This document contains 10 sentences that contrast the simple present and present continuous tenses. Each sentence describes a person's typical occupation or activity using the simple present tense, followed by what they are doing today using the present continuous tense. For example, in sentence one it states that a typist types letters everyday but today he is playing golf. The document serves as an example of how to properly use and contrast the simple present and present continuous verb tenses.

1. Simple present / present continuous
1- He is a typist. He ………………….. (type) letters everyday, but
today he ……………………… ….. (play) golf
2- He’s a traffic warden. He usually ……………. (control)
road traffic, but today he …………………… (not control) the
traffic, because he is ill in bed.
3- She is a nurse. She usually ………………… (look after) ill
people in hospital, but today she ……………………… (swim) in
the sea because she is on holiday in Benidorm.
4- They are football players. They often …………….. (play)
football, but this morning they ………………… (not play)
football because they are on holidays.
5- I’m a teacher. I …………………………… (teach) English 5 days a week and I
……………………………. (teach) English to my dearest students now.
6- Michelle Pheiffer is an actress She usually ........................
(act) in films, but these days she ……………… (write) a book
about her memories.
7- I like music. I often ……………… (listen) to music at home, but today I
……………………………. (go) to a concert
8- They are students. They ………... (go) to school from Monday to Friday.
Today it’s Tuesday, so they ………………….. (go) to school
9- We are businessmen. We never ………………….…… (relax) but this week
we ……………………….…… (do) yoga
10- He is a very serious person. He never ……..…………….. (smile), but just now
he ………..……….. (laugh), because someone told him a very funny joke..