Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Let's watch this English grammar tutorial video lesson to understand the difference in using Present Simple and Present Continuous

What's the difference?

Stative Verbs

Remember:
We use the present simple with stative verbs.
We can't use any continuous tense with stative verbs.

Review your English stative verbs with this grammar video

Present Simple or Present Continuous?
Exercise 1

1. (You / come) ..... tonight?

2. (He / eat) ..... rice every day?

3. I (work) ..... at the moment.

4. (He / come) ..... to London often?

5. (She / work) ..... at the moment?

6. (You / come)..... to the cinema later?

7. They (not / come) ..... to the party tomorrow.

8. He (not / play) ..... golf now.

9. (You / play) ..... tennis this Sunday?

10. They (go) ..... to a restaurant every Saturday.

11. She (not / go) ..... to the cinema very often.

12. You usually (arrive) ..... late.

13. I (not / work) ..... tonight.

14. (You / study) ..... every night?

15. You (not / go).....out later.

Exercise 2. Choose Present Simple or Present Continuous. This exercise includes the verbs see, think, have, and taste, which are sometimes stative.

1. She ….. (have) a bath every evening.

2.He ….. (have) a party at the weekend.

3. My husband …..(always / taste) the food while I’m cooking! It’s very annoying.

4.The chef always ….. (taste) the food before he serves it.

5. A: Where’s Luke? B: He ….. (see) the doctor now.

6. We….. (see) John and Susie next weekend.

7. I ….. (not / think) that’s a good idea.

8. A: Julie has been offered a new job. B: Is she going to take it? A: She ….. (not / know). She ….. (think) about it.