Simple Present VS Present Progressive – In this full tutorial for beginners’ we are going to learn the simple present vs present progressive rules, examples and exercises in English. When we talk about things that are happening right now, we use the simple present and the present progressive.
Simple Present VS Present Progressive
Here is the comparison between simple present and present progressive from english.lingolia.com.
Simple Present
The simple present is used to talk about things that happen every day, facts, and stories that take place in the present.
infinitive → 3rd person singular (he, she, it): infinitive + -s
Present Progressive/Continuous
The present progressive is used for short-term actions and to talk about what is going on right now.
to be (am, are, is) + infinitive + -ing
Present simple VS Present Progressive Exercise
Time needed: 2 minutes
Direction: Put the verbs in parenthesis into the present simple or present progressive/continuous form.
- When the curtain__________ (rise) we __________(see) Dane and Laina sitting on a fallen tree.
- Why you __________(walk) so fast? You usually (walk) slowly.
- She always __________(borrow) money from me and never __________ (remember) to pay me back.
- What you __________ (look) at?
- What he __________(do) to his car now?
I__________(think) he __________ (polish) it.PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT PROGRESSIVE EXERCISE
- How Dane __________ (get) on at school?
- This story is about a boy who __________ (make) friends with a snake which he __________ (find) in his garden.
- You __________(feel) sorry for her?
- No, please__________(look) at her. She __________(laugh) over there with her new friend.
- I __________ (wait) for the shop to open.
PRESENT SIMPLE VS PRESENT PROGRESSIVE EXERCISE
- Buses usually __________ (run) along the street, but today they__________ (not run).
- She usually __________ (sit) at the back of the class but today she __________(sit) in the front row.
- I rarely __________(carry) an umbrella, but I__________(carry) one now because it is raining.
- John still __________ (do) her homework. Her sister, who always __________ (work) more quickly, __________ (play) in the garden.
- He generally __________ (come) to my office every day, but today he __________ (visit) his parents in the country.
Present simple VS Present Progressive Exercise Answers
| 1. is rising, see | 9. look, is laughing |
| 2. are walking, walk | 10. am waiting |
| 3. borrows, remembers | 11. are running, are not running |
| 4. are looking | 12. sits, is sitting |
| 5. is doing, think, is polishing | 13. Carry, am carrying |
| 6. gets | 14. does, works more quickly, is playing |
| 7. is making, finds | 15. comes, is visiting |
| 8. are feeling |
Simple Present VS Present Progressive Exercises With Answers is Prepared by;
Javelyn E. Villanueva
Foreign Teacher
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