PRESENT SIMPLE Vs PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Look and learn.

Present Simple

Use the Present Simple to talk about routines (things you do regularly), habits, facts. Use the Present Simple to talk about timetables. Use these verbs in the Present Simple only: hate, love, like, know, want.

s/es

don't

doesn't

Do

Yes, I do. / No, I don't. Yes, she does. No she doesn't.

Does

Time expressions: every day, on Sundays, at weekends, always, usually, sometimes, never ...

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SIGNAL WORDS

• every Saturday/ Friday
• On Mondays/ Thursdays
• once a week/ month
• in the summertime
• in winter
• three times a year
• twice a day

• always
• usually
• often
• sometimes
• seldom
• rarely
• never

Sta ........ ando/endo

Present Continuous

amis are

Use the Present Continuous to talk about things we are doing now. Use the Present Continuous for temporary situations.

ing

am not isn't aren't

ing

Time expressions: now, right now, at the moment, today, this week, these days, Look!/Listen! ...

Am Is Are

Yes, I am. / No, I am not. Yes, she is. No she isn't.

ing

SIGNAL WORDS

• right now
• just now
• at the moment
• Look! Listen!
• This evening/weekend/year

Read and find examples of the Present Simple and Present Continuous.​

This is strange! Zoe usually gets up at 7 o'clock. It's 8 o'clock now and she's sleeping!

Dave always goes to school at 8 o'clock! It's 9 o'clock now and Dave's playing basketball!

Today's a holiday! Corky! There's no school!

You're playing a game!You aren't at school! Why?

Brian usually wears trousers but today he's wearing shorts!

Make sentences in the Present Simple and Present Continuous.

usually

now

Make sentences in the Present Simple and Present Continuous.

usually

now

Make sentences in the Present Simple and Present Continuous.

usually

now

PRESENT SIMPLE or PRESENT CONTINUOUS?

EXERCISE 1

EXERCISE 5

FORM

EXERCISE 2

EXERCISE 6

USES

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 7

EXERCISE 4

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Caso terza persona singolare

Queste tre regole vanno utilizzate quando è presente la terza persona singolare. La terza persona singolare può essere presentato con: -PRONOMI PERSONALI: "he, she, it" -NOME PROPRIO di persona, animale, città: " Anna, Caroline, Fido, London..." - Quando è presente THE + NOME COMUNE SINGOLARE:"The mom, the child, the car, the air pods

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