Talking about the present

6th grade
What are you I'm watching TV
doing?
Do you watch Yes, I do!
TV in the
afternoon?
What kind of
programs do I watch cartoons
you watch?
 Situations that are true in the present

Habits,routines, permanent states ,

resen t timetables
P
simple
p Remember to add -s to the verb for

she/he/it
 He lives with his grandma
(permanent state)

She plays videogames every

evening
(repeated actions )
My sister reads a book
before she goes to bed
(habit)

The train leaves at 8.30

(timetable)
 Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Lionel Messi plays Lionel Messi Does Lionel Messi

for the Argentinian doesn't play for play for the
football the Argentinian Argentinian
team football football
team team?
 Look at this!

I/you/ they/we eat

he/she/it eats
 Look at this!

I/you/ they/we don't eat

he/she/it doesn't eat

 Look at this!

Do I/you/ they/we eat?

Does he/she/it eat?

Present simple and present
continuous...

is there a difference?...
We use present simple to talk about routines and
permanent states

Paula finishes school at 2 pm

He takes the bus to school
We use present continuous for actions happening now, at
the moment of speaking

My sister is sleeping at the moment

I'm listening to music right now
There are some time Today
expressions to identify
present continuous Now

e nt
e mom
At th Right now These days
There are some time expressions often
to identify present simple
usually

On ays ,
u e s d every
a y s , T
n d
Mo et c (week/day,month,
always
etc)
 LET'S
PRACTISE!
LET'S
PLAY!