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Present Simple vs. Present Continuous?
Present Simple
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Present Continuous
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Middelbare school
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Present Simple
vs.
Present Continuous
Slide 1 - Slide
I walk – he walks I work – she works
I
walk
to school
everyday
.
He
walks
to school
every week
.
We
work
on
Mondays
.
She
works
on Tuesdays
.
Use when you talk about a
fact / habit
.
Shit-rule: He/she/it + infinitive + s
Signal words: every day/month/year, usually, always, often, never, etc.
Present Simple
Slide 2 - Slide
He_____(drive) to work everyday.
Slide 3 - Open question
I am walking - he is walking - we are walking
I
am
walk
ing
now
.
He
is
walk
ing
at this moment
.
We
are
walk
ing
to the shop
now
.
Use when you are doing it RIGHT NOW.
Am/is/are + verb + ing
Signal words:
right now, at the moment, currently,
etc.
Present Continuous
Slide 4 - Slide
Slide 5 - Slide
Present simple
Use when talking about a fact/habit.
I walk / he walks
Use infinitive / SHIT-rule (she/he/it verb+s)
Present continuous
Use when you are doing it RIGHT NOW.
I am walking
Use am/is/are + verb + ing
Let’s compare
Slide 6 - Slide
When use which?
Look carefully at the sentences.
Is it going on right now? → Present continuous
Is it a fact/habit? → Present simple
Use the correct grammar rule.
Am/is/are + verb + ing → Present continuous
infinitive (+s if SHIT RULE) → Present simple
Slide 7 - Slide
She plays the piano!
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous
Slide 8 - Quiz
She is playing the piano.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous
Slide 9 - Quiz
I eat fruit every day.
A
Present simple
B
Present continuous
Slide 10 - Quiz
I'm working at the moment.
A
Present simple
B
Present continuous
Slide 11 - Quiz
When I _______ (to cycle) to school on Mondays, I usually _______ (to wait) for my friend at the bridge.
Right now I am at school and I ________ (to learn) the present tenses. We _______ (to like not) grammar.
cycle
am cycling
learn
am learning
wait
am waiting
don't like
are not liking
Slide 12 - Drag question
Do:
exercise 28 and 29 on page 19-20
Slide 13 - Slide
Do:
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-1.html
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm
Slide 14 - Slide
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