Simple or Continuous?
1. He's driving to work every day. Or
2. He drives to work every day.
He drives to work every day.
they / dancing / tonight / are / going _________________________________ ?
Are they going dancing tonight?
Why _________ you _________ for your keys? (look)
Why are you looking for your keys?
Which one is correct?
1. I take a shower every morning. 2. I'm taking a shower every morning.
I take a shower every morning.
“I put the dictionaries on the table”
What do you put on the table?
1. Lin has breakfast right now. 2. Lin is having breakfast right now.
Lin is having breakfast right now.
she / driving / train / is / by / or / going _________________________________ ?
Is she driving or going by train?
We can't go climbing. It ______________. (rain)
We can't go climbing. It's raining.
Which one is correct?
1. Look! It's raining. We can't go to the beach. 2. Look! It rains. We can't go to the beach.
Look! It's raining. We can't go to the beach.
“I have 5 cats”
How many cats do you have?
1. They don't come to the party this evening. 2. They are not coming to the party this evening.
They are not coming to the party this evening.
buying / many / are / potatoes / you / how ___________________________________ ?
How many potatoes are you buying?
What __________ you ____________ at? (laugh)
What are you laughing at?
We use simple present to talk about:
Routines, habits, general information
“Lisa studies English once a week”
How often does Lisa study English?
1. What are you doing this weekend? 2. What do you do this weekend?
What are you doing this weekend?
aren't / sunglasses / why / your / you / wearing ______________________________________ ?
Why aren't you wearing your sunglasses.
She (own, not) ____________ an umbrella. She (wear) _____________ a waterproof hat on rainy days.
She doesn't own an umbrella. She wears a waterproof hat on rainy days.
Unscramble the question:
want to /Do/go/ with me/ you/ to the movie theater/and Jenny?
Do you want to go to the movie theater with me and Jenny?
Do you want to go with me and Jenny to the movie theater?
“Bud and Bill hate Mr. Ford”
Who hates Mr. Ford?
1. What do you do under the table? I try to find my pen. 2. What are you doing under the table? I'm trying to find my pen.
What are you doing under the table? I'm trying to find my pen.
tonight / dinner / are / making / for / you / what _______________________________________ ?
What are you making for dinner tonight?
Barbara (tutor, often) _____________________ other students in her math class. This afternoon she (help) ___________ steve with his math assignment because he (understand, not) ____________________ the material they (work) _______________on in their class this week.
Barbara often tutors other students in her math class. This afternoon she is helping Steve with his math assignment because he doesn't understand the material they are working on in their class this week.
Mention the functions of present continuous tense.
1. to show activity that is happening right now
2. talk about future arrangements / plans
“Bud and Bill hate Mr. Ford”
Who(m) do Bud and Bill hate?