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There is an important difference between the simple present and present continuous tenses. The simple
present tense is used to talk about things that we do all the time. ... The present continuous tense is
used to talk about things that are happening at the moment of speaking.
HABILITY: The student will be able to differentiate and use properly present continuous and present
simple.
KNOWLEDGE: Present continuous vs Present Simple.
RESOURCES: Book, notebook, Tablet.
Starting point.
1. Memorize the next verbs and present them to your teacher. Take care with the pronunciation.
VERB MEANING
Receive Recibir
Discover Descubrir
Exist Existir
Smell Oler
Have Tener
Do Hacer
Work Trabajar
Study Estudiar
Go Ir
Arrive Llegar
Meta personal:
INVESTIGATION.
3. Watch the next videos to understand the difference between present simple and present
continuous.
Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NahbNTKtAj8&t=588s
Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5UEPSk9ipE
4. Read the next information. Then, look at the picture. Finally make a comparative chart between
present simple and present continuous tense.
In the comparative chart you have to write:
Uses
Structures
Examples
Present simple vs present continuous
La principal diferencia entre el presente simple y presente continuo está en su uso, el presente continuo
indica acciones que suceden mientras hablamos, mientras que el presente simple se utiliza para
expresar acciones habituales o situaciones permanentes.
Otra diferencia es la formación de ambos tiempos verbales: para el present simple utilizamos el verbo
en presente, mientras que para el present continuous usamos el verbo auxiliar to be más el gerundio del
verbo correspondiente.
Simple present
Present continuous
Se utiliza el auxiliar to be más el gerundio del verbo principal, es decir, la forma acabada en -ing. Por
ejemplo:I am going to the cinema. (Estoy yendo al cine).
Diferencias de uso
La diferencia es muy clara, el present continuous indica acciones que pasan mientras hablas, el present
simple indica acciones habituales o permanentes. Por ejemplo:
Peter is driving to his office now. (Peter está conduciendo hacia su oficina ahora).
Marcadores temporales
Los marcadores temporales nos permiten identificar el tiempo en el que debe expresarse una oración. A
continuación, te presentamos una tabla que compara los marcadores temporales que se usan con
frecuencia con el presente simple y el presente continuo en inglés.
always
at the moment
every day/month/…
now
often
right now
normally
Listen!
usually
Look!
sometimes
today
rarely
this week
never
this summer
first
this year
the
Verbos referidos a los sentidos: feel*, hear, see*, smell*, taste*, touch
Verbos que expresan emociones: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish
SKILL DEVELOPMENT.
3. Complete these sentences with either the present simple or the present continuous form
of the verbs in brackets
5. Choose the present simple or the present continuous - it could be positive, negative or
question.
a. ________________________(you/come) tonight?
b. ________________________(he/eat) rice every day?
c. I _____________________ (work) at the moment.
d. ______________________(he/come) to London often?
e. He ___________________ (play) tennis now.
f. ______________________(you/come) to the cinema later?
g. They ____________________ (not/come) to the party tomorrow.
h. He ______________________ (not/play) golf now.
i. _________________________(you/play) tennis this Sunday?
j. They ____________________ (go) to a restaurant every Saturday.
k. She _____________________ (not/go) to the cinema very often.
RELATION.
1. Look at the picture. Then, classify the time expressions taking into account which ones are for
present simple and which ones for present continuous.
2. Look at the picture, answer each question in your notebook. Finally, practice how to answer
them, your analyst is going to make some questions to you.
Present continuous
vs Present Simple.
Verificación
Analista
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