Present Continuous vs Present Simple
27 Φεβρουαρίου 2025 Evie Kavalierou
Present Continuous
Form:
Subject Verb Object Adverb
I am writing a letter right now.
I am not writing a letter right now.
Am I writing a letter right now?
We/You/They are reading a book now.
We/You/They aren’t reading a book now.
Are we/you/they reading a book now?
He/She/It is playing a video game at the moment.
He/She/It isn’t playing a video game at the moment.
Is he/she/it playing a video game at the moment?
- We use it to talk about now and about plans in the near future.
KEY WORDS:
| Now:
now at the moment right now |
plans in the near future:
today, tonight this week/month tomorrow, next Monday |
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Present Simple
Form:
Subject Verb Object Adverb.
I/You/We/They play football every Wednesday.
I/You/We/They don’t play football every Wednesday.
Do I/You/We/They play football every Wednesday?
He/She/It loves reading.
He/She/It doesn’t love reading.
Does he/she/it love reading?
- We use Present Simple to talk about habits, laws of nature and customs.
Habits: I play tennis twice a week.
Laws of nature: It is cold in winter.
Customs: Asians celebrate the Lunar New Year every February.
KEY WORDS:
| Adverbs:
every day/week/month/year on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, etc. every now and then once/twice a day/week/month/year three/four… times a a day/week/month/year |
Adverbs of frequency
always, usually, often sometimes, rarely, seldom, never.
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Listen and read.
I am Oliver. I am in the 2nd grade of Junior High School. I have a busy week. I wake up at 06:30 and I have breakfast. After that, I brush my teeth and I get ready for school. I usually go to school on foot, but when it’s rainy, I take the bus. School finishes at 14:00. I go home and have lunch. On Mondays and Wednesdays, I have football practice. Every Tuesday and Thursday I have English.
I love the weekend because I don’t have to follow a schedule. I usually go to the park with my friends, but not this weekend. This weekend, my family and I are going on a trip. We are going camping in the forest.
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