Present Continuous or Present Simple

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What do you remember?

- When do you use it?

- What does it look like?

Present Simple

Present Simple

- Use when it's a fact , something happens regularly,

when there are emotions involved.

It rains, They sing (every day), I hate math

- Infinitive (+s or +es)

He thinks, It takes

- Question or denial add auxiliary verb to do

Do you like? I don't have.

When guests arrive, I .... them their key. (to give)

At 11.00, I always .... coffee and a cake. ( to have)

What do you remember?

- When do you use it?

- What does it look like?

Present Continuous

Present Continuous

- Is happening right now!

Says something about this moment.

- Is temporarely happening at a specific time.

- verb to 'be' and verb+ing (2 verbs!)

I am working, they aren't leaving

The waiters ... ........ more tables. (to bring)

The manager .. ...... me to do three different jobs. (to tell)

Our town .. ........ an arts festival this summer. (to organise)

He ....... (to have) guitar lessons every Monday.

1. have
2. is having
3. has

Listen! He ........... (to play) guitar right now.

1. play
2. is playing
3. plays

He always ........ (to go) home afterwards.

1. go
2. is going
3. goes

I ....... (not/to eat) meat. I am a vegetarian.

1. don't eat
2. am not eating
3. don't eats

You ...... (not/ to leave) right now, are you?

1. don't leave
2. aren't leaving
3. don't leaves

I ...... (to repair) the sink as we speak.

1. repair
2. am repairing
3. repaires

We .... (to go) to Spain this summer.

1. go
2. are going
3. goes