 9 - Quiz

Who needs help? 
Let's make the best out of a bad situation and use our time wisely. 

The options are: 
  • Explanation making questions and negations in present forms. 
  •   Explanation making questions and negations in present forms. 
  • Explanation degrees of comparison. 
  • Practice on your own: 4.8 present simple vs present continuous OR https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2331 


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I would like to...
Get some extra explanation: making questions/negations in the present tense
Get some extra explanation: making questions/negations in the past tense
Get some extra
Work on my own: 4.8 on Learnbeat

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