Remember!
We use the present simple to talk about facts, routines, habits (the things you normally do or don’t do). We use the present continuous to talk about the things you are doing at the moment of speaking.
➣I always eat salad for lunch but I am eating pumpkin soup now.
ALSO
➣I work in a school ➫permanent situation
➣I’m working in a school ➫temporary situation
Be careful with the spanish translation!
¿Qué haces ahí? ➣ What are you doing there?
¿Qué miras? ➣ What are you looking at?
¿Qué comes? ➣ What are you eating?
¿Dónde vas? ➣ Where are you going?
¿Hablas conmigo? ➣ Are you talking to me?
¿Vienes con nosotros? ➣ Are you coming with us?
These actions are happening NOW in Spanish and in English
ONE WORLD OR TWO WORLDS
- What are the girls’ names?
- Where do they live?
- What does each girl do every day?
- Look at the pictures and write what the girls are doing
Answers at the bottom of the page
reference: Hotline Oxford University Press
Do you get confused with ➣I go ➣ I am going ?
Watch the video so you don’t make the mistake of mixing them up
Watch the video and choose the right tense ➣present simple or present continuous.
Aquí tienes el ejercicio del vídeo con las frases que aparecen y debajo la KEY (respuesta correcta)
1. He flies / is flying planes.
2. They fly / are flying a plane.
3. He speaks / is speaking right now.
4. He doesn’t speak / isn’t speaking at the moment.
5. She always goes / is going to bed at 8 o’clock.
6. The baby sleeps / is sleeping.
7. The father reads / is reading a book to his son every night.
8. The children walk / are walking to school now.
9. The sisters wear / are wearing uniforms to school every day.
10. The dog licks / is licking the boy’s face.
11. He loves / is loving his dog.
12. He plays / is playing video games for an hour every day.
13. He plays / is playing a computer game at the moment.
14. He studies / is studying many different subjects.
15. The boy studies / is studying for a test.
16. The dog wears / is wearing glasses.
17. He wears / is wearing glasses every day.
18. David Beckham has / is having three children.
19. They eat / are eating pizza for dinner.
20. The baby cries / is crying.
21. The elderly woman sings / is singing.
22. She has / is having extremely long hair.
23. The hairdresser cuts / is cutting a woman’s hair right now.
24. The fish lives / is living in a pond.
25. He owns / is owning a Mercedes Benz.
26. He drives / is driving at the moment.
27. He drives / is driving a taxi for a living.
KEY
1. He flies planes.
2. They are flying a plane.
3. He is speaking right now.
4. He isn’t speaking at the moment.
5. She always goes to bed at 8 o’clock.
6. The baby is sleeping.
7. The father reads a book to his son every night.
8. The children are walking to school now.
9. The sisters wear uniforms to school every day.
10. The dog is licking the boy’s face.
11. He loves his dog.
12. He plays video games for an hour every day.
13. He is playing a computer game at the moment.
14. He studies many different subjects.
15. The boy is studying for a test.
16. The dog is wearing glasses.
17. He wears glasses every day.
18. David Beckham has three children.
19. They are eating pizza for dinner.
20. The baby is crying.
21. The elderly woman is singing.
22. She has extremely long hair.
23. The hairdresser is cutting a woman’s hair right now.
24. The fish lives in a pond.
25. He owns a Mercedes Benz.
26. He is driving at the moment.
27. He drives a taxi for a living.
Answers ONE WORLD OR TWO WORLDS
1.Kelly is waking up – 2.Kelly is having a shower – 3.Kelly is having breakfast – 4.Kelly is going to school by car – 5.Kelly is seeing a film at the cinema – 6.Selina is walking to the river to fetch some water – 7.Selina is getting up- 8.Selina is collecting some water from the river – 9.Selina is carrying some water- 10.Selina is helping her mother