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Simple Present and Present Progressive Review

Simple Present | Present Progressive
| eat a healthy diet. I'm eating an apple now.
Affirmative Statements
Ana eats only vegetables. She’s eating a salad.

We don’t work on Saturdays. We're not working today.
Negative Statements
Ali doesn’t work in a hospital. Jim’s not working now.

Do you eat breakfast every day? Are the children eating lunch now?
Yes/No Questions
Does Jana study at the library? Is Jana studying now?

Where do you read the news? What are you studying this semester?
Wh- Questions
How long does the train take?
Why is he staying in a hotel this week?

Who or What as Who lives in this house? Who is taking math this semester?
Subject What helps a headache? What is cooking in the oven?
1. Use the simple present for:
a. routines and habits a . | drink coffee every day.
b. facts and general truths b . The sky often looks blue.
c. permanent actions or situations Cc . Tomo’s parents live in a big house.

2.Use the present progressive for actions that are:
a. happening now, at the moment of speaking a . [can't talk now. I’m eating dinner.
b. happening over a current time period b . She's visiting her grandmother this week.
(today, this week, this month, this year)
c. temporary Cc . Jared is living in a dorm this semester.

3.Do not repeat the verb be when the same Youssef is singing and playing the guitar in

subject is doing two actions. the video.

4.Be careful! Do not use do/does in questions / Who reads the newspaper?
when Who or What is the subject. X Who does read the newspaper?

4 Complete the interview with the words in parentheses. Use the simple present or present
progressive form of the verbs.

How (1) do you find (you
A: / find) the gorillas every day?
B: Every morning (2) (1 / go) with the trackers to look for them.

oe VO GE
to find the gorillas?
The adverbs ever, usually,
(4) (it / usually / take) often, and always are common
a few hours, but sometimes with the simple present. They
, usually go before the main
(5) (we / not find) them verb.

for five or six hours. Do you ever ride your bike to
work?
(6)
What do they usually do on
(the trackers / follow) Kingo today?
weekends?
Jack doesn’t always eat
breakfast.

6 PRESENT AND PAST: SIMPLE AND PROGRESSIVE
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