PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

PRESENTE SIMPLE

EL PRESENTE SIMPLE SE USA PARA HABLAR

De lo que hacemos normalmente.

TIME EXPRESSIONS:
Always, never....(antes del verbo)(detrs de BE)
Every week, once a week... (al final de la oracin)
On Mondays; at the weekends; In the mornings...

AFF.

NEG.

INT.

SHORT ANSWER

YES,.DO.

YOU

DONT + INF.

DO....INF.?

WE

NO,.DONT

THEY
HE,

-S

SHE

-ES

IT

-IES

YES, .DOES.
DOESNT + INF.

DOES..INF?

*AFIRMATIVA
RECUERDA! PARA HE SHE IT, EN AFIRMATIVA,
AADIMOS AL VERBO -S / -ES / -IES.
CUNDO SE AADE IES?
Consonante + y: Ex: Study -----He studies
CUNDO SE AADE ES?
-ch /-sh /-ss/ -x /-o: Ex: I watch ----She watches

NO, .DOESNT

CUNDO SE AADE S?
A todos los dems verbos

PRESENTE CONTINUO (BE + ...ING)

PRESENTE CONTINUO SE USA PARA HABLAR

De lo que estamos haciendo ahora.

I AM PLAYING

I AM
NOT PLAYING

AM

YOU ARE PLAYI

NG

YOU ARE
NOT PLAYING

ARE
YOU

HE

HE

SHE IS PLAYING

SHE IS
NOT PLAYING

IT

IT

I
PLAYING?

YES, I AM
NO, I AM NOT.
YES, YOU ARE

PLAYING?
HE

IS
SHE
?

NO, YOU ARENT

YES, HE IS.

PLAYING

NO, HE ISNT

IT
WE

WE

YOU ARE PLAYI

NG

YOU ARE
NOT PLAYING

THEY

THEY

WE
ARE
YOU

PLAYING?

YES, THEY ARE.

NO, THEY ARENT.

THEY

C+V+C

-e

(dems

verbos)
Plan----planning

come-----coming

study----studying

SIGNAL WORDS: Now; at the moment; right now;

This....; today; tonight;
Listen! , Look! ; Where is...?

SUMMARY
Simple Present

Present Progressive

LO QUE HACEMOS EN GENERAL

LO QUE ESTAMOS HACIENDO AHORA

signal words
Delante del Verbo

Al final

I always go...

...every....

He often...

...once a....

at the moment

We normally...

...twice a....

today, tonight, this week...

They usually...

...on Mondays

now

We sometimes...
morning

in the

right now

Listen!

Look!

Where is...?

You seldom...

at night

She never...
weekend

...at the

You are always...

summer

...in the

Note: The following verbs are normally only used in Simple Present:
have, hear, like, love, hate, see, smell, think, want, undestand,know...

EJERCICIOS PRESENTE SIMPLE/PRESENTE CONTINUO

Exercise 1. Completa las frases. Usa Simple Present and Present Continuous.
Mary and Joe ___________ (be)in a clothes shop at the moment.
They ___________(look)at some jeans.
Joe only ____________ (have)one very old pair of jeans.
So he ___________ (want)to buy a new pair of jeans now.
Right now, he ___________ (try on)a pair of blue jeans.
Exercise 2. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present
Continuous.
Sue _____________(be)a student from South Korea.
She ______________ (live)in Seoul and _____________(study)medicine.
At the moment, however, Sue _____________ (live)in London.
She ___________ (do)a six-months practical course in a London hospital.
In five days, Sue _____________(go)back to South Korea because the next
term at university ___________(start)in ten days.
Exercise 3. Complete the story. Use Simple Present and Present Continuous.
Today ___________(be)Betty's birthday.
Betty _____________(love)birthdays.
She _____________(be)always very excited and ____________ (wake up)very
early.
At six o'clock in the morning, Betty _______________(hear)a noise.
She ____________(get up)and ____________(go)into the sitting room.
What ______________ (go on)?
Look! Betty's cat Carlos ____________(sit)on the table and he
___________(play)with Betty's present.
Exercise 4.Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present and Present
Continuous.
James ____________ (live)in a little village.
He ___________(be)in his last year at school.
After school, James ___________(want)to become a banker.
So this week, he ____________(do)a practical course in a bank.
There (be) a bank in a nearby town, but James ___________(have)to take the
bus to get there.
The bus __________(leave)at 5.30 in the morning and ____________(return)at
8.15 in the evening.
James ___________ (not / like)to spend so much time in town before and after
work, waiting for the bus.
Therefore, this week he ____________(stay)with his aunt, who__________(live)in

