Present Simple & Present Continuous
Describe your daily routine. Use the present simple.
I wake up at 7 and go to work.
Say something you’ve done this week.
I’ve finished all my homework.
Make a prediction about tomorrow’s weather.
It will be sunny tomorrow.
Give a rule at your school or job.
You must turn off your phone in class.
Report something a friend told you.
My friend said she got a new job.
Say what someone in your house is doing right now.
My brother is making a sandwich
Ask your partner if they’ve ever tried a new food.
Have you ever tried sushi?
Say a plan you have for the weekend.
I’m going to visit my cousin.
Give advice to someone learning English.
You should practice speaking every day.
Report a teacher’s instruction.
The teacher told us to do the homework.
Compare what you usually do on Fridays with what you’re doing today.
I usually go out, but today I’m staying in.
Talk about a place you’ve visited and how long you stayed.
I’ve been to Rome. I stayed for five days.
Make a spontaneous decision to help someone.
You forgot your pen? I’ll lend you one.
Say something you were able to do as a child.
I could read before I started school.
Report a question someone asked you.
She asked me if I had been to Paris.
Say what you and your friends usually do on the weekend.
We usually hang out and watch movies
Describe something you had already done before a recent event.
I had already eaten before I went to the cinema.
Say something you’ve decided to do before the end of the year.
I’m going to take a Spanish course.
Say something that might happen this month.
I might start a new hobby.
Report something you heard in the news.
The reporter said the prices were rising.
Say two things that are always true and two things that are true right now.
The sun rises in the east, and I live in Paris. Right now, I’m sitting and thinking about lunch.
Talk about something you haven’t done yet but want to do.
I haven’t visited Japan yet, but I’d love to go.
Describe your dream holiday using both will and going to.
I’m going to travel to Thailand. It will be amazing!
Talk about a past regret. Use “should have” or “could have.
I should have studied more for the exam.
Report something interesting or surprising someone said recently.
My friend said he had met a celebrity at the airport!