Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Do you remember the rules?
Read the table to review the rules.
| Tense | When do we use it? | How do we form it? | Examples | Signal Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present Simple | For habits and things that happen always or regularly. | Subject + verb (he/she/it + verb+s/es) | I play football every Saturday. She likes ice cream. The sun shines in summer. | every day, always, usually, sometimes, never |
| Present Continuous | For actions happening now, at the moment of speaking. | Subject + am/is/are + verb+ing | I am playing football now. She is eating ice cream. The sun is shining right now. | now, at the moment, right now, look! listen! |
🎯 1. Action or Habit? (Sorting Game)
Instructions: Read the sentences and decide if they are Present Simple (habit) or Present Continuous (happening now).
🔹 I always brush my teeth before bed.
🔹 Look! The cat is climbing the tree!
🔹 We go to school every morning.
🔹 She is dancing to her favorite song right now.
➡Now sort the sentences in two groups: Everyday and Now
🏃♂️ 2. Act It Out!
➡ Form the sentences in the present simple and continuous with the given verbs: jump, eat, read, write, like (only simple), cook, play, enjoy (only simple).
🎨 3. Picture Time!
Instructions: Look at the pictures of someone doing an action (e.g., a boy eating an ice cream 🍦). Answer the questions:
- What is he doing now? → “He is eating ice cream.”
- What does he do every day? → “He eats ice cream every day.”
Can you draw?
➡ Activity Idea: Draw two pictures:
1️⃣ One for something they do every day.
2️⃣ One for something they are doing right now.
Then, describe them using Present Simple and Present Continuous!
✏ 4. Fill in the Blanks
Instructions: Complete the sentences with the correct tense.
