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1. Jessica Campoverde
Present Simple vs.
Continuous

2. “I may not have gone where I attended to go, but I think I
have ended up where I needed to be.”
—Douglas Adams

3. Simple Present Present Continuous
1. For facts or things
that are always true or
genereally true.
* Whales live in the
ocean.
* A dog has four legs.
* Water boils at 100°
1. For an action
happening right now at
the moment of speaking.
* I am teaching an
English lesson.
* You are watching a
video.
* Steve is washing his
hair
*She is taking her dog
for a walk

4. Simple Present Present Continuous
2. For regular habits or
repeated actions.
* I brush my teeth
three times a day.
* I read in bed every
night.
* She goes to the gym
after work.
* He walks to school
every day.
2. To talk about something
that is happening around
the time of speaking but
not necessarily at this
exact moment.
* I am reading a great
book.
* I am writing a book.
* He is learning how to
dance.

5. Expressions with S.P.
 Always, often, generally,
sometimes, never
 Every day, every week,
every year
 Once a day, twice a week,
three times a month
 In the morning, in the
afternoon, at night

6. Expressions with Pres. Cont.
 Now
 Right now
 At the moment
 Still

7. I plan to live in England for a
long time and I don’t plan to
change soon.
It is more or less permanent.
I live in England
This is a fact. It is
generally true
It rains a lot in winter
The situation is temporary.
Next month I plan to live in
a different city.
I am living in London at the
moment. This is an action happening
now.
The situation is temporary.
Tomorrow it might be
sunny
It is raining right now.

8. Choose the correct alternative(s) in the sentences
1 Today she’s spending/spends time with her grandmother.
2 They usually are going/go to the gym on Sundays.
3 We’re having/have a barbecue later on. Do you want to come?
4 No, she can’t answer the phone, she has/is having a shower.
5 I always have/am having a coffee before I ’m leaving/leave for work in the morning.
6 They sometimes fly/are flying to Sweden, but usually they are going/go by boat.
7 Where are you? I ’m sitting/sit outside in the sunshine!
8 He always brings/is bringing a monolingual dictionary to his English class.
Excercise

9. Fill in the blanks with the Present Simple or Present Continuous:
1. Ted ____________ (take) a shower right now.
2. What ______________ (we / have) for dinner tonight?
3. My brother __________________ (have) a daughter and a son.
4. I __________________ (not / solve) some math problems at the moment.
5. My grandfather often _________________ (come) over for dinner at the
weekends.
6. My school _________________ (begin) at nine every day.
7. What time ________________ (you / wake up) on weekdays?
8. What ________________ (you / do) tomorrow night?
9. I usually ____________ (not / work) on Sundays but today I _______________
(work).
10. She _______________ (not / sleep) now, she _______________ (study).
is taking
Are we having
has
am not solving
comes
begins
do you wake up
are you doing
don’t work am working
isn’t sleeping is studying

10. THANKS