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_ daily routines, habits and repeated actions ( especially with adverbs of frequency : often, usually, always...)
ex.: Tony checks his email every morning  ₍o Tony verifica o seu email todas as manhãs)

-permanent states (estados permanentes)
ex. Sally works as a web designer (a Sally trabalha como web designer)

- Timetables- with a future meaning ( horários)
ex.: The webinar begins at 2 pm.
- General truths or laws of nature (verdades gerais ou leis da natureza)
ex. The sun rises in the east

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-every (hour, day, morning,week, month, winter, year, century)(tod@s as horas, dias, manhãs,  semanas, meses, invernos, anos, séculos)
-every other day/ month.../ ( dia/ mês sim,    dia/ mês não) every second/ third/ fourth day, etc ( de 2/3/ 4 em 2/3/4 dias)
- in the morning, afternoon, evening
- at night/ weekends
- On Tuedays/ Sundays/ weekdays (às 3 as, domingos/ dias de semana)
- once, twice, 3 times a week, year, etc (uma vez, duas vezes,  três vezes por semana, ano, etc)
- ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY (advérbios de frequência)
-always (sempre); usually (geralmente); often (frequentemente); sometimes (às vezes); occasionally (ocasionalmente); rarely/ hardly ever/ seldom (raramente) ; never (nunca)-

Advérbios de frequência na frase ( Present Simple) :
1 VERBO:
- antes do verbo - ex: I often go to school by car. Do you usually go to school by bus?
- depois do verbo to be -   ex: I am always late. ( estou sempre atrasada)
DOIS  VERBOS:
- antes do verbo principal -ex:  I  can never go to school by bicycle. Do you often go to school by bus?

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- Actions happening now, at the time of speaking ( ações a decorrer agora, na altura em que se fala)
ex: She is talking to her teacher right now.

- Temporary situations / actions happening around the time of speaking  ( situações/ ações temporárias no presente)
ex: My sister is working with his girlfriend's family this week.

- Changing or developing situations ( situações em mudança ou evolução)
ex: More and more people are getting vaccinated
Time expressions: nowadays, every year/ day)

- Frequently repeated actions - with always, constantly, continually- to express annoyance or criticism. (ações que se repetem bastante, para expressar aborrecimento ou criticar)
ex: You're always talking behind people's backs. (Estás sempre a falar nas costas dos outros)

- Fixed arrangements in the near future (especially when we know the time and the place)
ex: I'm meeting her at 5 pm. (vou me encontrar com ela às 5 da tarde)

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3.2. Practice- Present Simple or Continuous?

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3.2. Practice- Present Simple or Continuous?

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Quizizz- assignment

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Choose the present simple or the present continuous.

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Oxford University Press, English Language Teaching - elt.enquiry@oup.com

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Unit 1 - Exercise 1 - Present simple and continuous

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Students >Solutions >Pre-Intermediate >Grammar >Unit 1 - Exercise 1 - Present simple and continuous

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Here's another exercise to practise the verb tenses. Choose the past simple or past continuous tense.
You can review how to use the past simple here and how to use the past continuous here.
Finally, click here to download this exercise in PDF with answers.

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Past Simple and Past Continuous Exercise 2

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Here's another interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses - choose the correct tense.

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Look at these examples to see how the past continuous and past simple are used.

When I woke up this morning, it was snowing.
I was sleeping when you called me.

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Grammar test 1

Past continuous and past simple: Grammar test 1

Read the explanation to learn more.

Grammar explanation

The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected.

Past simple

The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Regular past simple verbs have - ed at the end (e.g. called, played, arrived). Irregular verbs have a different form, usually with a different vowel sound (e.g. wake → woke, break → broke, feel → felt).

My parents called me yesterday.
I woke up early this morning.
Sam played basketball when he was at university.

We make the negative with didn't and the infinitive verb.

My parents didn't call me yesterday.
I didn't wake up early this morning.

We make the question form with did and then the subject and infinitive verb.

Did you wake up early this morning?
Did Sam play basketball when he was at university?

Past continuous

The past continuous shows us that the action was already in progress at a certain time in the past.

What were you doing at 8 p.m. last night? I was studying.

This means that I started studying before 8 p.m. and I continued after 8 p.m.

The past continuous can also show that an activity was in progress for some time, not just for a moment.

We were cleaning the house all morning.

We make the past continuous with was or were and the - ing form of the verb.

She couldn't come to the party. She was working.
Three years ago, we were living in my home town.
I tried to give him some advice, but he wasn't listening.
What were you doing this time last year?

Past continuous and past simple

When we use these two tenses together, it shows us that the past simple action happened in the middle of the past continuous action, while it was in progress.

While I was studying, I suddenly felt sleepy.

We often use these tenses to show an action interrupting another action.

I broke my leg when I was skiing.
As I was going to work, I saw an old friend.
We were watching television when the power went off.

Can you see a difference in the meaning of these two sentences?

When the guests arrived, Jane was cooking dinner.
When the guests arrived, Jane cooked dinner.

In the first one, Jane started cooking dinner before the guests arrived. We know that because it uses the past continuous. In the second sentence, the guests arrived first and then Jane started cooking.

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

Grammar test 2

Past continuous and past simple: Grammar test 2

Language level

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Do you know how to use the past continuous and past simple? Test what you know with interactive exercises and read the explanation to help you.

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Look at these examples to see how stative verbs are used.

I think that's a good idea.
I love this song!
That coffee smells good.
Do you have a pen?

Try this exercise to test your grammar.

Read the explanation to learn more.

Grammar explanation

Stative verbs describe a state rather than an action. They aren't usually used in the present continuous form.

I don't know the answer. I'm not knowing the answer.
She really likes you.She's really liking you.
He seems happy at the moment.He's seeming happy at the moment.

Stative verbs often relate to:

Verbs that are sometimes stative

A number of verbs can refer to states or actions, depending on the context.

I think it's a good idea.
Wait a moment! I'm thinking.

The first sentence expresses an opinion. It is a mental state, so we use present simple. In the second example the speaker is actively processing thoughts about something. It is an action in progress, so we use present continuous.

Some other examples are:

I have an old car. (state - possession)
I'm having a quick break. (action - having a break is an activity)

Do you see any problems with that? (state - opinion)
We're seeing Tadanari tomorrow afternoon. (action - we're meeting him)

He's so interesting! (state - his permanent quality)
He's being very unhelpful. (action - he is temporarily behaving this way)

This coffee tastes delicious. (state - our perception of the coffee)
Look! The chef is tasting the soup. (action - tasting the soup is an activity)

Do this exercise to test your grammar again.

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Look at these examples to see how stative verbs are used. I think that's a good idea. I love this song! That coffee smells good. Do you have a pen? Try this exercise to test your grammar. Read the explanation to learn more. Stative verbs describe a state rather than an action.