Present Continuous Present Continuous Present Simple Present Simple

Present Continuous Present Continuous Present Simple Present Simple

Present Simple

*Repeated or habitual actions.

I ALWAYS brush my teeth in the morning.

You OFTEN sing in the shower.

He USUALLY drinks coffee.

We SOMETIMES go home through the park.

You RARELY visit museums.

They NEVER go skiing.

* Universal truths:

Water boils at 100 degrees

The Earth is spherical

The sun rises in the east.

Forming Simple PresentI sing

don’t sing

You sing

don’t sing

He/she/it sings

doesn’t sing

We sing

don’t sing

You sing

don’t sing

They sing

don’t sing

Present Continuous

*An action going on now.

I am not brushing my teeth RIGHT NOW.

You are reading a book RIGHT NOW.

He is staying out late TONIGHT.

She is writing a letter RIGHT NOW.

* Ongoing action (may be for a LONGER period of time) or

temporal situations

We are talking about J.Lo THIS WEEK.

Forming Present ContinuousI AM singing

am NOT singing

You ARE singing

are NOT singing

He/she/it IS singing

is NOT singing

We ARE singing

are NOT singing

You ARE singing

are NOT singing

They ARE singing

are NOT singing

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Present Simple

• We ALWAYS eat bread.

• He USUALLY comes alone.

• She RARELY goes skating.

• Tigers live in the jungle.

Present Continuous

• TODAY we are eating beans.

• He is coming with a friend TONIGHT.

• She is skating RIGHT NOW.

• The tiger is hunting NOW.

Bilde

Let’s practice!This is Wolfie.

1. Tell me what he is doing in each picture.

2. Then, tell me a general truth about wolves or Wolfie

BUT wolves can’t fly.

Wolfie is flying in the picture.

Bilde

Wolfie is doing yoga in the picture.

Wolves don’t do yoga.

What is he doing now?

BildeWolfie is resting right now.

Wolfie gets very tired after running 10 kms

What is he doing?

Bilde

What is he doing now?

Bilde

What is he doing now?