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INGLS VII
MG. JESSICA VERONICA RIOS SOSA

SIMPLE PRESENT vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Compare the present simple and

continuous.

ORIENTACIONES
Estimados alumnos, el presente tema viene a ser un
repaso de lo que se dio en modulos anteriores . Ahora
es reforzar lo aprendido tanto oral como escrito. Espero
pues que pongan ms de su parte como, el de tener
sus audios y micrfonos para intercambiar opiniones en
clase tanto oral como escrito

CONTENTS
Simple present vs Present Continuos

Routine vs moment of speaking

1.

Julio works for a magazine. Every month he writes articles about

new opportunities.
(we are talking about something that Julio does as a routine).

2.

Take these figures to Julio . He needs them for an article he's

wrting.
(we are talking about something he is doing at the moment of
speaking

Grammar Present simple and present

continuous (affirmative
Present simple

Present continuous

Regular activities

At the moment

I fixfix

Im
fixing a computer.
m fixing

computers.

fix computers.
You fix

refixing
fixing
Youre

a computer.

She f fixes

fixing
Shessfixing

a computer.

We fix
fix
They fix

computers.

computers.
computers.

Were
refixing
fixing

a computer.

re fixing a computer.
Theyre

Grammar Present simple and present

continuous (negative)

Present simple

Present continuous

Regular activities

At the moment

I dont
dont fix
fix cars.

Im
mnot
notfixing
fixing a car.

You dont
dont fix
fix

You arent
arent fixing
fixing

She doesnt
doesnt fix
fix
We dont
dont fix
fix

cars.

cars.
cars.

dontfix
fix cars.
They dont

She isnt
isntfixing
fixing

a car.

a car.

We arent
arentfixing
fixing a car.
They arent
arentfixing
fixing a car.

Present simple and present continuous

(questions)
Present simple

Present continuous

Regular activities

At the moment

Do
Do I build
build
Do you build
build
Do
Does she build
build
Does

houses?
houses?
houses?

Am
Am

building
I building

building
Are
Are you building
building
IsIs she buildin

a house?
a house?
a house?

Do we build
build houses?

Are we building
Are
building a house?

Do
Do they build
build houses?

Are
Are they building
building a house?

EXERCISES
Complete the sentences with the present continuous
form of the verb in brackets.

David and Hong ___________ basketball.

(not play)
They_________ football. (play)

Fernando and Amelia __________ a wall.

(build)

Sue ______________. (skateboard)

She _________ a plane. (not fly)

Dana _________ to music. (listen)

She ___________. (not study)

Janna ___________. (not walk)

She________.(run)

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

1.-Don't give Jan any cheese. She ________ it!
a.- hates
b.- is hating
2.- Look! Junko ________ into the water.
a.- jumps
b.- is jumping
3.- You won't find Jerry at home right now. He ________ in the library.
a.- studies
b.- is studying
4.-I ________ lunch in the cafeteria every day.
a.-have
b.-am having
5.- I ________ you're crazy!
a.-think
b.- am thinking
6.- I ________ to Toronto next Thursday. Do you want to come?
a.-go

b.- am going

Present Simple or Present Continuous

7.-Once a week, I ________ to an art class at the college.
a.- go
b.-am going
8.-Roger is rich he ________ a Mercedes.
a.- drives
b.- is driving
9.- It ________ quite hard perhaps we shouldn't go out tonight.
a.- snows
b.- is snowing
10.-Marie-Claude isn't a Canadian. I ________ she comes from France.
a.- believe
b.- am believing

Put the verb in brackets in the correct form

(present simple or present continuous).
Next week, my friends and I .. (go) camping in the
woods. I .(organize) the food, because I .
(like) cooking. Dave . (have) a big car with a trailer,
so he . (plan) the transportation. Sam ..
(bring) the tent he . (go) camping every year, so
he . (have) a great tent and lots of other equipment.
My wife .. (think) we're crazy. She (like)
holidays in comfortable hotels, so she (take) a trip
to Paris instead.

PRACTICE
Choose the most suitable word or phrase for each space.
1) Someone ..B... for you outside. Who is it?
A) waits
B) is waiting
C) waiting
2) What ..... of this book? I think its fantastic!
A) do you think
B) is you think
C) you do think
3) ..... in ghosts?
A) Are you believe
B) Are you believing
C) Do you believe
4) Kate is busy. She ..... for a test.
A) is study
B) is studying
C) is studies
5) ..... a great time at the moment!
A) We are have
B) Were have
C) Were having
6) Tina usually ..... at 7.00.
A) get up
B) is getting up
C) gets up

CONCLUSION
Review your grammar
Review the links
Do your self-evaluation

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