When do we use the present simple?
Compare two people, places, things, etc
Things that are always true or happen regularly
Something which started in the past and is still true now
For past experiences
In Present Simple we do things....
always, now
always, usually, sometimes, never
today, always, at the moment
right now, always, today
The Smiths always ______________ breakfast together.
take
has
are having
have
I often ____________ orange juice but today, I ________________ apple juice.
drinks, drink
am drinking, drink
drink, am drinking
drink, is drinking
Look! your mother _______________ with your sister.
are cooking
cooks
cook
is cooking
My parents normally ___________ tennis on Sundays, but today they _____________ golf.
plays, are playing
play, are playing
are playing, play
play, is playing
The earth ___________ around the sun.
move
moves
is moving
She usually__________ cereal for breakfast
is
have
has
takes
We ________ uniforms at our school.
wears
wearing
aren't wearing
Why ____________ a scarf? Because I'm cold.
does you wear
do you wear
are you wearing
What ______________? I can't understand him!
he is saying
does he say
is he saying
I don´t like living in England. It always _____________.
rains
is raining
are raining
rain
My father rarely _____________ .
cook
cooks
cooked
is cooking
When do we use the present simple?
Something which is happening now
For rules/things that are always true, and routines or regular actions
For past experiences
Compare two people, places, things, etc
Dan often __________ TV after school. But today, he _____________ to music.
is watching, listens
watch, is listen
watches, is listening
watches, listens
Listen! He ______________ in the bathroom.
sung
singing
sing
is singing
Don´t forget to take your umbrella. It _____________ .
raining
is raining
rains
rain
Kate______ to have dinner now. She isn't hungry
was wanting
did want
isn't wanting
doesn't want
When do we use the present continuous?
For actions in progress at the time
To talk rules & things which are always true
For routines & regular actions
For recent past actions
Choose the correct sentence
she talks on the phone
she did talk on the phone
she is talking on the phone
she talked on the phone
What time do you usually ____________ up?
get
gets
getting
Which of this is an action verb?
believe
know
play
like