Present Continuous vs Present Simple
Secondary English Grammar · Present and Past Tenses · Lesson 3
Also known as: Present continuous vs present simple
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Lesson questions (14)
- Hurry up! Everybody ___ for you.
Answer: is waiting - I usually ___ to work, but today I'm taking a taxi.
Answer: walk - This milk ___ bad. Don't drink it.
Answer: tastes - Do you understand what I ___?
Answer: mean - I ___ you're right.
Answer: think - What ___ you thinking about?
Answer: are - He ___ to the radio at the moment.
Answer: is listening - Sorry, I can't help you now. I am cooking dinner.
Answer: True - This bag is belonging to my brother.
Answer: False - She always talks too much.
Answer: True - Choose the correct sentence.
Answer: I love this song. Who sings it? - Choose the correct sentence.
Answer: Water freezes at 0 degrees. - Right now, the children play in the garden.
الخطأ:play· التصحيح: are playing - I am not believing what you're saying.
الخطأ:am not believing· التصحيح: don't believe
About this lesson
“Present Continuous vs Present Simple” is from Secondary English Grammar (Present and Past Tenses) and has 14 questions with answers. Sample questions: “Hurry up! Everybody ___ for you.” and “I usually ___ to work, but today I'm taking a taxi.”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
Lesson words: is waiting · walk · tastes · mean · think · are · is listening · I love this song. Who sings it? · Water freezes at 0 degrees. · are playing
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
Related lessons
- Present Continuous (I am doing)
- Present Simple (I do)
- Present Simple and Continuous with State Verbs
- Past Simple (I did)
- Past Continuous (I was doing)
- Present Perfect (I have done)
- Present Perfect: Ever, Never, Just, Already, Yet
- Present Perfect Continuous (I have been doing)
- Present Perfect Continuous vs Present Perfect Simple
- How Long Have You (Been)…?
Questions about this lesson
How do I choose between the present simple and the present continuous?
Use the present simple for repeated habits: I usually walk to work. Use the present continuous for what is happening now or temporarily: Today I'm taking a taxi.
Which time words go with each tense?
usually, always and every day point to the present simple. now, at the moment, today and this week point to the present continuous.
Why do we say I think you're right and not I'm thinking?
Because think meaning 'believe' is a verb of opinion and does not normally take the continuous form. However, What are you thinking about? is correct because it refers to the ongoing process of thinking.
Do students need an account to play this lesson?
No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in Gameshow Quiz, Mixed questions, Find & fix, Complete the sentence and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.