town.
James usually ______________(wear)jeans and t-shirts, but while he
____________(work)for the bank now, he _____________(wear)a suit and a tie.
Test. 1. Present Continuous. Escribe la forma en ing de los siguientes
verbos.
walk make wash lie stop 2. Simple Present. EScribe las formas correspondientes de la 3 persona del
singular de los siguientes verbos.
write - she
kiss - he
must - she
laugh - she
go - he
Uses. 3. When to use which tense? (cuando usamos los siguientes tiempos
verbales?)
- For present actions happening one after another, we use Simple
Present/Present Continuous.
- For actions happening while speaking, we use Simple Present/Present
Continuous.
- For arrangements for the near future, we use Simple Present/Present
Continuous.
- For actions set by a schedule or timetable, we use Simple Present/Present
Continuous.
- Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words:
sometimes, never, every day? Simple Present/Present Continuous.
- Which tense do you have to use with the following signal words: Listen!, at
the moment, right now? Simple Present/Present Continuous
4. Positive sentences. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or
Present Continuous.
The lesson __________ (start)at 9 o'clock.
He often ___________(wear)a black cap.
I __________ (meet)my friends in the youth club tonight.
My friend __________(move)house tomorrow.
My birthday ___________(be)in September.

5. Negative sentences. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or

Present Continuous.
She __________(not / ride)her bike right now.
We ____________(not / stay)at home tonight.
I ____________(not / like)bananas.
They __________(not / know)the answer.
I ____________(not / sit)in the garden at the moment.
6. Question. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present
Continuous.
When __________________(arrive / the plane)?
___________________(visit / you) Jane in hospital today?
What time _________________(get up / you) in the mornings?
Why ________________(cry / she)now?
_________________(swim / they)in the pool at the moment?
7. Text. Complete the sentences. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous.
I ______________(live)in London.
This weekend, I _____________(visit)my friends in Brighton.
The train to Brighton ______________(leave)London at 6.45 in the morning.
In the early afternoon, we ______________(want)to go on a sightseeing tour.
In the evening, we _____________(go)to a concert.
The concert _________________(start)at 8 o'clock.
I _____________(come)back to London on Sunday.
My train ____________(arrive)in London at 7.50 in the evening.
Ejercicios
Presente simple o presente continuo?
1. Mara ____________ (work) for a TV station.
2. At the moment she ____________ (travel) in the Sahara Desert.
3. Dan ____________ (love) wild animals.
4. He ____________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.
5. Marta ____________ (not live) in Africa.
6. She ____________ (stay) in Africa at the moment.
7. Dad usually ____________ (cook) dinner.
8. My parents ____________ (go) to Italy every year.
9. My sister ____________ (walk) to school every day.

10. We ____________ (have) lunch now.

11. I never ____________ (stay in) on Saturday evening.
12. I ____________ (go) to the cinema now.
13. My mum ____________ (not work) today.
14. Peter ____________ (not like) rap music.
15. He ____________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.
16. Donna usually ____________ (go) shopping on Saturdays.
17. Lets go out. It ____________ (not rain) now.
18. Hurry up! Everybody ____________ (wait) for you!
19. The sun ____________ (rise) in the east.
20. Water ____________ (boil) at 100 degrees.
21. The water ____________ (boil). Can you turn it off?
22. I must go now. It ____________ (get) late.
23. I usually ____________ (go) to work by car.
24. It ____________ (not rain) very much in the summer.
25. The moon ____________ (go) round the earth.
Presente simple o presente continuo?
1. Who is that man? What _____________ he _____________ (want)?
2. Who is that man? Why _____________ he _____________ (look) at us?
3. _____________ you _________ (believe) in God?
4. Gilbert says he is 80, but nobody _____________ (believe) him.
5. Every Monday Maite _____________ (drive) her kids to football practice.
6. Be quiet. Arturo _____________ (sleep).
7. Dont forget to take your umbrella. It _____________ (rain).
8. I dont like living in England. It always _____________ (rain).
9. Look!. It _____________ (snow). We are going to have a white Christmas.
10. Maila _____________ (watch) TV every morning.
11. I have to go now. It _____________ (get) dark

