PRESENT SIMPLE AND

CONTINUOUS
B1 - CEPER ALJIBE
 USE
When do we use the present simple?
1) For repeated actions.
“She always goes to school by bus”

2) For permanent situations.

“He lives in Huelva”

3) For general facts or truths.

“Water freezes at 0 grades C”
4) With adverbs of frequency.
“He usually has cereal for breakfast”
 GRAMMAR STRUCTURE
POSITIVE SENTENCES
What do you usually do?

Give real personal examples.

 GRAMMAR STRUCTURE
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
What do you usually do?

Give real personal examples.

 GRAMMAR STRUCTURE
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
What do you usually do?

Give real personal examples.

 USE
When do we use the present
continuous? To talk about:
1) Something that is happening now or
close to the time of speaking.
“You are listening to me.”
“What’s Andrew doing?”

2) A temporary situation.
“I am working in Huelva this year.”
 REMEMBER:

When do we use the present

simple? And the present continuous?
 GRAMMAR STRUCTURE
POSITIVE SENTENCES
I AM = I’m
You, We, They ARE
verb
He, She, It IS -ING
What ARE YOU DOING?
Give real personal examples.
What about the negative sentences?
and the questions and short answers?
 SPELLING RULES verb -ING

WALK
Most verbs
CALL

COME
Verbs ending in -e HAVE
LIVE

LIE
Verbs ending in -ie
DIE
RUN
Short verbs ending in STOP
Consonant + vowel + consonant SWIM
GET
 SPELLING RULES verb -ING

WALK - WALKING
Most verbs + -ing
CALL - CALLING

COME - COMING
Verbs ending in -e -e + -ing HAVE - HAVING
LIVE - LIVING

LIE - LYING
Verbs ending in -ie -ie + -ing
DIE - DYING
RUN - RUNNING
Short verbs ending in Double the STOP - STOPPING
Consonant + vowel + consonant consonant + -ing SWIM - SWIMMING
GET - GETTING
 IMPORTANT!

Some verbs are NOT frequent in the present continuous.

These verbs are called STATIVE (or non-action) verbs.
Here are some examples:

want like love hate

know need see hear
believe understand have (possess)
forget remember belong
 Examples:

I like Rome.
NOT: I am liking Rome
She has a big house.
NOT: She is having a big house.
I prefer to have coffee.
NOT: I am preferring to have coffee.
 PRACTICE!
Simple present or present continuous?
A day in the life of simon nixon
He normally … (get up) at seven o’clock, but this week he … (start)
work earlier because it’s a busy period. He … (usually arrive) at work
by nine and he … (check) his emails. Today, he … (work) on a report
on their websites because these tell them how many people … (visit)
nowadays their websites. For example, they … (have) about six million
visitors every month and this number … (grow). They … (also make) a
lot of improvements to their sites at the moment. The internet business
is very competitive and it … (get) more difficult to stay at the top.
 PRACTICE!
Simple present or present continuous?
A day in the life of simon nixon
He normally gets up (get up) at seven o’clock, but this week he is starting
(start) work earlier because it’s a busy period. He usually arrives (usually
arrive) at work by nine and he checks (check) his emails. Today, he is working
(work) on a report on their websites because these tell them how many people
are visiting (visit) nowadays their websites. For example, they have (have)
about six million visitors every month and this number is growing (grow). They
are also making (also make) a lot of improvements to their sites at the moment.
The internet business is very competitive and it is getting (get) more difficult to
stay at the top.
 Complete these questions for Simon.
Use the present simple or present continuous forms

1. What time … ?
At seven o’clock.

2. Why … earlier this week?

Because it’s a busy period.

3. When … at work?
At around nine.

4. What … today?
The reports on their websites.
 Complete these questions for Simon.
Use the present simple or present continuous forms

1. What time does Simon get up ?

At seven o’clock.

2. Why is he starting work earlier this week?

Because it’s a busy period.

3. When does he usually arrive at work?

At around nine.

4. What is he working ON today?

The reports on their websites.
What are they doing?
 What can you remember?
Write the sentences which remember
what there is in the picture.