[Use with younger students. A guided activity to get students to discover different functions of the present simple and present continuous.]
Present Simple.
I, You, We, They
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V1
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He, She, Gavin, Jess
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V1+S
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Present Continuous
I
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am
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V+ing
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You, They, 2 people
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are
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He, She, It, Gavin
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is
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Present Simple
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Present Continuous
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1. I sleep every night for
8 hours.
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1. Shhh! Susan is sleeping now.
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2. I walk to school every
morning.
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2. I'm walking to school
now.
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3. I often travel to
Thailand.
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3. I'm travelling in
Thailand at the moment.
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4. I usually eat fish for
dinner.
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4. I am eating fish for
dinner now.
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5. I visit my grandmother
every week.
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5. I am visiting my
grandmother today.
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6. I live in Phnom Penh.
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6. I am staying in Kampot
for this week.
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7. I usually take a shower
twice a day.
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7. Marie can't talk on the
phone. She is taking a shower now.
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8. I use the computer a
lot.
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8. I'm using the computer at the moment.
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9. We learn a lot of
interesting things at school.
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9. We are learning about
history now.
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10. I do Karate every
weekend.
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10. I am doing Karate now.
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When do we use the present simple?
When do we use the present continuous?
Put the words into the different categories. Which words are used with the present
simple? Which words are used with the
present continuous
Now, every night, at the moment, this week, twice a day, every
weekend, often, usually, every morning, a lot, today
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Present Simple
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Present Continuous
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