Present Simple vs Present Continuous

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English

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5th Grade - Professional Development

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CCSS

L.3.1E, L.4.1B, L.5.1.B-D

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Murilo Morelli

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11 Slides • 5 Questions

Present Simple

Present Progessive

Let's understand the difference.

Present Simple

Daily Routine
Subject + Verb + Complement = We live in São Paulo.

Examples

I go to school.

I study English.

My friends and I do gymnastics.

They listen to music.

Time Words - Present Simple

Every day
Often
Never
Hardly ever
Every week
On Sundays
Every month

Examples

I go to school every day.

I study English on Fridays.

My friends and I do gymnastics every week.

They hardly ever listen to music.

Present Progressive

Actions in progress (now)
Subject + To Be + Verb + ING + Complement

Examples

I'm going to school.

They're starting a new project.

You're helping a lot.

Time Words - Present Progressive

Now
Right now
At this moment

Examples

I'm going to school now.

They're starting a new project right now.

You're helping a lot at this moment.

Let's Practice!

Pay attention to the time words and complete the sentences.

Multiple Choice

I _______ to school every day.

am going

are going

Multiple Choice

We _______ to each other now.

talk

are talking

is talking

Multiple Choice

My friends and I ________ cards at this moment.

play

are playing

is playing

Multiple Choice

They _________ really hard every day.

work

are working

is working

Multiple Choice

Martha _________ to her friends and _________ some coffee right now.

texts / drinks

are texting / drinking

is texting / drinking

is texting / drink

text / is drinking

Thank You!

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Present Progessive

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