Useverbs in the present continuous or present simple and any other words you need. I My best friend My boss My boyfriend My classmates My family My father My sister My wife None of my friends Our children Our next-door neighbour Our teacher Several of my colleagues 1 My boyfriend is studying for his final exams this term. As we have already seen, Present Continuous is generally used to indicate that something is happening at the time of speaking. On the other hand, Simple Present is used for things that are generally true, things that repeat, or for things that happen sometimes/all the time. We can also look at the difference between Present Continuous and Simple Present by considering “I am doing” Present Continuous versus “I do” Simple Present. Examples I’m doing the laundry. right now I do the laundry every Monday. repeating event Sam is washing the car. right now Sam washes the car every week. repeating event Mary is watching TV. right now Mary watches TV whenever she’s bored. generally true Note Certain words do not generally use a Present Continuous form believe depend forget hate know like love mean need prefer remember understand want Exercises In the following sentences, determine whether you should use Present Continuous or Simple Present form. Remember that the Present Continuous needs the correct form of “be”. If the sentence is a question, remember to include the correct form of “do” for question formation. Example _____ tomatoes? you / like ==> Do you like tomatoes? Please be quiet – _____ now. the baby / sleep ==> Please be quiet – the baby is sleeping now. 1. _____ a sweater for her cousin’s birthday. Susan / knit 2. _____ broccoli for dinner, but _____ that vegetable. Mother / cook, Steve / hate 3. _____ so hard I can’t see across the street. it / snow 4. _____ your first day of school as a child? you / remember 5. Tonight _____ about rattlesnakes. the lecturer / speak 6. _____ lectures about rattlesnakes all over the country. he / give 7. Where _____? you / go 8. _____ tea over coffee. she / prefer 9. _____ three languages. Paul / speak 10. _____ in ghosts? you / believe 11. _____ always _____ my cousin’s birthday, so _____ it down on my calendar. I / forget, I / write 12. _____ fast whenever he’s mad. Jim / drive 13. _____ in a golf tournament this weekend. Tim / play 14. _____ in tournaments every chance he gets. he / play 15. _____ a book for her literature class. Karen / read 16. _____ so much that the city park by the river is now flooded. it / rain 17. Why didn’t Bill study for his test? _____ better than that! he / know 18. After school _____ to the library. he / go 19. _____ to the movies tonight after dinner. we / go 20. _____ a letter to my nephew. I / write Google Fillin the blanks with a present simple or present continuous tense form. Answers 1. I am doing my homework. 2. She works as a. Home of English Grammar. Free Guide (Updated for 2022) Home; Download Lessons; I am doing my homework. 2. She works as a receptionist. 3. He is staying with his parents at the moment. 4. I always get up at 6 o Have a look at the following example Sarah is in her car. She is on her way to work. She is driving to work. This means, she is driving now, at the time of speaking. The action is not finished. Am/is/are + -ing is the present continuous. I am = I’m driving he/she/it is = he’s, etc. working we/you/they are = we’re, etc. doing, etc. I am doing something = I’m in the middle of doing it; I’ve started doing it and I haven’t finished. Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying to work. not I try to work “Where’s Mark?” “He’s having a shower. not He has a shower Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining anymore. not It doesn’t rain at a party Hi, Jane. Are you enjoying the party? not Do you enjoy What’s all that noise? What’s going on? =What’s happening? Sometimes the action isn’t happening at the time of speaking. For example Steve is talking to a friend on the phone. He says Steve is not reading the book at the time of speaking. He means that he has started it, but has not finished it yet. He is in the middle of reading it. Some more examples Karen wants to work in Italy, so she’s learning Italian. but perhaps she isn’t learning Italian at the time of speaking Some friends of mine are building their own house. They hope to finish it next summer. You can use the present continuous with today / this week / this year etc. periods around now You’re working hard today. The company I work for isn’t doing well this year. We use the present continuous when we talk about changes happening around now, especially with these verbs get change become increase rise fall grow improve begin start Is your English getting better? not Does your English get better The population of the world is increasing very fast. not increases At first, I didn’t like my job, but I’m beginning to enjoy it now. not I begin Practise the present continuous Complete the conversations. 1. A I saw Brian a few days ago B Oh, did you? What’s he doing these days? what / he / do A He’s at university. B _____________________? what / he / study A Psychology. B _____________________ it? he / enjoy A Yes, he says it’s a very good course. 