Simple Present Vs.

Present
Continuous
What’s the difference?
 Simple Present
 Used to show that an action is repeated

 Ex. I walk to school.

 Ex. Jane likes to play soccer.
 Ex. We want to play baseball.
 Ex. Water boils at 100 celsius
 Ex. The word smart means ‘intelligent’

***Remember*** Verb + “s” or “es”

We use Simple Present for usual activities,habits and facts
 Present Continuous
1-) Used to show that an action is happening now

Ex. I am walking to school.

Ex. They are swimming.

Ex. I am eating ice-cream.

***Remember*** am/is/are + Verb + “ing”

We use Present Continuous for actions - now
2-)We use ‘Present Continuous’ after words like
‘always, forever and constantly’, to describe
repeated actions (that may be annoying)

She is constantly coming to class late

I don’t like them because they are always complaining
You are forever losing your keys
3-)We use ‘Present Continuous’ to describe a
planned future action with future time
expressions.
We are pretty sure that the event will happen in
the future

I’m meeting my father tomorrow

We’re going to the beach at the weekend.
She is driving to Glasgow next week
 Affirmative sentences:

I am playing football.
You are playing football.
I'm playing football.
You're playing football.
He is sleeping in the
She is cooking the meal.
bedroom.
Negative sentences:
 I am not playing football.
I'm not playing football.

 You are not playing football.

You're not playing football.
You aren't playing football.

 She isn’t climbing up the stairs.

 He isn’t reading the new book.
 It isn’t sleeping nowadays.
 Questions:
 Am I coming with you to the cinema?

 Are you reading the new book of the

author?

 Is she listening to music?

 Is he sleeping on the bed?

 What tense is it and why?
 She is running home.
 They are attacking the car.
 Rob and Ellen enjoy playing soccer.
 The school is new.
 The office staff is eating lunch.
 I like skiing.
 The printer is out of order.
 They are playing badminton.
 Spelling

1) consonant after a short, stressed vowel at the end

of the word
Double the consonant.
sit – He is sitting run - He is running
plan- He is planning to go to Ankara
put - He is putting luggage

In British English we double one -l at the end of the word:

travel - travelling
2) one -e at the end of the word

Leave out the -e.

write – he is writing
take – he is taking
3) verbs ending in -ie
Change 'ie' to 'y'.
lie - he is lying
Signal words
now
at the moment
Look!
Listen!
nowadays
at present
right now
currently
this month
 Examples:

 Jane is reading a newspaper at the

moment / now / right now / at present.
 Look! The baby is touching the dog.
 Listen! Some small children are playing
outside in the park.
 Fill in the blanks with either present
simple or continuous
 A: Where is Jessica?
 B: She’s at the park.
 A: What’s she doing?
 B: She ______ (feed) the ducks. She _____
(feed) the ducks every Sunday at the park.
 What’s She Doing?
 A: What is she doing?
 B: She _______ (make) the bed.
 A: How often does she make the bed?
 B: She ______ (make) the bed every
morning.
 Non-action verbs
a) Express emotions: hate, like,
love, want, feel, fear, trust
b) Describe mental states: know,
remember, believe, think,
understand
c) Show possession: have, own, possess,
belong to
d) Describe senses and perceptions: hear,
see, smell, taste, feel, notice, seem, look,
look like, appear, sound, be
 Examples
 Jane wants to go home now.
 I know a lot of different customs.
 We like Claude a lot.
 He remembers my number.
 Julia has two brothers.
 Diana seems very tired.
But some can be used in both, yet
their meanings change.
 think:
– I think you made a mistake (believe).
– I am thinking about my mum now (mental
process).
 have:
– I have two cars (possess/own).
– I am having my lunch now (eat).
 see:
– I see what you mean. (understand)
– I am seeing my friend tomorrow evening.
(meeting)
 smell:
– This perfume smells very nice. (have/own this
fragrance)
 Look! My mother is smelling the flowers. (action)
taste:
– This soup tastes awful. (have/own this flavor)
– I am tasting the soup. (action)
 look:
– You look ill. (as if)
– Why are you looking out of the window? (action)
appear:
– The teacher appears to be in a bad mood.
(seem)
– The comedian is appearing tonight. (take
to the stage)
weigh:
– The baby weighs six kilograms. (have/own
this kilo)
– The butcher is weighing the meat now.
(action)
Circle the correct form of the verb in
the sentences below.

 1. I (want / am wanting) to mail this

package.
 2. She (knows / is knowing) him very well.
 3. The teacher (teaches / is teaching) a
lesson right now.
 4. She doesn’t have a pencil. She (needs /
is needing) one.
 5. I (listen / am listening) to the teacher right
now.
 6. I (believe / am believing) you.
 7. What are you doing? I (cook / am
cooking) dinner.
 8. What’s in the closet? I (see / am seeing)
some books and pencils.
 9. How much is it? It (costs / is costing) $25.
 10. What’s she doing? She (studies / is
studying) English.