Uses
"Thomas plays football twice a week." Explain the use.
Routine/habit
We use the simple present tense for habitual actions.
TRUE
"My bus is arriving at 7:00 AM."
Arrives
"We travel/travels by bus to get to school."
Travel
"The next train _____ (leave) at 9:30 AM."
"She's boarding the plane now." Explain the use.
An action happening at the moment of speaking.
We use the Simple Present tense when we have scheduled activities.
TRUE
"We stay one week in Greece."
We are staying...
"The bus is arriving/arrives at 12:00 PM."
Arrives
"My friend _____ (study) a new language this year."
is studying
"My flight takes off at 5:00 pm tomorrow." Explain the use.
We use the Present Continuous tense to describe facts or present truths.
FALSE. We use the Simple Present tense.
"Next weekend we are going to watch Ant-man at the cinema. I have already bought the tickets."
...we are watching...
"We travel/are travelling to Europe next year."
Are travelling
"We _____ (have) maths three times a week."
have
"I'm going to "Lollapalooza's festival" next weekend." Explain the use.
Future arrangement
We use the Present Continuous to describe temporary situations.
TRUE.
"Claire is visiting us during the summer."
Correct
"I am going shopping/go shopping this afternoon."
Am going shopping
"You _____ (get) violet by mixing red and blue."
get
"My cousin is staying with me during a month." Explain the use.
A temporary situation.
We use the Present Continuous tense to talk about future plans.
FALSE. Arrangements
"Water is boiling at 100°C."
Water boils...
"Plants grow/are growing if we water them."
"Sam _____ (work) until 5:00 PM today."
is working