Present Continuous When How When to use the

Present Continuous When & How

When to use the Present Continuous: Something is happening right now/at this moment Arrangement in the future Something that is only temporary A change that takes place over a period of time Keywords: right now, at the moment, look!, this spring Example sentence: She is doing a project this term.

How to form the Present Continuous: HOW? Am/are/is + verb + ing + - ? I am working I’m not working Am I working? You are working You aren’t working Are you working? He is working He isn’t working Is he working? She is working She isn’t working Is she working? It is working It isn’t working Is it working? We are working We aren’t working Are we working? You are working You aren’t working Are you working? They are working They aren’t working Are they working?

Present Simple When & How

When to use the Present Simple: Something which is generally true/a fact A habit or something that happens regularly Timetabled events (school starts at 8. 15, the flight departs at 13. 25) With stative verbs (love, hate, remember, know) Keywords: usually, every week, often, on Mondays, never Example sentence: He never wears shorts.

Difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous Present Simple Present Continuous When something is generally true/a fact Something that is only temporary When something is a habit or happens regularly Something is happening right now/at this moment Time-tabled event in the future Arrangement in the future Stative verbs (like, remember, know, love) A change that takes place over a period of time

Exercises: Simple or Continuous 1. Look! He ……………………… (leave) the house. 2. Quiet please! I……………………. (write) a test. 3. She usually……………………. . (walk) to school. 4. But look! Today she ………………………. . (go) by bike. 5. Every Sunday we ……………………. (go) to see my grandparents. 6. He often……………………. (go) to the cinema. 7. I………………………. . (not / do) anything at the moment. 8. ……………………………. (watch / he) the news regularly? 9. Look! They ………………………. . (leave) the house. 10. Brian ………………………(cycle) 30 km every day.

Exercises: Simple or Continuous 11. My parents ………………………. (shop) right now. 12. He usually ……………………. . (get up) early in the morning. 13. We …………………. help) in the kitchen this week. 14. Martin usually ……………………(drive) to work. 15. But today, he ……………………. . (take) the bus. 16. Listen! She …………………………. (practise) the piano. 17. My friend ………………………… (play) the guitar every evening. 18. Maria …………………… (want) to improve her English.

Exercises: Simple or Continuous 19. Therefore, she ………………… (do) a language course in London at the moment. 20. She …………………. (stay) with a host family and …………………. (must) take the tube to get to her language school. 21. It………………………. (be) only a five-minute walk to the nearest tube station. 22. The tube ……………………. (leave) at half past eight. 23. The first lesson ………………………… (begin) at 9 o'clock. 24 In the afternoons, the school ……………………. . (offer) sightseeing tours in and around London. 25. Tomorrow, the students of the language school …………… (go) to Windsor.