Present and Past Simple vs Continuous - 4e - 010221

GOALS
  1.  Present Simple and Present Continuous
  2.  Past Simple and Past Continuous 
  3.  Use the Present and Past Simple and Continuous in 1 sentence
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GOALS
  1.  Present Simple and Present Continuous
  2.  Past Simple and Past Continuous 
  3.  Use the Present and Past Simple and Continuous in 1 sentence

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Present Simple vs Present Continuous
CONTINUOUS
How? To be + verb+ ING


Use: something is happening AT THIS MOMENT and hasn't stopped

In combination with: now, right now, at this moment, today

Present ContINGuous
SIMPLE
How? Verb 
He, she, it? Verb + S 

Use: habit, routine,
often, never

In combination with: always,
often, usually, never, every
day/week 

Slide 2 - Slide

Slide 3 - Slide

Messi is playing football.
(right now)
Messi plays football.
(but NOT at the moment)

Slide 4 - Slide

Slide 5 - Slide

Which words are used with the Present Simple and which with the Present Continuous?
Present Continuous
Present Simple
Right now
Always
Never
Often
Usually
Today
At the moment
Now

Slide 6 - Drag question

Present Simple
signal words
Present Continuous
signal words
Never
Now
Listen!
At the moment
Often
Every day
Sometimes

Slide 7 - Drag question

You use the ___ to talk about habits and facts.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 8 - Quiz

The shit-rule goes with?
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 9 - Quiz

Did we use the Present Simple or the Present Continuous in this sentence?

"She is talking to her grandmother right now."
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 10 - Quiz

Present Simple or Present Continuous? Drag the sentence to the right tense. 
Present Simple 
Present Continuous
I sing every day. 
I am singing right now. 
Water boils at 100 *C.
He likes pizza. 
I am playing a game.
He is sleeping at the moment. 
He likes to dance.
I am dancing. 

Slide 11 - Drag question

Jimmy ___ to play games.
A
like
B
likes
C
is liking
D
is to like

Slide 12 - Quiz



He___ beer in the pub right now.
A
spills
B
is spilling
C
are spilling
D
spilling

Slide 13 - Quiz


Our teacher ___ the grammar at this moment.
A
explains
B
is explain
C
explaining
D
is explaining

Slide 14 - Quiz

You ___ in London.
A
live
B
lives
C
living
D
is living

Slide 15 - Quiz


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

Slide 16 - Quiz



It never ___ in Death Valley.
A
rain
B
rains
C
is raining
D
raining

Slide 17 - Quiz


We ___ English class right now.
A
have
B
are having
C
are have
D
are haveing

Slide 18 - Quiz

Present Simple and Present Continuous in one sentence?
" While Lisa is watching a movie, Mike goes to the supermarket."

background activity = Present Continuous
suddenly = Present Simple

Slide 19 - Slide

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Slide 20 - Slide

Past Simple vs Past Continuous
SIMPLE
CONTINUOUS
  • verb + -(e)d
  • happened in the past and is finished
  • Signal words:
      yesterday, last week,               when
  • was/were + verb + -ing
  • happened in the past and is still going on
  • Signal word:
      while

Past ContINGuous

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Past Simple + Past Continuous
  • Together in 1 sentence to say that something happened (Past Simple) while something else was already going on (Past Continuous)

  • The short action = Past Simple  
     the long action = Past Continuous

Slide 22 - Slide

Past Simple + Past Continuous
Examples

  • While Lisa was doing her homework, Mike went to the supermarket.
  • I was reading when my mother called me.
  • They were doing their homework when I came in.

Slide 23 - Slide

Slide 24 - Slide

Can we use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous in 1 sentence?
A
Ja
B
Nee

Slide 25 - Quiz

Past Continuous and Past Simple are both used in the past time.
A
niet waar
B
waar

Slide 26 - Quiz

With words like 'yesterday', 'last week', and 'two years ago' we ALWAYS use:
A
Past Simple
B
Past Continuous

Slide 27 - Quiz

She often plays the piano.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous
C
Past Simple
D
Past Continuous

Slide 28 - Quiz

She is playing the piano right now.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous
C
Past Simple
D
Past Continuous

Slide 29 - Quiz

Yesterday she played the piano.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous
C
Past Simple
D
Past Continuous

Slide 30 - Quiz

While she was playing the piano, her husband was singing.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous
C
Past Simple
D
Past Continuous

Slide 31 - Quiz

1. I like scary movies.
2. He is walking the dog.
3. We are dancing all night long.
4. She plays the piano.
5. They are my parents.
Present Simple
Present Continuous
1
2
3
4
5

Slide 32 - Drag question

Which sentence is written in the Present Continuous?
A
They play football in the garden.
B
Vegetarians don't eat meat.
C
I get up.
D
They're playing football in the garden.

Slide 33 - Quiz

Which words indicate you should use Present Continuous?
A
At the moment
B
Every Saturday
C
Now!
D
Often

Slide 34 - Quiz

Which words indicate you should use Present Simple?
A
Always
B
Today
C
Usually
D
Right now

Slide 35 - Quiz

Complete the sentence (present simple or continuous)
We usually (to stay)  in our own country for the holidays, but this year we (to go)  to Rome, and I (to wish)  it was already time to go!

Slide 36 - Open question

Thank you for your attention! See you next time!

Slide 37 - Slide

Slide 38 - Video

Slide 39 - Link