Revision 1: Present Simple, Present Continuous

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Welcome to Grammar-drill

Learning objective

After this lesson you:

• can use the present simple and continuous correctly.

Ariana Grande is walking her dogs (at the moment).
(right now)

Ariana Grande walks around in NYC.
(but NOT at the moment)

1. I like scary movies.

2. He is walking the dog.

3. We are dancing all night long.

4. She plays the piano.

5. They are my parents.

Present Simple

Present Continuous

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Present simple vs present continuous

SIMPLE!

I work every day

She never eats pizza

Do you read often?
They don't play tennis ever!

CONTINUOUS

I am working today

She is eating spaghetti right now

Are you reading books at this moment?

They are not playing tennis now.

Present simple vs present continuous

SIMPLE!

How? Base form

He, she, it? Verb + S

Use: habits, daily activities

Used with : always,

often, never, every day/week

CONTINUOUS

How? 'To be' + base form + ING

Use: when it is happening NOW

Used with: now, right now, at this moment

Negatives and questions

Present Simple

Negative (ontkennend) ❌	Question (vragend): ❓
I do not work You do not work He/She/It does not work We do not work They do not work	Do I work? Do you work? Do we work? Do they work? Does he/she/it work?

Negatives and questions Present continuous

Negative (ontkennend) ❌	Question (vragend): ❓
I am not reading a book. You are not walking around. She is not working today. We are not eating. They are not playing football.	Am I reading correctly? Are you walking around? Is she working now? Are we not eating? Are they playing football?

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Stars of the negatives and questions?

Present simple	Present continuous
'to do'	'to be'

Present Simple

signal words

Present Continuous

signal words

Never

Now

Listen!

At the moment

Every day

Sometimes

signaalwoorden

Wanneer je deze woorden ziet, weet je meteen bij welke tense ze horen. Belangrijke tip!

Present simple or present continuous?

When you are talking about something that happens at this very moment, you use ...

1. present simple
2. present continuous

Mrs. Jones (to drink) ... tea every Sunday.

1. drinks
2. drink
3. is drinking
4. am drinking

Now she (to drink) ... hot chocolate.

1. drink
2. drinks
3. is drinking
4. am drinking

Susan (to play)... a nice song on the piano.

1. play
2. plays
3. is playing
4. are playing

He (to play)... the guitar in a band every Friday.

1. play
2. plays
3. is playing
4. am playing

We always (to eat) ... chicken on Monday.

1. eat
2. eats
3. are eating
4. is eating

We use the ______ for something that always or regularly happens.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous
3. Past simple
4. Past continuous

Choose the right answer: present simple or present continuous.

Janey ... cats.

1. loves
2. is loving

Let's practise

EXERCISES on bookwidgets

(to be)
He ..... my brother.

1. am
2. are
3. is