Simple Present Vs. Present Continuous What’s the difference?

Simple Present  Used to show that an action is repeated past presentfuture past presentfuture  Ex. I walk to school.  Ex. Jane likes to play soccer.  Ex. We want to play baseball. ***Remember*** Verb + “s” or “es”

Present Continuous Used to show that an action is happening now Used to show that an action is happening now past present future past present future Ex. I am walking to school. Ex. I am walking to school. Ex. They are swimming. Ex. They are swimming. Ex. I am eating ice-cream. Ex. I am eating ice-cream. ***Remember*** am/is/are + Verb + “ing”

What tense is it and why? SSSShe is running home. TTTThey are attacking the car. RRRRob and Ellen enjoy playing soccer. TTTThe school is closed. TTTThe office staff is eating lunch. IIII like skiing. TTTThe printer is broken. TTTThey are playing badminton.

Now you try! To the right are several action verbs. Try making a sentence in simple present and a sentence in present continuous! To the right are several action verbs. Try making a sentence in simple present and a sentence in present continuous! KickJumpRun SwimCatchThrow AttackSleepstudy

What is happening in the picture? Use both simple present and present continuous!