Pr.
Simple and Continuous
habits and routine
vs. 2024
actions happening now
Previous lesson
1) What you say when see a teacher?
A friend?
Hi or Hello/ Good morning/ Good afternoon?
To teacher: Hello!/Good morning/Good afternoon
To friend: Hi!
2) What is the synonym for ‘How is it going?’ or ‘How is everything?’
How are you?
3) What is your name and surname/last name?
Surname = Last name → Прізвище
Present Simple
1) Habits 2) Facts & General 3) Schedule /
(every day Truths Timetable
/week/month/year/
weekend)
• I always brush me teeth • The sun rises in the east • Classes/Lessons begin at
every morning. • Five plus five equals ten. 8 o’clock.
• My mom drinks coffee • I am twelve years old. • The bus comes every 20
every day. • I live in Czech Republic. minutes.
• On Saturday mornings, I • She likes playing chess. • The train departs at 2:30
get up late. p.m.
Present Continuous
1) Action at the moment 2) Temporary actions 3) Future arrangements
of speaking (fixed plans)
Please be quiet. The child I’m living in a hotel. We know:
● Date
is sleeping. ● Time
● Place
At 8 p.m. I’m meeting
Lucas.
Present Continuous
She eats fruit every day. Habit (she does it every day).
She is eating an apple now. Action in progress (right now).
POSITIVE FORM
She is eating an apple now.
SUBJECT (She) + AM/IS/ARE + V-ing (eating) + OBJECT (apples)
Present Continuous
SUBJECT (She) + AM/IS/ARE + V-ing (eating) + OBJECT (apples)
do homework cook dinner
He is doing his They are cooking
homework. dinner.
NEGATIVE FORM
She isn’t working on the project at the moment.
SUBJECT (She) + AM/IS/ARE + NOT + V-ing (working) + OBJECT (project)
read a book write a letter rain
She isn’t reading a He isn’t writing a letter. It isn’t raining any
book. more.
QUESTION FORM
What are you listening to? Are you doing your homework?
QW
(When/What/ + AM/IS/ARE + SUBJECT (you) + V-ing (doing) + OBJECT (your HW)
etc)
eat rice When, go home Where, sit
When is she going home? Where are they sitting?
Are they eating rice?
She is going home at 9 They are sitting in a
Yes, they are.
p.m. classroom
Is anybody listening
Is it geting better?
why ARE you looking at me…. Anybody/anyone ->
You are looking at me. Body (singular) / Bodies (plural)
TASK 3
Read each sentence below and use Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. She (read) a book every evening before bed.
She reads a book every evening before bed.
2. Right now, I (study) for my English test.
Right now, I am studying for my English test.
3. They (play) football every Saturday morning.
They play football every Saturday morning.
4. Look! The cat (chase) a butterfly.
Look! The cat is chasing a butterfly.
5. We (visit) our grandmother this weekend.
We are visiting our grandmother this weekend.
TASK 4
Read the sentences below and decide if they use the correct tense. Write
True if correct or False if incorrect, and correct the sentence if it’s wrong.
1. She is going to school every day. FALSE
She goes to school every day. -> routine
2. They are eating dinner at the moment. TRUE
at the moment
3. He watches TV right now. FALSE
He is watching TV right now.
4. I read books every night. TRUE
every night
5. We are playing tennis every Saturday. FALSE
We play tennis every Saturday. -> habit
Today is a busy day in the city park. People are enjoying the sunny weather, and
everyone is doing something different.
Anna is sitting on a bench and reading a book. She is smiling because it’s her favorite
story. Next to her, two kids are playing with a ball. They are laughing and running
around the grass. Near the fountain, a group of friends is having a picnic. They are
eating sandwiches and drinking lemonade.
In the middle of the park, some musicians are playing guitars and singing. People are
stopping to listen, and some of them are clapping their hands.
At the same time, Mr. Jones is walking his dog, Max. Max is running after a squirrel,
and Mr. Jones is calling him back.
1. What is Anna doing?
2. Who is playing with a ball?
3. Are the musicians playing or listening to music?
4. What is Max running after?
5. Who is sitting on a bench?
GAME
EXCEPTIONS
We DON’T use stative verbs in the Continuous form.
Stative verbs describe a state rather than an action.
I don't know the answer. I'm not knowing the answer.
She really likes you. She's really liking you.
He seems happy at the moment. He's seeming happy at the moment.
STATIVE VERBS
● thoughts and opinions:
agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean,
recognise, remember, suspect, think, understand
● feelings and emotions:
dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish
● senses and perceptions:
appear, be, feel, hear, look, see, seem, smell, taste
● possession and measurement:
belong, have, measure, own, possess, weigh.
CONCLUSION
1) We use the present continuous for permanent states or situations. FALSE
We use the present continuous for temporary situations.
2) We often use the present continuous for things happening right TRUE
now.
3) We can use the present continuous for future arrangements. TRUE
4) We can use the present continuous with all verbs. FALSE
Some verbs – for talking about emotions, thinking, the senses,
etc. – cannot be used in the continuous form.
