PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

USE AND FORM

EXAMPLE SENTENCES


  1. ☕ I usually drink tea, but today I'm drinking coffee.
  2. 🏢 She works in an office, but this week she's working from home.
  3. 📺 Tom usually watches TV after dinner, but tonight he's reading a book.
  4. 🚌 They normally go to school by bus, but today they're walking because it's sunny.
  5. ⚽ I usually play tennis, but now I'm playing football with my friends.
  6. 🍳 My mom always cooks dinner, but today she's ordering pizza.
  7. 📚 We often study vocabulary, but right now we're studying grammar.
  8. 🍫 He rarely eats sweets, but today he's eating chocolate cake because it's his birthday.
  9. 👖 You usually wear jeans, but today you're wearing a skirt because it's warm outside.
  10. 🇪🇸 My sister speaks English, but right now she's speaking Spanish with her friend from Spain.

Training

Listening Practice

Listen to the audio and answer the questions below.

1. What is the main topic of the audio?



2. What do astronomers look at through telescopes?



3. What are astronauts doing right now?



4. Where are robots working now?



5. What do scientists hope to get from space??



Present Simple and Present Continuous
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I ___ my parents every day.
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He ___ a lot in the evenings.
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They ___ to the teacher right now!
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He ___ the dog at the moment.
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We ___ up early at the weekend.
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What ___ every weekend?
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What ___ right now?
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 A: What time ___? B: At 3 p.m.
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He ___ sweets. But today he's eating chocolate cake because it's his birthday.
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We ___ together. But today I'm cooking alone.
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0-4 correct answers – Keep practicing!
5-7 correct answers – Good!
8-10 correct answers – Great job!
Present Simple or Present Continuous?
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You can take the newspaper. I ___ it.
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I ___ to work by car, but today I'm going by bus.
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'Where is Miranda?' 'She ___ lunch.'
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I ___ yoga every day.
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Can you hear that? The dog ___.
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Our neighbours ___ almost every day.
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What time ___ work on Fridays?
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I'm hungry. I ___ to eat something.
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'Where is Susan?' 'In the living room. She ___ a comedy film. She's laughing loudly."
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I ___ TV when I'm having dinner.
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0-4 correct answers – Keep practicing!
5-7 correct answers – Good!
8-10 correct answers – Great job!