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                            PRESENT SIMPLE AND 
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Kovaleva V. A.
                        
                     
                                    
                        
                        
                            PRESENT SIMPLE
*For activities that we repeat regularly 
(routines, habits):
He works hard. They don’t watch TV.
She visits her grandmother every weekend.
*For states:
He doesn’t like chocolate.
“Do you have a pet?”  “Yes, I do”
“Does she want a drink?”  “No, she 
doesn’t.”
                        
                     
                                    
                        
                        
                            PRESENT CONTINUOUS
 *For activities that continue during the time of speaking:
 Mum can’t come to the phone – she’s having a shower.
 What are you wearing? It looks strange.
 *For activities that happen regularly but only for a limited 
period of time:
 I’m building a tree hose at the moment.
 He isn’t living at home while he’s at university.
                        
                     
                                    
                        
                        
                            COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE. PUT THE VERBS 
IN BRACKETS INTO THE PRESENT 
CONTINUOUS OR THE PRESENT SIMPLE.
Sue  Could you turn the TV down? I ____ (try) to read my book.
Tom  OK. What ____ (you read)?
Sue  It’s about a journalist. She _____ (work) for the BBC. I’m at the part 
in the book where she _____ (interview) people about the Mafia.
Tom  That’s interesting. Who ____ (she interview)?
Sue  She ____ (talk) to a man who has got lots of information about Mafia 
families. She _____ (not like) him very much but …
Tom  Sorry, can you smell anything? ___ (something burn)?
Sue  No, it’s just the neighbours. They ___ (often have) a barbecue at the 
weekend… Oh, no! I ____ (cook) sausages for supper! They ___ (burn)!
                        
                     
                                    
                        
                        
                            USE THE MODEL IN BRACKETS TO WRITE 
ONE SENTENCE IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE 
AND ONE IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Model: 1. Mark repairs cars. He’s taking dancing lessons.
1. Mark is a mechanic. (repair cars/ take dancing lessons)
2. 2. Mary is a businesswoman. (have a meeting in Rome/ work in 
Paris)
3. Natalie is an athlete. (run regularly/ train for the Olympics)
4. Peter is a postman. (deliver letters/ have lunch)
                        
                     
                                    
                        
                        
                            WHICH OF THESE TIME EXPRESSIONS DO WE 
USUALLY USE WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND 
WHICH WITH THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS?
 At the moment
 Every morning
 Never
 Now
 Occasionally
 Often
 Once a week
 Rarely
 Sometimes
 This week
 usually
                        
                     
                                    
                        
                        
                            LANGUAGE PROBLEM SOLVING: -ING 
FORMS
Rules
1. As the subject of a 
sentence: Dancing is fun.
2. After prepositions: She’s 
bored with doing the 
housework.
3. After certain verbs, f. e. 
love, hate, prefer: I love 
dancing.
4. As a part of a continuous 
tense form: I’m thinking.
Match the sentences (1-8) with the rules (a-
d).
 1. Working with animals is very relaxing.
 2. .I’m not afraid of meeting dangerous animals.
 3. I love being so close to nature.
 4. I’m trying to grow vegetables in my garden.
 5. I often go cycling because the countryside is beautiful 
here.
 6. I’m good at finding mushrooms in the forest.
 7. A friend from the city is staying with me for a week to 
have some rest.
 8. When I was young, I didn’t enjoy getting up so early.’’m 
not afraid of meeting dangerous animals.
                        
                     
                                    
                        
                        
                            USE THE MODEL TO WRITE 
SENTENCES.
Model: 1. Sailing is good fun.
1. sail/ good fun
2. climb mountains/ dangerous
3. play outdoor games/ healthy
4. sunbathe/ a long time/ dangerous
5. do exams/ stressful
6. meet friends/ enjoyable
7. swim in the sea/ in the UK/ not 
always enjoyable
8. watch TV/ popular
                        
                     
                                    
                        
                        
                            WRITE 5 SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE HOW 
CLOSE YOU ARE TO NATURE. USE TIME 
EXPRESSIONS.
 Eat fruit and vegetables
 Eat meat
 Eat organic food
 Go for walks
 Grow plants
 Have a pet
 Recycle paper/ glass/ metal
 Spend time in the countryside
 Use a car
 Walk or cycle to school
 Watch TV