Present Simple Present Continuous
Things which are always true: Things which are happening at the moment of
speaking:
● Water boils at 100 degrees.
● The water is boiling now, so you can put
in the pasta.
Permanent situations (or nearly Temporary situations:
permanent; true for a few years at
least): ● Julie is living in Paris for a few months
(usually she lives in London).
● Julie lives in London.
Situations which are slowly changing:
● I'm getting better and better at speaking
English.
Habits or things we do regularly: Temporary or new habits:
● I drink coffee every morning. ● I'm drinking too much coffee these days
because I'm so busy at work.
Annoying habits (usually with 'always'):
● My flatmate is always leaving the kitchen
in a mess!
Future events which are part of a Definite future plans:
timetable:
● I'm meeting John after class today.
● My plane leaves at eight tonight.
To talk about what happens in books, To talk about people in pictures and photos:
plays and films:
● In this photo, my mother is walking beside
● At the end of the book, the a lake.
detective catches the killer.
Time expressions Time expressions
every day/month/year/summer, etc at the moment/now/at present/currently
on Fridays, once a week, twice a today/these days/tonight
week this week/morning/afternoon
at the weekend/in the
morning/evening/afternoon
always/usually/never/sometimes,etc
Complete the sentences with present simple or present continuous:
1. You (not / like) _________________________________ chocolate.
2. She (not / study) _________________________________ at the moment.
3. We often (go) _________________________________ to the cinema.
4. He usually (not / do) _________________________________ his homework.
5. They (not / eat) _________________________________ rice every day.
6. We (not / study) _________________________________ every night.
7. (You / like) _________________________________ spicy food?
8. (She / go) _________________________________ to Scotland often?
9. (He / eat) _________________________________ now?
10. We (go) _________________________________ to the cinema this weekend.
11. They (study) _________________________________ now.
12. I (clean) _________________________________ the kitchen every day.
13. She (work) _________________________________ every Sunday.
14. We (not / sleep) _________________________________ now.
15. He (not / go) _________________________________ to the park very often.
16. It (rain) _________________________________ a lot here.
17. I (go) _________________________________ on holiday tomorrow.
18. How long (she / stay) _________________________________ in London?
19. I often (read) _________________________________ at night.
20. We (not / drink) _________________________________ much wine.
1. Julie ___________________ (read) in the garden.
2. What ________________________ (we / have) for dinner tonight?
3. She ________–____________________ (have) two daughters.
4. I ____________________ (stay) in Spain for two weeks this summer.
5. He often _______________________ (come) over for dinner.
6. The class _______________________ (begin) at nine every day.
7. What _______________________ (you / eat) at the moment?
8. What __________________________ (Susie / do) tomorrow?
9. I _________________________ (not / work) on Sundays.
10. She __________________ (not / study) now, she _____________________ (watch) TV.
11. How often ____________________ (you / go) to restaurants?
12. I _______________________ (not / go) on holiday this summer.
13. I'm sorry, I ______________________ (not / understand).
14. She _______________________ (work) as a waitress for a month.
15. She ________________________ (take) a salsa dancing class every Tuesday.
16. It __________________________ (be) cold here in winter.
17. Take your umbrella, it ____________ (rain).
18. This cake ____________ (taste) delicious.
19. The bag ____________ (belong) to Jack.
20. When ____________ (you / arrive) tonight?
