Present simple vs. present continuous

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Present simple vs.
present continuous
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2.

Present simple
Amanda sings well .
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3.

Present continuous
well.
Amanda issings ing
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4.

Present simple and continuous
Martin plays football every Saturday.
He isn’t playing football now.
He’s sleeping!
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Present continuous
Martin is playing football.
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What does Luke do after school
He always watches TV.
He sometimes rides his bike.
He never listens to music.
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M onday
Tuesday
W ednesday
Thur sday
Fr iday

7.

Watch the video. What are they doing
watch TV. ing
They are
They are eating pizza.
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Can you remember the rules?
Use the present simple to talk about:
habits
routines
things that are generally or always true.
Use the present continuous to talk about:
things that are happening at
or around the time of speaking.
These verbs are almost never used in the present continuous:
believe, know, understand, mean, like, hate, want, need, remember
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9.

Speaking
Ask people in your class to find someone who …
is wearing something green
hates pizza
Are you wearing anything
is
thinking
about
going
to
the
cinema
this
weekend
green?
knows the word
No, Hello
I’m not.in more than 3 languages
is feeling very happy
walks to school
Do you like pizza?
has a new hobby
No, I don’t.
I hate
is writing with
a blue
penit!
wants to go to the park after school
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10.

Speaking
Work in pairs. Compare your answers.
Tom is wearing green socks.
Marta is wearing green socks, too!
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Acknowledgements
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The publishers are grateful to the following illustrators:
Slides 2, 3, 4 & 5: ©David Semple
The publishers are also grateful to Silversun Media Group for the video production.
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