📚 Present Simple vs Present Continuous
🎯 Present Simple
Use: Habits, routines, facts, and permanent situations
Form: Subject + base verb (+ s/es for he/she/it)
• I work in an office. (permanent situation)
• She drinks coffee every morning. (habit)
• The sun rises in the east. (fact)
⚡ Present Continuous
Use: Actions happening now, temporary situations, future plans
Form: Subject + am/is/are + verb + ing
• I am working on a project right now. (happening now)
• She is staying with friends this week. (temporary)
• We are meeting tomorrow at 3 PM. (future plan)
🔑 Key Signal Words
Present Simple: always, usually, often, sometimes, never, every day/week/month
Present Continuous: now, right now, at the moment, currently, today, this week
🧠Test Your Knowledge
1. She _____ to work by bus every day.
2. Look! The children _____ in the garden.
3. I usually _____ coffee in the morning, but today I _____ tea.
4. Water _____ at 100 degrees Celsius.
5. We _____ our grandparents next weekend.
6. My brother _____ football every Saturday.
7. Shh! The baby _____ right now.
8. The Earth _____ around the Sun.
9. I can't talk now. I _____ for an important exam.
10. She _____ three languages fluently, and currently she _____ Spanish.
✏️ Fill in the Blanks Practice
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
1. My sister as a teacher. She English at a local school.
2. Right now, I a very interesting book. I usually before bed.
3. The weather nice today. The sun brightly.
4. We dinner at 7 PM every day, but tonight we at a restaurant.
5. Listen! Someone at the door. I it's the mailman.
6. My parents in London, but they us this month.
7. The train at 8:30 AM every morning. Hurry up! It in five minutes!
8. She coffee, so she tea instead.
9. What for work? I as a nurse at the hospital.
10. The children in the park right now. They usually home at 5 PM.
11. I this lesson. Can you explain it again? The teacher too fast.
12. Water at 0°C. Look outside! It heavily.