Present simple vs present continuous

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• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Present simple vs present continuous

Today's class:

• Present simple: exercises
• Present continuous: exercises

Important

View the other LessonUps for a detailed explanation, this LessonUp is only meant for practicing. 

Present Simple

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Present Continuous

Present Continuous

Present Simple

Present Simple

I am running

Want

Tell

Taking

Say

There is

Holding

 Present Simple or Present Continuous?

Present Simple

Present Continuous

Right now

Listen!

Never

At the moment

Often

Every week

On Sundays 

Look!

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

My brother and I sometimes ______________ (fight).

fight

fights

are fighting

am fighting

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

They ______________ (go) to a restaurant every Saturday.

are going

goes

go

am going

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

He ______________ (read) a new book in this moment.

are reading

read

reading

is reading

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

I always ______________ (do) my homework after school.

doing

am doing

do

does

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

Every summer we ______________ (visit) our family.  

visited

visitting

visit

is visitting

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

Tom and his brother  ______________ (study) in London at the moment.

are studing

study

are studying

studies

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

You ussually ______________ (go) to work by bus.

goes

going

go

is going

Make a correct sentence.

present simple <> present continuous

I ______________ (listen)  to music now.

listen

am listening

am listenning

is listenning

My mum WASHES her car every Sunday.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

We are wearing the school uniform .......

1. right now
2. always

John cuts his hair ........./
John ......... cuts his hair

1. At the moment
2. every month
3. usually

You are writeing an e-mail at the moment.

1. Well
2. Not well

I play tennis at the club .......

1. sometimes
2. always
3. now
4. at the moment