PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Simple Present Present Continuous

Form Form
3rd person singular: infinitive + 's') form of 'be' and verb + ing

I play I am playing
you play you are playing
he / she / it plays he / she / it is playing
we play we are playing
they play they are playing

in general (regularly, often, never) Actions happening at the

moment
Robert plays football every
Tuesday. Daniel is playing football now.

Signal words Signal words

always at the moment

every ... at this moment
often today
normally now
usually right now
sometimes Listen!
never Look!

I) Put the verbs into the Present Continuous or Simple Present.

1. She usually _______________ (walk) to school.

2. But look! Today she _______________ (go) by bike.
3. Every Sunday we _______________ (go) to see my grandparents.
4. He often _______________ (go) to the cinema.
5. We_______________ (play) Monopoly at the moment.
6. She usually_______________ (wear) glasses, but now she (wear) contact lenses.
7. Caroline _______________ (like) sports.
8. She _______________ (play) handball every Monday and Thursday.
9. He _______________ (eat) an apple at the moment.
10. He _______________ (eat) some fruit every day.
 II) Circle the correct option.

1. He always WATCHES/IS WATCHING TV in the evening.

2. They ARE HAVING/HAVE breakfast at 7 o clock.
3. Sue WEARS/IS WEARING jeans today.
4. I usually GO/AM GOING to the cinema on Sundays, but today I STAY/AM STAYING
home.
5. Tom DOESNT SPEAK/ISNT SPEAKING Italian.
6. My mum PLAYS/IS PLAYING the guitar now.

III) Write the following sentences in the missing column. Be careful with the differences in
each tense.

SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I go to school every day. + __________________________________ now.

_______________________ on Mondays. + Im having lunch at school at this moment.

My brother always reads books. + _________________________________today.

My sister writes emails to her friends. + __________________________________ now.

______________________ every Tuesday. + My parents are travelling .

My friends listen to music online. + ________________________ at this moment.

I dont study French. - ______________________________________________

____________________________ in the morning. - Im not drawing now.

_________________________________ at night. - Lucy isnt watching TV now.

Sarah and Sam dont climb trees in the park. - _________________________________________ now.

Do you take photos on Wednesdays? ? _____________________________________ today?

___________________________ on rainy days? ? Are you looking at the rainbow now?

Does she work in the summer? ? _______________________________ at this moment?

_________________________________________
? Is Liam sleeping now?
well?