Present Simple or Present Continuous

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• Secundair onderwijs

How do I know when to  use the

 present simple or

 present continuous?

Messi is playing football.
(right now)

Messi plays football.
(but NOT at the moment)

1. I like scary movies.

2. He is walking the dog now.

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

Present simple or present continuous?

Feeling (to think...)

1. present simple
2. present continuous

Present simple or present continuous?
irritation

1. present simple
2. present continuous

Present simple or present continuous?

Action happening at the moment of speaking.

1. present simple
2. present continuous

Present simple or present continuous?

A habit/routine

1. present simple
2. present continuous

Present simple or present continuous?

A fact

1. present simple
2. present continuous

Present Simple

signal words

Present Continuous

signal words

never

now

Listen!

at the moment

often

every day

sometimes

today

on Sundays

Look!

Mrs. Jones (to drink) ... tea every Sunday.

1. drinks
2. drink
3. is drinking
4. am drinking

Mrs Salaets (not to teach) maths.

1. don't teaches
2. isn't teaching
3. doesn't teach
4. doesn't teaches

Look! She (to drink) ... hot chocolate.

1. drink
2. drinks
3. is drinking
4. am drinking

Now she (not to play) ... tennis.

1. doesn't plays
2. isn't playing
3. don't play
4. doesn't play

Susan (to play)... a nice song on the piano.

1. play
2. plays
3. is playing
4. are playing

Ann (not to listen)... to music when she's at school.

1. isn't listening
2. don't listen
3. doesn't listens
4. doesn't listen

He (to play)... the sax in a band every Friday.

1. play
2. plays
3. is playing
4. am playing

Jack and Ann(to study)... their lessons at the moment?

1. Are Jack and Ann studing... ?
2. Do Jack and Ann study...?
3. Are Jack and Ann studying...?
4. Does Jack and Ann study...?

We always (to eat) ... chicken on Monday.

1. eat
2. eats
3. are eating
4. is eating

little Jane (to brush her teeth every morning?

1. Do little Jane brush....?
2. Does little Jane brushes ...?
3. Does little Jane brush...?
4. Is little Jane brushing...?

We use the ______ for something that always or regularly happens.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Past simple
4. Past continuous

Choose the right answer: present simple or present continuous.

Janey ... cats.

1. loves
2. is loving

Linking words

Study these 'time indicators' to know what tense you have to use. 

00:31

Do you experience life through your smartphone?

00:35

1. Dad likes mobiles.
2. Dad is liking mobiles.
3. Dad doesn't likes mobiles.
4. Dad doesn't like mobiles.

00:50

How many seconds do they have to stay without mobile/laptop?

1. 20
2. 10
3. 5
4. 50

01:22

How does she react on the news of her dad?

01:30

1. They're taking a road trip.
2. They take a road trip. They take a road trip.

01:37

What's so annoying about the dog?

01:47

Give the name of the man's invention.

02:02

What does the father think of technology?

02:14

What does the boy never do?

02:33

The dog

1. licks his face.
2. is licking his face.

Did you reach your goal?
Do you understand the difference between these two present tenses?

1. Yes, I totally understand.
2. Not yet, I need some more practice.
3. Yes, I already understood before I started this 'lessonup', but it was useful and fun.
4. No, this was too difficult for me.

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