Present Simple and Present Continuous
Present Simple Present Continuous
I walk
You walk
He/ she / it walks
We walk
form You walk
They walk
Exceptions when
adding '-s' :
 - After”o, ch, sh or s, 
add-es.
Example: do -
he does, wash - she
washes
 - After a consonant, 
the final consonant
“y” becomes”ie”. (but:
not after a vowel)
Example: worry - he
worries / but: play - 
he plays
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- Make the negative
with ‘don’t’ or ‘doesn’t’
 -
I am walking
You are walking
He/ she / it is walking
We are walking
You are walking
They are walking
Exceptions when
adding 'ing' :
- Silent”e”is
dropped. (but: does
not apply for”-ee”)
Example: come –
coming / but: agree -
agreeing
- After a short,
stressed vowel, the
final consonant is
doubled.
Example: sit - sitting
- After a vowel, the
final consonant”l”is
doubled in British
English (but not in
American English).
Example: travel -
travelling (British
English)
Final”ie”becomes”y”.
 Example: lie - lying
We use the present We use the present
use simple tense to talk continuous to talk
about routines or fixed about actions which
habits. (things that are happening at the
don’t change) present moment/
now.
Signal always, often, - At the moment
word frequently, sometimes, - now
s rarely, never, every…
(day, year…)…
verbs only used in
Present Simple:
be, have, hear, know,
like, love, see, smell,
think, want
Look at the picture. A. Answer the questions. (Give short
answers)
1. Is the baby walking? (2)
Yes, he is.
2. Are the birds flying? (5)
Yes, they are.
3. Is the boy riding a horse? (10)
No, he isn’t. He is jumping.
4. Are the boys juggling? (9)
Yes, they are
A. What are they doing?
are riding The girls their bikes.
Meg and running are
Ryan
The boys a frisbee are throwing
a ball are kicking Mary and Tom
is hopping John
am climbing I a tree

1. The girls are riding their bikes.

 2. Meg and Ryan are running.

3. The boys are throwing a Frisbee

4. Mary and Tom are kicking a ball.

5. John is hopping.

6. I am climbing a tree.

Example: He usually rides a bike, but today he is swimming.

1. They usually skip the rope but today they are skating.

2. I usually eat fish but today I am eating meat.

3. They usually read but today they are listening to a text.

D. Where does it go?

Do we usually use these words with the Present Simple or Present Continuous?
Write them in the correct group.

Now,
On Mondays, always At the moment,
Usually, Sometimes Right now
Never, Every weekend

E. Order the words and write correct sentences.

1) sometimes / Sally/ meet friends at the cinema
Sally sometimes meets her friends at the cinema.
2) right now watch a video / her brother.
Right now, her brother is watching a video.
3) every day/ Jack/ walk the dog
Jack walks the dog every day.
4) always / Betty / study/ before dinner
Betty always studies before dinner.
5) at the moment/ cook dinner / they
At the moment, they are cooking dinner.
F. Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present
Continuous

1. We like (like) pizza.

2. Robert can’t talk to you right now. He is having (have) a hot

bath.

3. His sister studies (study) at home every day.

4. The days are (be) longer in Summer.

5. My friend never makes (make) me breakfast.

6. What is that noise? Bill is playing (play) the drums.

7. Right now, they are running (run) down that hill.

8. He isn’t watching (not/ watch) TV at the moment.

He is still doing (still/ do) his homework.

9. She reads (read) a book every evening.

10. Paul doesn’t wear (not/ wear) trainers every day.

11. Some people don’t like (not/ like) to visit a dentist.

12. My cat doesn’t drink (not / drink) milk.

13. We aren’t going (go) to the cinema this Saturday.

14. Her daughter never goes (go) to bed after 9 p.m.

15. At the moment, Mr. Brown is still sleeping (still/ sleep)

but he usually runs (run) in the park at the weekend.

16. I usually eat (eat) in the school canteen but right now I

am eating (eat) at home.

17. I don’t sleep (sleep) for a long time at the weekends.

18. At the moment, our three cats are sleeping (sleep).

19. I play (play) computer games every day.

20. At the moment, I’m not playing (not/play) with my

friends outside because it is raining (rain).

21. Now we are watching (watch) our favourite cartoon.

22. On Sundays, we don’t watch (not/ watch) TV in the

evening.