1. Present simple and continuous

2. Present simple Form: He/she/it works. I work. They work
He doesn’t work. They don’t work.
Does he work? Do they work?
Use: we use the present simple tense to:
-give information about permanent activities
(Valentino makes luxury chocolates.)

3. describe a state that doesn’t change:
(He looks like his father.)
-talk about routine activities, repeated actions or habits:
(I often travel abroad on business.)
-some verbs are always used in the present simple (not with –ing):
What do you mean? I remember her name.

4. Present continuous
Form: I am going. He/she/it is going. They are going.
I am not going. Am I going?
Use: We use the present continuous to:
-describe activities in progress at the moment of speaking
(She is talking to him on the phone right now.)

5. -describe temporary situations:
(The delegation is staying at the Hilton until Friday.)
- refer to future arrangements:
(He is starting a new job next week.)
- describe changing situation:
(We are developing a new marketing strategy.)

6. Present simple or continuous
Present simple or present continuous?
1. María ____________ (work) for a TV station.
2. At the moment she ____________ (travel) in the Sahara Desert.
3. Dan ____________ (love) wild animals.
4. He ____________ (not visit) Alaska at the moment.
5. Marta ____________ (not live) in Africa.
6. She ____________ (stay) in Africa at the moment.
7. Dad usually ____________ (cook) dinner.
____________ (not like) rap music.
8. He ____________ (listen) to pop music at the moment.
9 Donna usually ____________ (go) shopping on Saturdays.
10. Let´s go out. It ____________ (not rain) now.
11. Hurry up! Everybody ____________ (wait) for you!
12. The sun ____________ (rise) in the east.

7. Present simple and continuous
1Who is that man? What _____________ he _____________
(want)?
2. Who is that man? Why _____________ he _____________
(look) at us?
3. _____________ you _________ (believe) in God?
4. Gilbert says he is 80, but nobody _____________ (believe) him.
5. Every Monday Maite _____________ (drive) her kids to football
practice.
6. Be quiet. Arturo _____________ (sleep).
7. Don´t forget to take your umbrella. It _____________ (rain)