Present Simple
I _____ (study) English every day
I STUDY English every day
My mum IS COOKING something delicious in the kitchen.
We _______ (not / play) football outside because it _______ (rain) a lot rigth now.
We ARE NOT / AREN'T PLAYING football outside because it IS RAINING a lot right now.
My laptop never _____ (work) when I _____ (need) it.
My laptop never WORKS when I NEED it.
Hello James! __ you ______ (wait) for the bus too?
Hello James! ARE you WAITING for the bus too?
We _______ (bake) a cake because my brother's birthday ____ (be) tomorrow.
We ARE BAKING a cake because my brother's birthday IS tomorrow.
Lucy broke her arm last week so she _____(not / play) tennis anymore.
Lucy broke her arm last week so she DOES NOT / DOESN'T PLAY tennis anymore
___ you _____ (travel) to Rome by plane?
No, I ______ (go) by car because my grandma is scared of planes
ARE you TRAVELLING to Rome by plane?
No, I AM GOING by car because my grandma is scared of planes.
What do we use the present simple and the present continuous for?
Present SIMPLE: Routines and habits
Present CONTINUOUS: Actions happening right now
Kate _____ (be) always busy, so she ________ (not / have) time to play with us.
Kate IS always busy, so she DOES NOT / DOESN'T HAVE time to play with us.
He _____ (not / answer) the phone because he _____ (have) piano lessons at the moment.
He IS NOT / ISN'T ANSWERING the phone now because he IS HAVING piano lessons at the moment.
My mum __ already _____ (sleep) because she ___ tired. She _______ (get up) at 7:00 a.m. every day.
My mum IS already SLEEPING because she IS tired. She GETS UP at 7:00 a.m. every day.
Tell me 5 frequency adverbs that we use with the present simple.
Always, every day, often, usually, sometimes, never
Tell me 5 words that we use for the present continuous.
Right now, at the moment, today, this week, this month.
My cousin ______ (not / sleep) right now because he _____ (have) basketball practice every Monday.
My cousin IS NOT / ISN'T SLEEPING right now because he HAS basketball practice every Monday.