Present simple vs. present continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-3

1. Present Continuous vs Present Simple

Steps

1. Look for a signal word. Present Simple or Present Continuous?
   
2. Is the sentence positive, negative or a question?
   
3. Look for the subject. Which to be-form? Should –s be added?
   
4. Look at the verb and change the spelling if it needed.
   
5. Complete the sentence by filling in the correct form of the verb.

Let's practice

Present simple or present continuous: He _____ (go) for a run every morning.

Present simple or Present continuous: Listen! __________ with his band?

1. Does Sem practise
2. Is Sem practising

present continuous or present simple
You always ... (give) such great parties.

present simple or present continuous?

Look! The birds ... away!

1. fly
2. flying
3. are fly
4. are flying

present continuous or present simple
I ... (read) a book right now.

present continuous or present simple
Hurry! The bus .. (leave)

present continuous or present simple?
She .. (do) her homework now

present continuous or present simple
Look outside! The sun .. (shine)

Present simple or Present continuous: They _______ houses quite often.

1. move
2. are moving

Present simple or present continuous: I ______ to school every day.

1. walk
2. am walking

present continuous or present simple
I ............ English grammar. (hate)

present continuous or present simple
She .. (do) her homework now.

Present simple or present continuous: Harriet _________ so loudly that my ears hurt.

1. always speaks
2. is always speaking

13. Present simple or present continuous?


Peter never __________ to school.

1. cycles
2. is cycling
3. cycle's
4. cycling

present continuous or present simple
I rarely ____ (go) to bed before midnight.

present continuous or present simple
She often ______ (eat) meat.

Present simple or present continuous?

They ________ (have) their lunch at the moment.

1. have
2. having
3. are having
4. are haves

Present simple or present continuous?

Look! Peter ______ (juggle).

1. juggles
2. juggled
3. are juggling
4. is juggling

present continuous or present simple
Pst! The baby ______ (sleep).

present continuous or present simple
She always _______ (go) to school by bike.

any questions?