Das Present Simple oder das Present Continuous?

Das Present Simple und das Present Continuous sind Zeitformen in der englischen Sprache, die du verwendest um über die Gegenwart zu sprechen.

Beispiele

play computer games. - Ich spiele Computerspiele.
am playing computer games. - Ich spiele Computerspiele.

He goes to school. - Er geht in die Schule.
He is going to school. - Er geht in die Schule.

Was ist der Unterschied?

Du verwendest das Present Simple um über Handlungen zu sprechen, die regelmäßig stattfinden, und / oder die Bestandteil deiner Routine sind, in anderen Wörtern, was du jeden Tag, every day machst.

Beispiele

I go to school every day. - Ich gehe jeden Tag in die Schule.
You catch the bus to school at 7:30 every day. - Du nimmst jeden Tag den Bus zur Schule um 7:30 Uhr.
He plays football every day. - Er spielt jeden Tag Fußball.
She walks her dog every day. - Sie geht jeden Tag mit ihrem Hund gassi.
We have breakfast at 7:00 o'clock every day. -  Wir frühstücken um 7:00 Uhr jeden Tag.
They watch TV in the evening every day. - She schauen jeden Abend fern.

 

Du verwendest das Present Continuous  um über Handlungen zu sprechen, die gerade jetzt, now (at this moment) stattfinden.

Beispiele

I am having lunch now. - Ich habe jetzt Mittagessen.
You are playing on your mobile phone now. - Du spielst gerade auf deinem Handy.
She is waiting for the bus now. - Sie wartet gerade auf den Bus.
He is working now. - Er arbeitet gerade.
We are watching TV now. - Wir schauen gerade fern.
They are sleeping now. - Sie schlafen gerade.

 

Every day / today ?

Du verwendest das Present Simple um über deine Routine zu sprechen, und das Present Continuous  um eine Abweichung von deiner Routine zu sprechen: jeden Tag mache ich ...., ABER heute mache ich ....

Beispiele

Routine: Every day I go to school on foot, but TODAY I am going by bike.
Routine: Every day you come home from school at 2:00, but TODAY you are coming home at 4:00.
Routine: Every day he reads in the evening, but TODAY he is sleeping.

 

Fakten 

Du verwendest nur das Present Simple um über Fakten zu sprechen.

Beispiele

The sun rises in the East.
The Thames River flows in London.

 

Beachte

Fragen im Present Simple werden mit den Wörtern do-/-does gebildet, und im Present Continuous: Are / Is / Am  + Subject + -ing-Form.

Beispiele

What do you do? - Was machst du (in generell). (Present Simple)
What are you doing? - Was machst du (gerade jetzt). (Present Continuous)

What do you do? - I teach English. I am a teacher.
What are you doing? - I am writing an essay.

 

Beachte beim Übungen

Beim Fragen stellen, erstens musst du die Zeitform merken.

Beispiele

Frage: What ..................................................................................?
Antwort: He is reading a book.

Frage: What ..................................................................................?
Antwort: We like dogs.

 

Frage: What is he doing?
Antwort: He is reading a book.

Frage: What do we like?
Antwort: We like dogs.

Übungen

Verwollständige die Sätze im Present Simple oder Present Continuous.

  1. Mum always .............................. (do) her shopping in the supermarket.
  2. Look, Myra .............................. (talk) to her teacher.
  3. We .............................. (go) to England every year.
  4. The River Danube .............................. (flow) in Vienna.
  5. The children .............................. (swim) in the river at the moment.
  6. We .............................. (catch) the bus to school at 6:50 every morning.
  7. My aunt and uncle .............................. (drink) coffee in the garden now.
  8. People in Asia .............................. (eat) a lot of rice.
  9. Jack .............................. (have) a guitar lesson now.
  10. Jenny always .............................. (wash) her hair in the morning.
  11. Listen, the baby next door .............................. (cry).
  12. The earth .............................. (go) around the sun.

 

 

Stell die Fragen im Present Simple.

Beispiel:

What | your dad | do for a living?
What does your dad do for a living?

  1. What | it | mean?
  2. The girl | wash her hair now?
  3. How | Julian | go to school every day?
  4. What | you | learn | at the moment?
  5. Who | sleep | on the sofa?
  6. Why |they | learn | Latin now?
  7. you | know | the answer?
  8. Jenny | have | a dog?
  9. What time | they | usually |have | breakfast?
  10. she | often | wear | a denim jacket?
  11. Rice | grow | in Africa?
  12. Tigers |live | in Africa?

 

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