Used to show that an action is repeated   past  present future Ex. I walk to school.  Ex. Jane likes to play soccer.  Ex. We want to play baseball.  ***Remember*** Verb + “s” or “es”
Used to show that an action is happening now      past  present   future Ex. I am walking to school.  Ex. They are swimming.  Ex. I am eating ice-cream .  ***Remember*** am/is/are + Verb + “ing”
She is running home.  They are attacking the car.  Rob and Ellen enjoy playing soccer.  The school is closed.  The office staff is eating lunch.  I like skiing.  The printer is broken.  They are playing badminton.
To the right are several action verbs. Try making a sentence in simple present and a sentence in present continuous! Kick Jump Run Swim Catch Throw Attack Sleep study
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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    Used to showthat an action is repeated past present future Ex. I walk to school. Ex. Jane likes to play soccer. Ex. We want to play baseball. ***Remember*** Verb + “s” or “es”
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    Used to showthat an action is happening now past present future Ex. I am walking to school. Ex. They are swimming. Ex. I am eating ice-cream . ***Remember*** am/is/are + Verb + “ing”
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    She is runninghome. They are attacking the car. Rob and Ellen enjoy playing soccer. The school is closed. The office staff is eating lunch. I like skiing. The printer is broken. They are playing badminton.
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    To the rightare several action verbs. Try making a sentence in simple present and a sentence in present continuous! Kick Jump Run Swim Catch Throw Attack Sleep study
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