PRESENT SIMPLE

&
PRESENT CONTINUOUS

USAGE
Present simple
Present Simple is used to express frequent
and repeated events.
Example:
They playfootball every day.
She washes the car every morning.
We sometimes read a book.
She goes shopping twice a week.
You never play chess.
Mary often writes letters.
Present Simple is used to express permanent
events and universal truths:
Example:
They live at Flower Street number 11.
She works in a factory.
The flowers smell lovely.
The sun sets in the west and rises in the east.
Water boils at 100 degrees.
Present Continuous
Present Continuous is used to express events
that take place at the moment of speaking:
Example:
She playing football at the moment.
They are talking on the phone now.
Mary is washing the car now.
We are reading a book now.
Mary is writing a letter at the moment.
Present Continuous is used to express
temporary activities :
Example :
They are living in Brasov for the moment.
She is working in a factory for a month.
She is staying with her grandmother this
summer.
They are taking some classes this month.
We are having piano lessons today.

Adverbs used: Adverbs used:

every day / week/ month / now

year/summer/Monday right now
usually at present
often at the/ this moment
always for the moment
sometimes; rarely; seldom today
once a day/ week/month/ year this week / month/ year
twice a day/week / month/ year temporarily
three times a day/ week/ month/ year recently
never nowadays
every other week
 EXERCISES

2.Put the verbs in parentheses into the Present Simple or

Continuous:

Tom always ( return) Mr. Jones (play) The maid ( vacuum) They ( have)
.................. home at ...................... golf at the ................... my bedroom .................... lunch at the
three o’clock. moment. now. restaurant today.

They ( play) Victor (ask) ..................... He usually (plant) Layla ( draw) ..................
....................the piano Sandra for her hand in ..................... trees in at the moment.
every Friday afternoon. marriage right now. spring.

Mrs. Clegg ( iron) Paul ( cook) .................... Mrs. Brody ( pray) Benny (go)
..................... my clothes dinner for us every night. .................. now. ........................ skiing
now. every winter

Johnny (eat) Mr. Smith (ride) Mr. Bloom ( announce) Jenny ( work out)
..................... his ...................... his bike ........................ the winner ...................... three
sandwich now. twice a day. right now. times a week.