The document compares and contrasts the present simple tense and present continuous tense in English. It provides examples of when to use each tense, including: - Using the present simple for habits and general truths - Using the present continuous for actions happening now, temporary situations, and plans/arrangements in the future It then shows the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of both tenses and provides additional example sentences to illustrate their proper uses.

1. 
Present simple
VS
PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

2. 
Present simple-uses
1. 1. For habits.
Time expressions:
Always, usually, often, sometimes,
rarely, never
I usually get to school
by bus.
I have tennis lessons on
Thursdays.

3. 
. General truths
The sun rises in the
east and sets in the
west.

4. 
4. Timetables
The bus leaves from
Beni-suef at 8 o’clock
and arrives in Cairo
at 10 o’clock.

5. 
PRESENT CONTINUOUS-USE
1. For actions happening NOW
Time
expressions:
now, right now,
at the moment
 Look! The dog is
chasing the cat!

6. 
2. For temporary situations
Angela usually goes
ice-skating at the
weekends. This week,
she isn’t going ice-
skating, because she
has broken her leg.
Time expressions:
this week/month/year/
tonight/these days

7. 
3. For plans and future arrangements.
Time expressions:
Next week/ month/year/
today/tonight/tomorrow
We are flying to
New York next
week.

8. AFFIRMATIVE
FORM
NEGATIVE FORM INTERROGATIVE
FORM
I
You work
I
You
do not
(don’t) Do
I
you
He
She
It
works
He
She
It
does not
(doesn’t)
work Does
he
she
it
work?
We
You
They
work
We
You
They
do not
(don’t)
Do
we
you
they

9. AFFIRMATIVE
FORM
NEGATIVE FORM INTERROGATIVE
FORM
I am I am not Am I
You are You are not
(aren’t)
Are you
He
She
It
is
workin
g
He
She
It
is not
(isn’t)
workin
g
Is
he
she
it
working?
We
You
They
are
We
You
They
are not
(aren’t)
Are
we
you
they

10. 
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
I write every day I am writing now

11. 
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
He swims at
weekend.
He is swimming
now.

12. 
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
She eats every day. She is eating now.

13. 
SIMPLE PRESENT PRESENT
CONTINUOUS
They sing on
Saturday
They are singing
now

14. 
 1-The cat chase the mouse at the moment.
 ……………………………………………..
 2-Mary drink tea for breakfast.
 ……………………………………………..
 3-Look! John play tennis.
 ………………………………………………
 4-Sally watch T.V every night while I am studying
my lessons.
 ……………………………………………
1. Correct the underlined mistakes

15. SPEAKING
 What do you usually do in the week?
What do you usually do at the
weekends?
 What are you doing this week/this
weekend?