Present Simple vs Present Continuous

We use Present Simple for...

• hobbies

• things that we are doing right now

• routines and general truths

• activities

We use Present Continuous to...

• talk about things that are happening now

• describe activities

• talk about hobbies

• talk about routines, family and hobbies

On Mondays I ..... .

• playing tennis with my friends.

• play tennis with my friends.

• am playing tennis with my friends.

• plays tennis with my friends.

The students ....

• solves and exercise at the moment.

• is solving an exercise at the moment.

• solve an exercise at the moment.

• are solving an exercise at the moment.

Look! The dog .... .

• eating your shoes!

• is eating your shoes!

• are eating your shoes!

• eats your shoes!

What .... ?

• you have for breakfast every morning?

• do you has for breakfast every morning?

• do you have for breakfast every morning?

• are you having for breakfast every morning?

Do you .... ?

• play the piano?

• playing the piano?

• are play the piano?

• plays the piano?

Is James ... ?

• is studying with you at the library?

• study with you at the library?

• studying with you at the library?

• studing with you at the library?

My sister ...... and my parents ..... .

• are watching TV / is cooking dinner

• is watching TV / is cooking dinner

• are watching TV / are cooking dinner

• is watching TV / are cooking dinner

Sometimes I ..... .

• goes to bed after 11pm.

• go to bed after 11pm.

• going to bed after 11pm.

• am going to bed after 11pm.