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Present Continuous vs. Present Simple: Examples and Activities

Learn about the structure and usage of the present continuous tense with examples and activities. Improve your understanding of verb forms and practice using the present continuous in various contexts. Suitable for 1st year ESO students.

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Present Continuous vs. Present Simple: Examples and Activities

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  1. UNIT 3 1º ESO PRESENT CONTINUOUS v. PRESENT SIMPLE

  2. Examples You’ re studyingnow Theteacherisspeaking Thecomputerisworking Youare noteating It’sraining Thesunisn’tshining My brotherisn’tpaintingthehouse at themoment, maybe he isstudying My motherisworking and my fatherisreadingthenewspaper Whatisyourmotherdoingrightnow? Whereare yousittingnow? Whatisyourfatherdoing? (estar)(-ando / -endo) BE + VERB-ing (reading)

  3. As you can seealltheprevioussentenceshavethesamestructure. Theyallhavetwoverbs: TO BE and a GERUND (gerundio in Spanish- cantando, (singing) jugando (playing)…) • In continuous tenses youalwaysneedthesetwoverbs • And rememberyoualwaysneedtohave a subject in English • Do yourememberhowtomake a Gerund in English?

  4. GERUND • Infinitiveverb + ING • Most of theverbs • Work Do EatGo Catch Look Talk • Play StudyFly PlayingStudyingFlying • Verbsendingwith –E • Live Be HaveChangePractice Escape HideWrite Living BeingHavingChangingPracticingEscapingHidingWriting • Verbsendingwith VOWEL + CONSONANT • SitRunSwim SittingRunningSwimming • WorkingDoingEatingGoingCatchingLookingTalking

  5. Work • study • Put • Live • Escape • Run • Eat • Catch • Ride • Working • Studying • Putting • Living • Escaping • Running • Eating • Catching • Riding

  6. TO BE AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE I’m You are He is Sheis Itis We are You are They are I’mnot Youaren’t He’snot She’snot It’snot We’renot You’renot They’renot Am I…? Are you…? Isshe…? Is he …? Isit…? Are we …? Are you…? Are they …?

  7. HE IS SINGING THEY ARE DANCING HE IS LAUGHING THEY ARE HAVING FUN THEY ARE TALKING THEY ARE DRINKING

  8. GRAMMATICAL STRUCTURE

  9. http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/fling%20the%20teacher/actionverbs/present%20progressive%20multiple%20choice.htmlhttp://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/fling%20the%20teacher/actionverbs/present%20progressive%20multiple%20choice.html • http://cuencainglesa.blogspot.com.es/2011/04/present-simplevs-present-continuous-1.html • http://gamestolearnenglish.com/basketball/ • http://manuelbarbado1.blogspot.com.es/2013/02/present-continuous-exercises.html • http://mercigd.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/actividades-para-imprimir/

  10. LET’S MAKE A GAME • CLOSE YOUR EYES • ALL OF YOU • I SAID ALL OF YOU! • OK • IMAGINE IT’S SATURDAY MORNING • WHAT ARE YOU DOING NOW? • WHAT DO YOU USUALLY DO ?

  11. DRIVES WORK AM STUDYING • Every Monday, Sally (drive)_____________ her kids to football practice. • Usually, I (work)__________ as a secretary, but this summer I (study) ______________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. • Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) ____________ • Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain) _______________ • I hate living in Santander because it (rain, always) _________________ • I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)______________ because everybody (talk)_____________ so loudly. • This delicious chocolate (be) __________________made by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland. • Water ________ at a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius (boil). • Here in Montreal the winters are very long and it ________ a lot. (snow) • I'm sorry. Bob can't come to the phone. He __________ a shower. (have) IS SLEEPING IS RAINING ALWAYS RAINS ARE SAYING IS TALKING IS BOILS SNOWS IS HAVING

  12. LIKE ARE STANDING • I ____________ (like) cinema very much. • At the moment they ____________ (stand) in the rain. • What time ____ they usually ________ (wake up)? • These people ____________(feel) very angry at the moment because of the traffic • She ______________(usually/drink) milk because she usually___________(like) it very much. • He ____________ (be) too fast now • It ____________ (get) late. I must go now. • I ________________ (work), so please be quiet! • ____________ she _____________( read) at the moment? DO WAKE ARE FEELING USUALLY DRINKS LIKE IS EATING IS GETTING AM WORKING IS READING

  13. ACTIVITIES • http://www.eclecticenglish.com/grammar/PresentContinuous1F.html • http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2332 • http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4222

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