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    This document summarizes the use of the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It explains that the present simple is used for regular or habitual actions, facts, and thoughts/feelings about the present. The present continuous is used for actions happening now, temporary situations, and future plans. Examples are provided to illustrate using the present continuous for temporary actions and the present simple for permanent ones. Exercises are included for students to practice forming sentences in the present simple and present continuous tenses.

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    This document summarizes the use of the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It explains that the present simple is used for regular or habitual actions, facts, and thoughts/feelings about the present. The present continuous is used for actions happening now, temporary situations, and future plans. Examples are provided to illustrate using the present continuous for temporary actions and the present simple for permanent ones. Exercises are included for students to practice forming sentences in the present simple and present continuous tenses.

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    This document summarizes the use of the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. It explains that the present simple is used for regular or habitual actions, facts, and thoughts/feelings about the present. The present continuous is used for actions happening now, temporary situations, and future plans. Examples are provided to illustrate using the present continuous for temporary actions and the present simple for permanent ones. Exercises are included for students to practice forming sentences in the present simple and present continuous tenses.

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    Inglés I Mg.

    Nancy León Pereyra


    ____________________________________________________________________________

    PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

    We use the Present Simple


    o for regular actions or events
    I watch TV most evenings.
    o facts
    The sun rises in the east
    o facts know about the future
    The plane leaves at 5.00 in the morning.
    o thoughts and feelings about the time of speaking
    I don't understand.

    We use the Present Continuous


    o at the time of speaking ('now')
    I'm watching a movie on TV.
    o things which are true at the moment but not always
    I'm looking for a new job.
    o present plans for the future
    I'm taking my husband to New York for his birthday.

    Look at these sentences:

    o I usually don't drink coffee but I'm having one this morning
    o I often drive to work but I'm taking the train this month.
    o I work in Lima, but this year I’m living in Chimbote.
    o My parents live in New York but I'm just visiting.

    Notice how in all these examples we use the present continuous to talk about
    events which are temporary/limited in time and the present simple to talk about
    events which are habits/permanent.

     She ____________(run) because she's late for her lesson.

     Our teacher always _____________(give) us lots of homework.


     We _______________(not want) to go to the concert.
     What time ______________(you / meet) Pete tomorrow?
     I __________________(not work) today. I'm on holiday.
     People ________________(speak) English in Jamaica.
     Freddy __________( not use) his computer at the moment.

    1. Andy sometimes ______________comics. (to read)


    2. We never _____________TV in the morning. (to watch)
    3. Listen! Sandy _____________in the bathroom. (to sing)
    4. My sister usually ___________in the kitchen. (to help)
    5. My mother _____________breakfast now. (to make)
    6. They often ______________the bathroom. (to clean)
    7. Look! The boys ___________home. (to come)
    8. Every day his grandfather ______________for a walk. (to go)
    9. I ______________with my friend at the moment. (to chat)
    10. Cats ___________mice. (to eat)

    I. ACTIVITY 01: Make five sentences in Present continuous.


    1. ___________________________________________
    2. ___________________________________________
    3. ___________________________________________
    4. ___________________________________________
    5. ___________________________________________

    II. Make five sentences in Present Simple.


    1. __________________________________________
    2. __________________________________________
    3. __________________________________________
    4. __________________________________________
    5. __________________________________________

    What do you usually do


    at this time?
    I usually play soccer

    And what are you


    I’m watching doing now?
    television

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