2. A Hi, Nicola. How _____________________? your new job / go B Not bad. It wasn’t so good at first, but _____________________ better now. it / get A What about Daniel? Is he OK? B Yes, but _____________________ his work right now. he / not / enjoy He’s been in the same job for a long time and _____________________ to get bored with it. he / begin Answers 1. A I saw Brian a few days ago B Oh, did you? What’s he doing these days? what / he / do A He’s at university. B What’s he studying? what / he / study A Psychology. B Is he enjoying it? he / enjoy A Yes, he says it’s a very good course. 2. A Hi, Nicola. How is your new job going? your new job / go B Not bad. It wasn’t so good at first, but it’s getting better now. it / get A What about Daniel? Is he OK? B Yes, but he is not enjoying his work right now. he / not / enjoy He’s been in the same job for a long time and he’s beginning to get bored with it. he / begin Put the verb in the correct form, positive I’m doing etc. or negative I’m not doing etc.. Please don’t make so much noise. I’m trying I / try to work. Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining it / rain any more. You can turn off the radio. _____________________ I / listen to it. Kate phoned me last night. She’s on holiday in France. _____________________ she / have a great time and doesn’t want to come back. I want to lose weight, so this week _____________________ I / eat lunch. Andrew has just started evening classes. _____________________ he / learn Japanese. Paul and Sally have had an argument. _____________________ they / speak to each other. _____________________ I / get tried. I need a rest. Tim _____________________ work today. He’s taken the day off. _____________________ I / look for Sophie. Do you know where she is? Answers Please don’t make so much noise. Im trying I / try to work. Let’s go out now. It isn’t raining it / rain any more. You can turn off the radio. I’m not listening I / listen to it. Kate phoned me last night. She’s on holiday in France. She’s having she / have a great time and doesn’t want to come back. I want to lose weight, so this week I’m not eating I / eat lunch. Andrew has just started evening classes. He’s learning he / learn Japanese. Paul and Sally have had an argument. They’re not speaking they / speak to each other. I’m getting I / get tried. I need a rest. Tim isn’t working work today. He’s taken the day off. I’m looking I / look for Sophie. Do you know where she is? Source Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. 4th Ed. Verb TensesDownload a chart with all 12 verb tenses and examples. Download the A4 version Download the US letter version Shes wearing her new hat. (= she is wearing it now) - The weather is nice. It's not raining. - "Where are the children?" "They're playing in the park.". - (on the phone) We're having dinner now. Can you call back later? - You can turn off the television. I'm not watching it. What are you doing tomorrow? English Grammar in Use With Answers Learnexamples of Present Continuous in movies - Hollywood English I am doing. 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This page will help you if you can’t remember the difference between the Present Continuous tense “I am doing”, and the Present Simple tense “I do”. Which tense you use depends on how you see the state or action. If you use the Present Simple “I do”, you think something is permanent. This means we often use the Present Simple to talk about general and scientific facts, our routines or habits, to give definitions and to describe things. The Present Continuous “I am doing” means the action is happening now or around now, is unfinished, or temporary. We use it to talk about trends and changes, or about situations happening now that are different from normal. “I live in London.” This is my home. “I am living with my parents.” A temporary situation until I buy my own house. “Hot air rises.” A scientific fact. “House prices are rising.” A trend happening now. “I drive to work every day.” My routine or habit. “I am walking to work this week.” My car is being repaired. “At work I write letters to customers.” My job routine. “Im writing a difficult letter.” This is what I am doing right now and I haven’t finished yet. So the most important rule is that you use the Present Simple “I do” for permanent states and the Present Continuous “I am doing” for changes and trends. Some verbs cannot be used in the Present Continuous tense. This is because they already suggest permanence. These include Verbs of possession – own, have, belong. Although you can say “I am having a party”, it doesn’t mean you own the party, it means you are hosting a party. Verbs of the mind – believe, know, think, forget. Verbs of emotion – love, hate, detest. Verbs of the senses – see, hear, smell, taste. “I’m seeing the doctor tomorrow” means I am going to visit the doctor, but “I see the doctor” means “the doctor is standing in front of me”. Verbs of geographical location – lie. “London lies on the River Thames”.
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