Simple Present Vs Continuous
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Present Simple or Present Continuous?
1. The simple present tense
Habits Actions which happen regularly (for example, every day or every week)
States Things which do not often change (for example, opinions and conditions)
Habit or State?
Young-Mi goes to class every day. “Every day” is a habit.
Jerry spends Christmas with his parents. This implies that he spends Christmas with his parents every year. So, it’s a habit.
Anna believes in God.Beliefs and opinions are states. They don't often change.
Santos always talks about his family. “Always” means this is a habit. Bianca lives in Florida. This is a state, because it doesn't change.
He's spending Christmas with his family right now, this year. (Maybe next year he won't.)
1. The Continuous Present
TemporarySituations
Actions which happen at the moment of speaking and are not intended to last.
John is winning the game. Right now, John is winning, but the game isn't finished yet.
It is raining outside. It's raining right now (but it may stop soon).
John and Paul are working in the library.
They are working there right now.
Jane is spending Christmas with his family.
are staying
are they doing
are they taking
is lookingIs she working
am studying
are you taking
am starting
are
doing
am standing
is moving
are
enjoying
are having
Is spending
is buying
Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college.
Choose the Right Option
go am going
go
Look! Jenny ___________ into the water.
jumps is jumping
is jumping
Marie isn't a Canadian. I ___________ she comes from France.
believe am believing
believe
Choose the Right Option
Don’t give the kids any cheese. They ________ it.
hate are hating
hate
It ______________ really hard. We cannot go outside..
snows is snowing
is snowing
My boyfriend ________ a Mercedes. He is quite rich!
drives is driving
drives
Choose the Right Option
I___________ you are crazy!
think am thinking
think
The teacher___________ lunch in the cafeteria everyday.
eatsis eating
eats
Sorry, John is not here. He___________ at the library.
studies is studying
is studying
She is visiting
She has
They workthey are visiting
They live
They are staying
wants He is studying
She goes She likes
Hi ! The gang and I ____________(spend) the weekend in the woods.
I ____________(organize) the food, because I _________(like) it.
Dave __________(have) a big car with a trailer.
He __________ (check) the brakes right now.
Sam _________(set) the tent — he _________(go) camping every
year, so he_________ (have) a great tent and lots of other equipment.
My wife ___________(think) we're crazy.
She __________(like) holidays in comfortable hotels, so she
__________(visit) her mother in Paris.
Over the Telephone
are spending
am organizing like
has
is checking
is setting goes
has
thinks
likes
is visiting
A nice present for all my fellow Teachers
Feel free to use it in your classes and you don’t have to give me credit for it.
Anyway, my name is Caty and I teach English in Queretaro.
All images are taken from a wonderful book called Interchange from Jack C. Richards, Cambridge University Press