📝 Daily Practice
🎯 Lesson Goal
Learn the difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous. Use Present Simple for habits and facts. Use Present Continuous for actions happening now.
Apprenez la différence entre le Present Simple et le Present Continuous. Utilisez le Present Simple pour les habitudes et les faits. Utilisez le Present Continuous pour les actions qui se passent maintenant.
🧠 Grammar Focus
We use Present Simple for things we do every day. For example: I eat breakfast. She works at school. We use Present Continuous for actions happening now. For example: I am eating now. She is working now. He plays football every Sunday. He is playing football now.
On utilise le Present Simple pour les actions que l’on fait tous les jours. On utilise le Present Continuous pour les actions qui se déroulent en ce moment.
📖 Short Reading
Anna is a teacher. She teaches students every day. Today, she is teaching a new lesson. Her students listen and write now. After the lesson, Anna drinks coffee. She likes her job very much.
✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks
1. She ____ coffee every morning. (drink / drinks / is drinking)
2. They ____ football now. (play / plays / are playing)
3. He ____ to music every day. (listen / listens / is listening)
4. I ____ my homework now. (do / does / am doing)
5. We ____ English classes on Monday. (have / has / are having)
6. My father ____ the newspaper now. (read / reads / is reading)
7. Lucy ____ her bike every weekend. (ride / rides / is riding)
8. You ____ very fast today. (run / runs / are running)
🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching
1. Present Simple
2. Present Continuous
3. I eat breakfast.
4. She is eating now.
5. He plays football on Sundays.
6. They are playing football now.
✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice
1. Which sentence is Present Continuous?
2. Choose the Present Simple sentence.
3. He ____ to school every day.
4. They ____ lunch now.
5. Choose Present Continuous for now.
6. She ____ tea every morning.
📝 Writing Practice
1. Write three sentences about what you do every day.
Écrivez trois phrases sur ce que vous faites tous les jours.
2. Write three sentences about what you are doing right now.
Écrivez trois phrases sur ce que vous faites en ce moment.
📚 Key Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| every day |
each day chaque jour |
| now |
at this moment en ce moment |
| teach |
to show or explain to learn montrer ou expliquer pour apprendre |
| listen |
to hear something carefully entendre quelque chose attentivement |
| write |
to make letters or words on paper faire des lettres ou des mots sur papier |
| drink |
to take liquid into the mouth prendre un liquide dans la bouche |
| job |
work that someone does travail que quelqu’un fait |
| lesson |
a time when someone teaches something un moment où quelqu’un enseigne quelque chose |
🔎 Answer Key
- Exercise 1: 1) drinks 2) are playing 3) listens 4) am doing 5) have 6) is reading 7) rides 8) are running
- Exercise 2: 1) Actions done every day 2) Actions happening now 3) Present Simple example 4) Present Continuous example 5) Habit action 6) Action now
- Exercise 3: 1) She is reading a book. 2) We watch TV every day. 3) goes 4) are eating 5) I am writing a letter. 6) drinks
🤖 Need More Help?
If something is still unclear, you can ask the SFC Learning Assistant for simpler explanations, extra examples, or more practice.
Si quelque chose n’est pas clair, vous pouvez demander à l’assistant SFC des explications plus simples, des exemples supplémentaires, ou plus d’exercices.