Simple Present
Present Continuous
Simple Present vs Present Continuous
Can
100

Lisa usually ________ (go) to school by bus.



Lisa usually goes to school by bus.

100

What is the cat doing?


The cat is sleeping

100

Lisa _____ (talk) to Bart right now.

1. talks      2. is talking     3. talk   


2. is talking

100

I can ______ the guitar! 


play

200

The cat _____ (like) to ____ (sleep) 


The cat likes to sleep

200

Look! Bart ____________ (ride) his skateboard over there!



Look! Bart is riding his bike over there!

200

It __________ (snow) outside. It ______ ( fall) quite hard, look!


2. is snowing, is falling

200

Lisa ____ play the saxophone very ____.


can, well

300

The children __________ (be) at home.


The children are at home.

300

She _____________ (not read) a book at the moment.



She is not reading a book at the moment.

300

"I am sorry, I can't help you right now, I ________ (prepare) dinner. I _______ (promise) I will help you later." 


2. am preparing, promise

300

She ____ sing _____.  

She can't  sing well.

400

They ____ _____ (wear) a uniform at school.


They don't wear a uniform at school.

400

- ________ he ________ (run) at the park now?



Is he running in the park now?


400

Harry ______ (write) to his friends right now. He______ (write) them every weekend.


3. is writing, writes

400

- ________ swim?

- No, I ______.

1. Can do you, can't. 

2. Do you can , don't.

3. Can you , can't. 


3. Can you, can't

500

_______ it usually ________ (snow) in winter?




Does it usually snow in winter?

500

What _______ they _______ at the moment?

They __________


What are they doing at the moment?

They are watching a film/movie

500

Harry Styles usually _____ (sing), but right now he  ________(prepare) for a new movie. He is _______ (work) very hard.


2. sings, is preparing, working

500

- What ____ you ___ well?

- I ___ _____ very well! 

can, do

can dance