PRESENT SIMPLE VS.

PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

Present Simple
Vs.
Present continuous

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CONTINUOUS

He eats pancakes
every morning.

He is eating
pancakes now.

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STATEMENTS
(a) He eats pancakes every morning.
(b) He is eating pancakes right now.
(c) David rides every day.
(d) David is riding right now.

simple present present continuous

habits actions - now
usual activities
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CONTINOUS

QUESTIONS
(e) Does he eat pancakes every morning?
(f) Is he eating pancakes right now?
(g) Does David ride every day?
(h) Is David riding right now?

simple present present continuous

do and does as am, is, and are
helping verbs in questions
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NEGATIVES
(i) I don’t ride my horse every day.
(j) I’m not riding my horse right now.
(k) She doesn’t exercise every day.
(l) She isn’t exercising right now.

simple present present continuous

uses do and does uses am, is, and are
as helping verbs in negatives
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walk

walks
Rodolfo _________ to school every day.
Right now he _________
is walking with Amy.

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call

She ______
calls her grandmother every week.
Right now she ________
is callingher.

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My daughter _____
plays soccer every day.
is playing soccer right now.
She _________
I do not ____
play soccer every day.
I ____
cook every day.

play

cook