PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS
Complete: She ___ (work) in a hospital.
She works in a hospital.
Yesterday, I __________ (watch) a film.
watched
Which word is uncountable?
🍎 apple – 🥛 milk – 🥚 egg – 🍌 banana
milk
Someone who works in a hospital and helps sick people is a...
doctor / nurse
What do we normally use the Present Simple for?
Choose: “Look! Tom ___ football now.” A) plays B) is playing
B) is playing
Put the words in the correct order:
last weekend / went / We / to Madrid
We went to Madrid last weekend.
Last weekend, we went to Madrid
Choose the correct option:
There isn't much / many water in the bottle.
much
Guess the job: “I work in a restaurant. I prepare food for customers.”
Chef
Explain the difference between:
“I play tennis.”
“I am playing tennis.”
Present Simple: habits/routines/general situations.
Present Continuous: something happening now/around now or a temporary situation.
Correct the mistake: “I am usually going to school by bus.”
“I usually go to school by bus.”
Correct the mistake:
“She didn't went to school yesterday.”
She didn't go to school yesterday.
Choose the correct option:
We need a few / a little eggs.
a few
Match the job to the description:
A. Repairs cars.
B. Designs buildings.
C. Writes about news.
D. Helps people with legal problems.
A: Mechanic
B: Architect
C: Journalist
D: Lawyer
Explain the difference between:
I went to London last summer.
I was in London last summer.
Both are Past Simple, but go → went describes an action/movement, while be → was describes a state/location
Complete: “Why ___ you ___ (wear) my jacket today?”
Answer: “Why are you wearing my jacket today?”
Complete the story:
Last Saturday, I 1. ________ (wake up) at 9 a.m. I 2.________ (have) breakfast and then I 3.________ (meet) my friends. We 4.________ (go) to the beach and 5.________ (swim) for two hours.
1. woke up
2. had
3. met
4. went
5. swam
Correct the sentence:
“I have a little friends in my new school.”
I have a few friends in my new school.
One student has 30 seconds to mime a job.
Their team has to guess it in English.
(Your teacher will tell you the job)
Waiter
Why do we use different tenses? How does the meaning change?
1. I usually have coffee in the morning.
2. I'm having coffee with my friend right now.
3. I had coffee with Sarah yesterday.
1. Routine
2. In the moment
3. Moment in the past (it's over now)
Complete the dialogue:
A: Where's Tom?
B: He 1.__________ (work) in the garden.
A: But he usually 2.__________ (work) in the office.
B: I know, but this week he 3.__________ (help) his father.
You have 30 seconds to give the past simple of these verbs:
go – buy – see – take – make – think – teach – catch – feel – leave
went – bought – saw – took – made – thought – taught – caught – felt – left
You are organising a party for 10 people.
You need to buy:
Complete using:
some / any / much / many / a lot of / a few / a little
There can be more than one correct answer.
I don't work in an office.
I work outdoors.
I work with plants and soil.
I use tools such as a shovel.
I take care of gardens.
What is my job?
Gardener
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS?
“My mum is a teacher, but she is working in a different school this year.”
Why do we use two different tenses in the same sentence?
is → Present Simple → permanent/general fact about her job.
is working → Present Continuous → temporary situation this year