Present Simple Present Continuous


Present Simple 
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Present Continuous

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This lesson contains 10 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Present Simple 
VS 
Present Continuous

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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 2 - Drag question

Today
Revision about:
  • How to use the Present Simple and the Present Continuous correctly
  • How to know when to use which tense

Slide 3 - Slide

            Present simple

  • Use when talking about a fact/habit.

  • I walk / he walks

  • Use infinitive / SHIT-rule (she/he/it verb+s)

  • - (negative) I don't walk.                                                          He/She/It doesn't walk.

  •  ? (question) = Do I walk?
                                    Does He/She/It walk?

      Present continuous

  • Use when you are doing it RIGHT NOW.

  • I am walking

  • Use am/is/are + verb + ing

  • - (negative) = I'm not working.                  
You aren't working very hard
 He/She is not working very hard.

  • ? (question) = Am I driving too fast?
                                    Are you driving too fast?
                                    Is He/She driving too fast?


Slide 4 - Slide

She plays the piano.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 5 - Quiz

She is playing the piano.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 6 - Quiz

I eat fruit everyday.
A
Present Simple
B
Present Continuous

Slide 7 - Quiz

She is watching television right now.
A
Present Continuous
B
Present Simple

Slide 8 - Quiz

Present Simple
Present Continuous
Walk
Is working
Are reading
doing it right now
Stop
Is helping
SHIT-rule
Every day, usually,often, never
Am going

Slide 9 - Drag question

Extra exercise 😋
1. Andy sometimes …………… comics. (to read)
2. We never …………….. TV in the morning. (to watch)
3. Listen! Sandy …………….. in the bathroom. (to sing)
4. My sister usually ………………. in the kitchen. (to help)
5. My mother ………………. breakfast now. (to make)
6. They often ………………. the bathroom. (to clean)
7. Look! The boys ……………… home. (to come)
8. Every day his grandfather ………………… for a walk. (to go)
9. I ………………. with my friend at the moment. (to chat)
10. Cats …………………. mice. (to eat)

Slide 10 - Slide