Simle Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense

Simple Present

Present Continuous

(with s or without s)

(is/am/are + -ing)

To describe a habit

To tell a universal truth

Describe what is happening in the classroom now.

To describe something that

is happening now.

Share with the class the things you do during the weekend.

Simle Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense

To describe something that

will happen later.

Keywords:

Keywords:

every day, sometimes, always, all

now, at this moment, at the

the time, annually, once every

moment, later, after this, in the

week, twice every fortnight

future, *while*

Examples:

Examples:

Kent likes to play

badminton.
Kent plays badminton
every day.

(with s or without s)

(is/am/are + -ing)

To describe a habit

To tell a universal truth

is happening now.
-

Keywords:

Keywords:

every day, sometimes, always, all

now, at this moment, at the

now.
Kent is going to play

the time, annually, once every

moment, later, after this, in the

week, twice every fortnight

future, *while*

badminton later.
Kent is playing badminton

Examples:

Examples:

likes/plays/use

homework.

Kent likes to play

badminton.
Kent plays badminton

Practice Time!

like/play/use

Kent is playing badminton

now.
Kent is going to play

badminton later.
Kent is playing badminton

every day.

while John is doing

are
We/they/Ali and Abu

To describe something that

will happen later.

Uncountable nouns
Plural nouns

To describe something that

Kent is playing badminton

is
He/she/it/Ali

Present Continuous

while John is doing

Singular nouns

Simple Present

is
Singular nouns
He/she/it/Ali

likes/plays/use

Uncountable nouns
are
like/play/use

homework.

We/they/Ali and Abu

Simple Present: ____________________________________________

Present Continuous: ________________________________________
3. Help

Practice Time!

Simple Present: ____________________________________________

Present Continuous: ________________________________________
4. Prepare

Plural nouns

Share with the class the things you do during the weekend.
Describe what is happening in the classroom now.

Read the text below. There are grammatical errors in the text that have
been underlined for you. Write the correct answer in the space provided.
1. Bala are clean his room now.

Simple Present: ____________________________________________

Present Continuous: ________________________________________

been underlined for you. Write the correct answer in the space provided.

3. He tell us a funny story now.

4. Ali and Abu is playing football every Sunday.
he go travel oversea.

Simple Present: ____________________________________________

Present Continuous: ________________________________________
6. Deliver

Read the text below. There are grammatical errors in the text that have

2. I like to collected stamps as my hobby.

5. My father always bringing presents for me when

Simple Present: ____________________________________________

Present Continuous: ________________________________________
5. Think

6. The movie is starting 10 minutes later.

7. I brushes my teeth after I wake up every day.
8. My mother are cooking while my sister is reading.

9. Bala are clean his room now.

10. I like to collected stamps as my hobby.
11. He tell us a funny story now.
12. Ali and Abu is playing football every Sunday.
13. My father always bringing presents for me when
he go travel oversea.

14. The movie is starting 10 minutes later.

For each verb below, write 2 sentences using simple present tense and
present continuous tense.
1. Watch
Simple Present: ____________________________________________
Present Continuous: ________________________________________
2. Enjoy

15. I brushes my teeth after I wake up every day.

16. My mother are cooking while my sister is reading.

For each verb below, write 2 sentences using simple present tense and
present continuous tense.

7. Watch

10. Prepare

Simple Present: ____________________________________________

Present Continuous: ________________________________________
8. Enjoy

Simple Present: ____________________________________________

Present Continuous: ________________________________________
11. Think

Simple Present: ____________________________________________

Present Continuous: ________________________________________
9. Help
Simple Present: ____________________________________________
Present Continuous: ________________________________________

Simple Present: ____________________________________________

Present Continuous: ________________________________________
12. Deliver
Simple Present: ____________________________________________
Present Continuous: ________________________________________