Present Simple	Present Continuous
V1 he/she/it + -s   1)Regular actions in the present I talk to my mom every day. 2)Facts The moon goes round the Earth.	am/is/are + Ving     Actions happening now/around now I’m talking to my mom now.

Markers

Present Simple	Present Continuous
always, often, usually/normally, sometimes, rarely, hardly ever, never   every day/week/month etc. once/twice/3 times a day/week/year	at the moment, now, currently, at present (today)   Look! Listen!

Exercises

1. Open the brackets using Present Simple or Present Continuous (affirmative).

1) I (cook) now.

2) She (live) in Paris.

3) They rarely (go) to the cinema.

4) Bill hardly ever (call) me.

5) Listen! Someone (sing).

6) We (go) shopping twice a week.

7) Hush! The baby (sleep).

8) Jim (play) football on Fridays.

9) We often have picnics here in summer.

10) I (work) at the moment.

2. Open the brackets using Present Simple or Present Continuous (affirmative, negation, questions).

1) Are you busy now? What (you, do)?

2) What’s your job? What (you, do)?

3) Don’t ask him. He (not know) anything about it.

4) Where (you, live)?

5) We (stay) in a hotel now.

6) Where (you, go)? Can I go with you?

7) Why (you, read) this book? It’s not on our list.

8) (You, have) breakfast now?

9) What time (you, have) breakfast?

10) (You, like) this film?