Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

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Present Simple
vs.
Present Continuous

 

I walk – he walks                         I work – she works

I walk to school everyday.

He walks to school every week. 

We work on Mondays.

She works on Tuesdays.

Use when you talk about a fact / habit.    

                     

Shit-rule: He/she/it + infinitive + s

                         

Signal words: every day/month/year, usually, always, often, never, etc.

Present Simple

He_____(drive) to work everyday.

I am walking - he is walking - we are walking

I am walking now.

He is walking at this moment.

We are walking to the shop now.

Use when you are doing it RIGHT NOW.

Am/is/are + verb + ing

Signal words: right now, at the moment, currently, etc.

Present Continuous

Present simple

Use when talking about a fact/habit.

I walk / he walks
Use infinitive / SHIT-rule (she/he/it verb+s)

Present continuous

Use when you are doing it RIGHT NOW.

I am walking
Use am/is/are + verb + ing

Let’s compare

When use which? 

Look carefully at the sentences.

Is it going on right now? → Present continuous

Is it a fact/habit? → Present simple

Use the correct grammar rule.

Am/is/are + verb + ing → Present continuous
infinitive (+s if SHIT RULE) → Present simple

She plays the piano!

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

She is playing the piano.

1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous

I eat fruit every day.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

I'm working at the moment.

1. Present simple
2. Present continuous

When I _______ (to cycle) to school on Mondays, I usually _______ (to wait) for my friend at the bridge.

Right now I am at school and I ________ (to learn) the present tenses. We _______ (to like not) grammar. 

cycle

am cycling

learn

am learning

wait

am waiting

don't like

are not liking

Do:

exercise 28 and 29 on page 19-20

Do:

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-simple-present-continuous-1.html

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/simple_present_progressive2.htm