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Simple Present vs. Present Progressive

English Grade 7 (Super Goal 1) · Unit 11: What Time Do You Get Up? · Lesson 3 · Term 2

Also known as: Simple present vs present progressive

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Lesson questions (12)

  1. I usually ____ to school by bus.
    Answer: go
  2. Look! It ____.
    Answer: is raining
  3. She ____ her homework now.
    Answer: is doing
  4. He ____ karate every weekend.
    Answer: practices
  5. "What are you doing?" – "I ____ a book."
    Answer: 'm reading
  6. "What do you do on weekends?" – "I ____ my grandparents."
    Answer: visit
  7. They ____ lunch at the moment.
    Answer: are having
  8. My brother ____ TV every evening.
    Answer: watches
  9. "Now", "right now", "at the moment" go with:
    Answer: present progressive
  10. "Every day", "always", "usually" go with:
    Answer: simple present
  11. Listen! The baby ____.
    Answer: is crying
  12. We ____ English three times a week.
    Answer: study

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Questions about this lesson

What is the main difference between the simple present and the present progressive?

The simple present is for habits and facts: I go by bus. The progressive is for what is happening now: It is raining.

Which words signal each tense?

usually and every day go with the simple present; now, look and at the moment go with the progressive.

What is a common mistake?

Using the simple present with Look!, as in It rains. The correct form is It is raining.

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