Simple present vs. present continous
- 1. I dance or I am dancing
- 2. Mix: I run / I am running • Every Saturday, I swim in the swimming pool. • Right now, I’m talking to the boys and girls of 5B. • Me and my sister don’t play tennis on weekends. • The boys and girls of 5B are sitting down. • Teacher Laura likes pizza. She isn’t eating pizza now. • On Tuesdays I walk to school, but today it’s raining so I’m going in car. • I live in Murcia. Right now, I’m teaching in Alguazas.
- 3. • Present continuous “ I am dancing” = temporary, right now • Simple present “ I dance” “he dances” = habit ( on Saturdays), fact (always)
- 4. Let’s practise! On Tuesdays, we ………….. (swim) I ……………… right now (read) Paula and Maria ……….. every week (play tennis) I ……………… apples and bananas (like) - They ……………………….. right now (play piano) - We ……………………….. on Mondays (eat fish) ? …….. Bart ……… now? (watch TV) ? …….. Lisa ……. to school every day? (walk)
- 5. Your turn to practise! Right now, we ……………….. (write) Bart ……………… every day (play football) On Sunday we ……….. with my family (eat) I …………. in 5B now. (teach) - Laura ……………………….. right now (sleep) - Eva ……………………….. zombies. (like) ? …….. you ……… to school every day? (go) ? …….. we …….. at the moment? (swim)
- 6. Make a sentence with the words! a book / read / teacher Elke Santa Claus / swim / in the sea basketball / the boys / play dinosaurs / pizza / eat to music / you / listen
- 7. Make a sentence with the words! Daddy / coffee / drink the girls / watch / Disney movie jump / the cat / on the table videogames / I / play we / spaghetti / cook
- 8. Simple present “ I run” I run I don’t run you run you don’t run he / she runs he / she doesn’t run we run we don’t run you run you don’t run they run they don’t run Do you run? Do we run ? Does he/she run? Do they run ?
- 9. Let’s practise ! On Fridays, we …………. salsa (dance) She ……………… with Bart every day (talk) I ……….. to the park on weekends (go) He always …………. with a pen (write) - I …………….…. my bike on Mondays (ride) - Bart ………….. coffee in the morning (drink) ? …….. you ……… pasta every day? (cook) ? …….. he ……….... in Murcia? (live)
- 10. Simple present “ I am running” I am running I’m not running you are running you aren’t running he / she is running he / she isn’t running we are running we aren’t running you are running you aren’t running they are running they aren’t running Are you running? Are we running ? Is he/she running? Are they running ?
- 11. Let’s practise ! At the moment, we ……………….. (write ) You ……………… to the teacher now (listen) We …………….. in the class (sit) Pedro ………………. English now (study) - Laura ……………………….. TV right now (watch) - We ……………………………. tennis (play) ? …….. you ……… in class now? (sleep) ? …….. she …….. at the moment? (run)