Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

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Georgie Peter

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Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE

Habits, routines (actiuni repetate, rutina)
ex. I wake up at 7 am every day.

Present Simple FORM

Subject + vb. (-s/-es doar pers. a III-a sg.)

I wake up at 7 am every day.

She reads a book every Saturday.

He goes to school every day.

Present Simple FORM

I go
You go
He/She/It goes
We go
You go
They go

Multiple Choice

Try one on your own:

I do

You do

He/She/It .........

We do

You do

They do

does

Present Simple TIME EXPRESSIONS

(care ne arata cat de des se intampla actiunea)

always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely, never

every day/month, once a week, in the morning, twice a week, every Saturday …

Ready to check your knowledge?

Any questions?

Multiple Choice

She ______ (play) tennis every Sunday.

play

plays

Multiple Choice

He ______ (eat) breakfast every morning.

eats

eat

Multiple Choice

I ______ (do) my homework every afternoon.

does

Multiple Choice

We always ______ (visit) our grandparents on Wednesday.

visits

visit

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Actions happening NOW or TODAY!!! (Actiuni petrecute in timpul vorbirii, acum sau in aceeasi zi)
They are playing basketball at the moment.

Present Continuous FORM

Subject + TO BE (am, is, are) + vb. -ing

I am reading a book now.

She is eating lunch right now.

You are doing your homework at the moment.

Present Continuous FORM

I am reading
You are reading
He/She is reading
We are reading
You are reading
They are reading

Multiple Select

I am working

You ____ working

are

Multiple Select

He/She ___ working

are

Multiple Select

We are working

You are working

They ___ working

are

Present Continuous TIME EXPRESSIONS

now, right now, at the moment, today, this week …

Now let's check

Multiple Choice

I _________ (play football) today.

is playing

am playing

Multiple Choice

He ______ (go) shopping this afternoon.

is going

are going

Multiple Choice

We ______ (watch) a movie tonight.

am watching

are watching

Great! So far so good...

Now let's see if you can distinguish between them

Multiple Choice

Beth usually ________ (do) her homework on Monday afternoon.

Today she _______ (go) to the dentist.

doing - go

does - is going

Multiple Choice

Harry usually _______ (write) for the school magazine on Tuesday afternoon.

Today he _______ (play) on the computer.

writes - is playing

is writing - plays

Multiple Choice

They usually ______ (clean) their room on Saturday.

Today they ______ (visit) their grandma.

clean - are visiting

are cleaning - visit

Multiple Choice

She usually _____ (play) the piano on Friday evening.

Today she _____ (watch) TV.

is playing - watches

plays - is watching

You are DONE!

Congratulations!

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