PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
USE AND FORM
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- ☕ I usually drink tea, but today I'm drinking coffee.
- 🏢 She works in an office, but this week she's working from home.
- 📺 Tom usually watches TV after dinner, but tonight he's reading a book.
- 🚌 They normally go to school by bus, but today they're walking because it's sunny.
- ⚽ I usually play tennis, but now I'm playing football with my friends.
- 🍳 My mom always cooks dinner, but today she's ordering pizza.
- 📚 We often study vocabulary, but right now we're studying grammar.
- 🍫 He rarely eats sweets, but today he's eating chocolate cake because it's his birthday.
- 👖 You usually wear jeans, but today you're wearing a skirt because it's warm outside.
- 🇪🇸 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
| Start exercise |
I ___ my parents every day.
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| Check |
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He ___ a lot in the evenings.
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| Check |
| See result |
They ___ to the teacher right now!
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| Check |
| See result |
He ___ the dog at the moment.
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| Check |
| See result |
We ___ up early at the weekend.
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| Check |
| See result |
What ___ every weekend?
| Next |
| Check |
| See result |
What ___ right now?
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| See result |
A: What time ___? B: At 3 p.m.
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| Check |
| See result |
He ___ sweets. But today he's eating chocolate cake because it's his birthday.
| Next |
| Check |
| See result |
We ___ together. But today I'm cooking alone.
| Next |
| Check |
| See result |
0-4 correct answers – Keep practicing!
5-7 correct answers – Good!
8-10 correct answers – Great job!
Present Simple or Present Continuous?
| Start exercise |
You can take the newspaper. I ___ it.
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| Check |
| See result |
I ___ to work by car, but today I'm going by bus.
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| Check |
| See result |
'Where is Miranda?' 'She ___ lunch.'
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| Check |
| See result |
I ___ yoga every day.
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| Check |
| See result |
Can you hear that? The dog ___.
| Next |
| Check |
| See result |
Our neighbours ___ almost every day.
| Next |
| Check |
| See result |
What time ___ work on Fridays?
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| Check |
| See result |
I'm hungry. I ___ to eat something.
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| Check |
| See result |
'Where is Susan?' 'In the living room. She ___ a comedy film. She's laughing loudly."
| Next |
| Check |
| See result |
I ___ TV when I'm having dinner.
| Next |
| Check |
| See result |
0-4 correct answers – Keep practicing!
5-7 correct answers – Good!
8-10 correct answers – Great job!