Let’s revise

Present Simple and

Present Continuous

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It’s grammar time!
 Study the sentences and complete the table in the next slide with
time expressions we use with the tenses below.

PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Ella lives in Paris with her partner. Joan is living with her parents right now because
She likes this city very much. she is looking for a flat.

What does Mark do? He works as a personal What are Paul and Mary doing at the moment?
assistant at an international company. They are working in the garden.

On Sundays, we usually go for a long walk and We are not going to a restaurant today because
eat dinner at our favourite restaurant. Emma is cooking dinner.

I don’t use public transport. I drive to work every I’m not driving to work this week because my
day. car has broken down.

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The average child smiles up to 400 times a day. Look! She is smiling at you.
Complete the table with more time expressions used with
Present Simple and Present Continuous.

TIME EXPRESSIONS

Present Simple never, often, once a month,

on Sundays, usually, every day

Present Continuous now, this month,

right now, at the moment, today, this week

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For each point below, choose the sentence (a or b) which is true.
[part 1/2]
1. On Sundays, we usually go for a long walk and eat dinner at our favourite
restaurant.

a. It happens regularly.

b. It doesn’t happen regularly.

2. I’m not driving to work this week because my car has broken down.

a. It’s a permanent situation.

b. It’s a temporary situation.

3. Look! She is smiling at you.

a. It’s a situation happening at the time we are speaking.

b. It’s a situation that happens regularly. 6

For each point below, choose the sentence (a orb) which is true.
[part 2/2]

4. The average child smiles up to 400 times a day.

a. It’s a fact.

b. It’s a changing situation.

4. Joan is living with her parents right now because she is looking for a flat.

a. It’s a permanent situation.

b. It’s a temporary situation.

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Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.

4. A: Can I help you?

B: am looking for (look) a winter coat.
Yes, please. I …………………………………………
A: have
We ………………………………………… (have) a lot of winter coats. This one is our bestseller.
B: isn’t
Actually, it ………………………………………… (not be) my favourite colour. Can you show me
a different one?

5. A: isn’t working (not work). What should I do?

The printer …………………………………………
B: Call the IT department.

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Let’s get started
with a warm-up
Talk about the people in the pictures by answering the questions.
[part 1/3]
● What are they doing now? ● What are their hobbies?
● What do they do for work? ● What do they have?
● What do they like?

EXAMPLE:
He is giving a class now. He is wearing a shirt and a
sweater. He is a Maths teacher. He drinks a lot of
coffee every day and eats a lot of fruit. After work, he
likes watching films.

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Talk about the people in the pictures by answering the questions.
[part 3/3]
● What are they doing now? ● What are their hobbies?
● What do they do for work? ● What do they have?
● What do they like?

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Let’s see if you’re good at
spotting mistakes!
Decide whether the questions are in the correct tense. If a question
is incorrect, change it.

1. What do you usually do in your free time?

2. What book do you read this month?

3. How often are you studying English?

4. What time do you go to bed every night?

5. What does your best friend do right now?

6. What do you wear today?

7. How often does it rain in your country?

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Let’s see which sentences are correct and which incorrect.

1. What do you usually do in your free time?

2. What book do you read this month? What book are you reading this
month?
3. How often are you studying English? How often do you study English?

4. What time do you go to bed every night?

5. What does your best friend do right now? What is your best friend doing right now?

6. What do you wear today? What are you wearing today?

7. How often does it rain in your country?

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 Discuss the questions from the previous slide.

➔ What do you usually do in your free time?

➔ What book are you reading this month?
➔ How often do you study English?
➔ What time do you go to bed every night?
➔ What is your best friend doing right now?
➔ What are you wearing today?
➔ How often does it rain in your country?

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It’s time to talk!
RULES:
1. Student A uncovers a verb hidden under a box in the next slide.
Then, they toss a coin:
heads = Present Simple, tails = Present Continuous.

2. They ask one question, e.g. they chose the verb ‘work’ and had tails. They
might ask a question such as:
What project are you working on now in your job? Is your
partner/brother/mother working now?
3. Student B answers the question. Then, they ask their question, but now they
have to use the same verb, but with the other tense (Present Simple), e.g. Do
you work at the weekends? Where does your partner work?
4. Student A answers the question.

5. Switch roles. The game starts again, but this time Student B uncovers a verb,
tosses a coin and asks the first question.
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Click a box to uncover a verb!

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Thanks!