12. Right now I _____________ (spend) time with my father.

13.We usually _____________ (go) to the gym on Mondays.
14. She _____________ (talk) to Pete at the moment.
15. He _____________ (look) good in jeans.
16. She _____________ (wear) a dress today.
17. We _____________ (drive) on the left in England.
18. I _____________ (not want) to go to the Cinema.
19. We _____________ (go) dancing every weekend.
20. I _____________ (take) a pill every day.
21. He _____________ (speak) Dutch and Italian.
22. We always _____________ (stay) at the Village.
23. I _____________ (need) to see the doctor.
24. Ray _____________ (drink) very much coffee.
25. I _____________ (not feel) very well.
Presente simple o presente continuo?
1. I __________ (play) cricket right now.
2. I __________ (play) cricket on Saturdays.
3. Silvia __________ (cook) in the kitchen now.
4. Silvia __________ (cook) for her father on Sundays.
5. Maila __________ (like) Chinese food.
6. Keep silent, Manolo __________ (read) a book.
7. Erik __________ (love) Mara.
8. Ann __________ (jog) in the park today.
9. George __________ (want) to go outside.
10. Barbara __________ (eat) chicken wings at the moment.
11. What __________ you __________ (do)? Im sleeping.
12. How many languages __________ you __________ (speak)?
13. I __________ (not like) politics.

14. What __________ you __________ (do) at the moment?

15. Where __________ you __________ (live)?
16. I __________ (want) to be a millionaire.
17. Nacho __________ (not wear) a tie today.
18. Jesus is in Amsterdam this week. He __________ (stay) at the Hilton.
19. Look! Miguel __________ (jump) into the water.
20. Lili is rich, she __________ (drive) a Mercedes.
21. Once a week, I __________ (go) to my yoga lessons.
22. I __________ (think) youre amazing.
23. Bea sometimes __________ (read) comics.
24. We never __________ (watch) TV in the morning.
25. Listen! Blanca __________ (sing) in the bathroom.
Presente simple o presente continuo?
1. Look! The boys __________ (come) home.
2. Every day Ayla __________ (go) for a walk.
3. Sofa usually __________ (help) in the kitchen.
4. Bob __________ (make) breakfast now.
5. I __________ (chat) with my sister at the moment.
6. It never __________ (rain) in Valencia.
7. Dont bother me now. I __________ (work).
8. They _____________ (swim) at the moment.
9. I _____________ (play) chess with my friend.
10. Look! He __________ (leave) the house.
11. Quiet please! I __________ (write) a letter.
12. I __________ (not do) anything at the moment.
13. __________ he __________ (watch) the news regularly.
14. I __________ (work) as an accountant.
15. Eli __________ (work) eight hours a day.

16. I __________ (know) him very well.

17. My wife __________ (have) coffee at the moment.
18. __________ you __________ (meet) your friend now?
19. Sandra __________ (work) on her project at the moment.
20. __________ Milie __________ (work) in a restaurant?
21. He __________ (wear) a T-shirt and shorts today.
22. Carlos __________ (like) fruits and vegetables.
23. Cristina __________ (have) long blond hair.
24. Whats that noise? Someone __________ (play) the piano.
25. She often __________ (talk) to herself.
1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)

2. Usually, I (work)

(study)

her kids to football practice.

as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I

French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in

Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)

4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)

5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always)

6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)

(talk)

so loudly.

because everybody

7. Justin (write, currently)

a book about his adventures in Tibet. I

hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.

8. Jim: Do you want to come over for dinner tonight?
Denise: Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)

to a movie tonight with some

friends.
9. The business cards (be, normally )

York. Their prices (be)

printed by a company in New

inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is

quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (be)
Zurich, Switzerland.

made by a small chocolatier in