Thisis an advanced level present simple vs. present continuous exercises quiz to test your knowledge on the present tenses. Play the quiz to see whether you're an expert or just a beginner when it comes to English Grammar. Basically, the present tense focuses on the events that occur in the present time. This quiz consists of 10 questions, and Weuse the present continuous: To talk about things that are happening now, at the moment we speak. A: What are you doing? B: I´m writing an e-mail. We´re leaving now. Goodbye. The bus is coming. To talk about things that are happening now, but not exactly at the moment we speak. My brother is looking for a job at the moment. Rememberthat we use the present simple to describe routines and habits. For example: I go to school on weekdays. And the present continuous to describe actions happening now or around now. For example: I am going to a party at the moment. Time expressions help you identify if a sentence is in present simple or continuous.
Thereare only three basic tenses in the English language: the past, the present and the future. The past tense is used for anything that happened before this moment in time. The present tense is used for anything that happens right now or for general statements. The future tense is used for anything that will happen at some point later than
PresentProgressive tense can easily be recognized by a few of the keywords or signal words in a sentence. These are: "At the moment", "Now", "Listen", "Look", "Just now", "Right Now". There are few words for which present progressive tense or present continuous tense is not used. Correoelectrónico *. Exercises: Present continuous exercises Ejercicios del presente continuo afirmativo I Ordena las siguientes palabras para formar oraciones. 1 not playing he volleyball is today He is not playing volleyball today. 2 you driving fast too are You are driving too fast. 3 the guitar is moment Mary at the playing. Theverbs in italics are in the simple present tense. When we use it, we are not thinking only about the present. We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly or that something is true in general. Find ten examples of verbs in the simple present tense in the text Fire: Friend and Foe and write them down here. Wewill learn some actions that people do around the house. For example: I'm just relaxing a bit, watching some TV.I'm watching the news.I'm reading.I'm conn
Presentcontinuous (an activity in progress at the present time--probably started in the past and will continue) I can't talk on the phone. I am eating lunch. Key words: now, right now, this quarter, etc. Note: the Present progressive and simple present can also be used for a future meaning with scheduled events.
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