Present Simple vs Present Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 4

         Present simple - Present continuous

Goals

At the end of this lessonup:

• You know the difference between the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.
• You know how to correctly use the Present Simple and the Present Continuous.

What do you remember?

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Worksheet

5 minutes to fill in the answers

2,5 minutes to share the answers with your neigbour

2,5 minutes to discuss the answers with the group 

How did it go?

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Look! He _______ (leave) the house.

1. leaves
2. is leaving

She usually __________ (walk) to school.

1. walks
2. is walking

Every Sunday we _______ (go) to see my grandparents.

1. go
2. are going

We _________ (play) Monopoly at the moment.

1. play
2. are playing

__________ (he / watch) the news regularly?

1. Does he watch
2. Is he watching

The school bag ________ (be) very heavy.

1. is
2. is being

You usually _________ (arrive) late.

1. arrive
2. are arriving

I ________ (not / work) tonight.

1. don't work
2. am not working

Julie ________ (sleep) right now.

1. sleeps
2. is sleeping

Don't forget to take your umbrella. It ______ (rain) right now.

1. rains
2. is raining

Exercise 1

Write down 4 sentences in the Present simple or Present continuous which contains an error. 

4 minutes 

Exercise 2

Swap your sentences with your neighbour and find the errors.

4 minutes 

I know the difference between the present simple and present continuous and how to use them.

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