Mastering Present Simple & Present Continuous Tenses

Mastering Present Simple & Present Continuous Tenses

Which tense is used for habitual actions?

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

Which tense is used for actions happening now?

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

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to differentiate between Present Simple & Present Continuous Tenses and use them in the right context.

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What do you already know about Present Simple & Present Continuous Tenses?

Present Simple Tense

It is used to describe general truths, habits, and routines. For example, 'I eat breakfast every day.'

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Present Continuous Tense

It is used to describe actions happening now or around now. For example, 'I am eating breakfast now.'

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Forming Present Simple Tense

Subject + Verb (base form) + s/es for the third person singular. For example, 'She eats an apple every day.'

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Forming Present Continuous Tense

Subject + am/is/are + Verb (present participle/gerund). For example, 'I am eating an apple now.'

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Keywords for Present Simple Tense

Always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never, every day/week/month/year

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Keywords for Present Continuous Tense

Now, at the moment, currently, presently, today, this week/month/year

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Practice Exercise - Identify the Tense

Identify whether the sentence is in Present Simple or Present Continuous Tense. 'I am reading a book.'

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Practice Exercise - Form a Sentence

Form a sentence using Present Simple Tense with the word 'always' and 'they'.

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Practice Exercise - Form a Sentence

Form a sentence using Present Continuous Tense with the word 'now' and 'I'.

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Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

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