For ESL lessons

1. Present Simple vsPresent Simple vs
Present ContinuousPresent Continuous
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2. Present simple use
• To talk about habits and routines
Eg: She usually works at home.
They always walk to school.
I never eat meat.
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3. Present continuos use
• To talk about something that is
happening at the moment, now.
Eg: I am paying attention to the
teacher.
I am talking to my classmate.
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4. Clues to identify
Present Simple
• The use of words such as:
Often, always, never, usually,
seldom, every weekend/day/Sunday
etc.
Eg: I always go to school.
I clean my room every Sunday.
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5. Clues to identify
Present Continuous
• The use of words such as:
at the moment, now, right now,
today, etc.
Eg: I am studying English now.
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6. Affirmative, negative and
interrogative form of
present continuous
Affirmative:I am walking
she/ he/ it is walking
you/we/they are walking
Negative: I am not walking
she/he/ it is not walking
you/we/they are not walking
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7. Interrogative(question)
• Am I walking?
• Is she/he/it walking?
• Are you/we/they walking?
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8. Question using What
• What am I doing?
• What are you/we/they doing?
• What is she/he/ it doing?
• Eg: a)What are you doing?
b) I am watching tv.
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