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Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

The document summarizes the differences between the present simple tense and present continuous tense in English grammar. The present simple is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, states, emotions, schedules, and senses. The present continuous is used to describe actions happening now or temporarily. Examples are provided to illustrate when to use each tense.

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Present Simple vs. Present Continuous

The document summarizes the differences between the present simple tense and present continuous tense in English grammar. The present simple is used to describe habitual or repeated actions, states, emotions, schedules, and senses. The present continuous is used to describe actions happening now or temporarily. Examples are provided to illustrate when to use each tense.

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Present Simple vs.

Present
Continuous
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Bendratis be ‘to’: go am/is/are + ing


I go to school. I am reading.

Vns. III asmuo (he,


she, it) + Vs: goes
She goes to the shop.

?– do, does
I don’t like apples.
Do you play tennis?
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. Veiksmas vyksta 1. Veiksmas vyksta
reguliariai, kartojasi: kalbamuoju momentu:
We go to school every day. We are learning English now.

2. Būsenos, jausmai (feel, 2. Veiksmas kartojasi ribotą


hear, see, smell, notice, laiko tarpą:
observe, taste,dislike,
hate, like, love, respect, I am attending Italian classes
want, wish, agree, this month.
believe, expect, forget,
know, mean, remember,
understand, belong.
etc.):
I hear a noise.
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
3. Su žodžiais: 3. Su žodžiais:
often, seldom, At the moment, now
sometimes, always,
usually, regularly,
every, once a
month, twice a day,
rarely, from time to
time, never.
1. Hello, Paul!  ___ you  ___ (call) from school?
2. My brother  ___ (rush) home after school every
day.
3. What  ___ this word  ___ (mean)?
4. My father  ___ (work) hard these days.
5. Where  ___ she  ___ (go)? Doesn't she know we
are extremely late?
6. My sister  ___ (not/ watch) TV at night.
7.  ___ he  ___ (talk) to his girlfriend on the phone
every day?
8. My mother  ___ (mix) a cheese sauce for the fish.
9.  ___ the kids  ___ (swim) in the pool? No, they
aren't. They  (listen) to music.
10. I  ___ (not/ make) sand castles right now. I  ___
(not/ stand) playing in the sand.
11. What  ___ you  ___ (do)? I'm a student.
12. Lucy never  ___ (take) her dog to campsites.
13. We  ___ (travel) abroad in summer.
14. Look at Liz. She  ___ (stand) in the corner. She  ___
(wait) for her boyfriend.
15. A: What is your job?
B: I  ___ (work) in a hospital.
16. How many languages  ___ she  ___ (speak)?
17. What  ___ the kid  ___ (play) right now?
18. Excuse me! I think you  ___ (sit) at my desk.
19. How   ___ he  ___ (come) to work? He always  ___ (take)
the bus.
20. I  ___ (not/believe) that you have a lot of money.
21. Teacher: Daniel,  ___ you  ___ (listen) to me? I  ___
(explain) an important subject now!!!
22. I’m so tired! The baby  ___ (not/ sleep) yet. He never 
___ (sleep) at night.

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