Share Spring Stage - Present Continuous and Present Simple
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Present continuous: I (speak) English.
I am speaking English.
Present simple: I (speak) English.
Present simple! I speak English.
Present simple or present continuous? She (read) a book now.
Present continuous! She is reading a book now.
Present simple or present continuous? She (read) a book every night.
Present simple! She reads a book every night.
Present simple or present continuous? We (watch) TV at the moment.
Present continuous! We're watching TV at the moment.
Present simple or present continuous?We (watch) TV on weekends.
Present simple! We watch TV on weekends.
Present simple or present continuous? He (eat) dinner right now.
Present continuous! He is eating dinner right now.
Present simple or present continuous? He (eat) dinner at 7pm.
Present simple! He eats dinner at 7pm.
Present simple or present continuous? They (play) football now.
Present continuous! They are playing football now.
Present simple or present continuous? They (play) football on Saturdays.
Present simple: They play football on Saturdays.
Present continuous: You (wear) a blue shirt.
You're wearing a blue shirt.
Present simple or present continuous? You (wear) a uniform to school every day.
You wear a uniform to school every day.
Present continuous or present simple? It (rain) today.
Present continuous! It's raining today.
Present simple or present continuous? It (rain) a lot in April.
Present simple! It rains a lot in April.
When do we use the present simple?
• facts • routines • permanent things • fixed things
When do we use the present continuous?
• now • temporary thing • future things that are already planned • situations that are evolving
