Name:_____________________________________ Class:________

Present Simple or Present Continuous?

We use Present Continuous for:
* something that is happening at or
around the moment of speaking (the
action is not finished);

We use Present Simple for:

* things in general or things that
happen repeatedly;
e.g. (+) Water boils at 1000Celsius.
( - ) It doesnt rain very much in
summer.
( ? ) What do you usually do at
weekends?
* a permanent situation;
e.g. (+) My parents live in London.
( - ) He is lazy. He doesnt work

e.g. (+) The water is boiling. Can you

turn it off?
( - ) Lets go out. It isnt raining
now.
( ? ) What are you doing in the
kitchen, dad?
* a temporary situation;
1 Write your own sentences using the

verbs in brackets.
Present Simple

Present Continuous

(always/go)

(now/go)

(usually/eat)

(at the moment/eat)

(often/study)

(today/study)

(not/sing)

(not/sing)

(question/ run)

(question/run)

2 - Complete the sentences with a verb from the box using the Present Simple.

1- My brother usually ________________to school on foot.

2- ___________ you________________ a book before going to bed?
3- My friends____________________in the pool twice a week.
4- My little sister _________________________(neg.) milk.
5-____________Sam___________cereals or bread for breakfast?
6- My dad often ______________our meals.
7- Our teacher always ______________us new words.
8- Sam __________________(neg.) in the park alone.

READ COOK GO
SWIM EAT DRINK
TEACH SING WALK

9- ________Sabrina ________at the school chorus?

3 - Look at the pictures and write what the people are doing (affirmative, negative,
question).

(Bob walk the dog/now)

(Matt - take a bath/now)

(They - have a party/at the

Aff. Bob is walking the dog now

Aff.

moment)

Neg. He isn't shopping now.

Neg.

Aff.

Int. Is he walking the dog now?

Int.

Neg.
Int.

(She teach)

(Kim swim/at the moment)

(Laura -listen to music/now)

Aff.

Aff.

Aff.

Neg.

Neg.

Neg.

Int.

Int.

Int.

4 - Fill in the blanks! Use Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1-My

mother

usually

______________________dinner,

but

today

my

father__________________________dinner. (cook)
2 - We always ______________________ on our notebooks but we ______________________on the
board at the moment. (write)
3 -Mary often______________________the newspaper , but today she ______________________ a
magazine (buy)
4 - A:_____________your brother usually______________to school by bike? B: Yes, but today he
______________________ by car. (go)
5 - ___________the children______________________ in the park? (play)
6

-My

friend

Mike

never

______________________(eat)

lunch

at

school,

so

he

______________________ for his dad at the moment. (wait)

7 - A:_________________you_______________ rock music? B: No, I ______________________ pop
music. (like)
I ______________________
my homework.
______________________
(do)
58 Now
write your own sentences
on Iyour
notebook: threemy
in art
theproject!
Present
Simple and
three in the Present Continuous! (Write one affirmative, one negative and a question)