Simple Present — Present Continous


  • Simple Present: She always drinks tea in the morning.
  • Present Continuous: She is drinking tea right now.
  • Simple Present: The sun sets in the west.
  • Present Continuous: The sun is setting right now
  • Simple Present: He studies English at school.
  • Present Continuous: He is studying English at home tonight.
  • Simple Present: They play soccer every Sunday.
  • Present Continuous: They are playing soccer at the park today.
  • Simple Present: The teacher explains the lesson every day.
  • Present Continuous: The teacher is explaining the lesson right now.
  • Simple Present: The store opens at 9 AM.
  • Present Continuous: The store is opening right now.
  • Simple Present: Cats like milk.
  • Present Continuous: The cat is drinking milk at the moment.
  • Simple Present: The garden looks beautiful in spring.
  • Present Continuous: The garden is looking especially beautiful today.
  • Simple Present: He always tells the truth.
  • Present Continuous: He is telling the truth right now.
  • Simple Present: We use pencils for drawing.
  • Present Continuous: We are using colored pencils for drawing right now.

These sentences show the difference between actions that are habitual or general facts (simple present) and actions that are happening at the moment of speaking (present continuous).

  1. She ___________ (to brush) her teeth twice a day. 
  2. Right now, they ___________ (to watch) a new movie at the cinema. 
  3. The earth ___________ (to revolve) around the sun. 
  4. My brother usually ___________ (to read) before going to bed. 
  5. The birds ___________ (to fly) south for the winter every year. 
  6. She ___________ (to make) dinner in the kitchen at the moment. 
  7. In my country, it ___________ (to rain) a lot in April.
  8. Look! The children ___________ (to build) a sandcastle on the beach right now. 
  9. He always ___________ (to take) a short walk after dinner. 
  10. They ___________ (to plan) their vacation right now. 
  1. The teacher ___________ (to give) us homework every Monday. 
  2. Right now, the cat ___________ (to sit) on the sunny windowsill.
  3. My sister ___________ (to play) the piano beautifully. 
  4. Look! Someone ___________ (to climb) up that tall tree! 
  5. They ___________ (to eat) dinner at 7 PM every evening. 
  6. She ___________ (to write) an email to her friend at the moment. 
  7. It ___________ (to snow) in the mountains every winter. 
  8. The children ___________ (to do) their homework right now.
  9. Our dog ___________ (to bark) at strangers. 
  10. My parents ___________ (to travel) to Italy right now.

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