Every Day or Right Now?
Present simple vs present continuous.
Habits (I work every day) and actions now (I'm working now).
Look & say · Step 1
5 minGet ready
What are you doing right now?
Say one sentence.
What do you do every day?
Today: choose the right tense — fast.
Words to learn · Step 2
8 minNew words today
every day
Habit clue
"I study every day."
right now
Now clue
"I'm studying right now."
at the moment
Now clue
"She's busy at the moment."
Look!
Now clue
"Look! It's raining."
on Mondays
Habit clue
"I work late on Mondays."
cook
Make food
"He's cooking dinner."
clean
Make it tidy
"I clean the flat on Saturday."
read
Read a book
"She's reading in bed."
have a shower
Wash
"I have a shower at 7."
sleep
Rest at night
"The cat is sleeping."
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Use these words now
Make each sentence true for you. Say it aloud to a partner.
sleep
"For me, sleep is …"
Finish the sentence with your own idea.
Look!
"For me, look! is …"
Finish the sentence with your own idea.
read
"For me, read is …"
Finish the sentence with your own idea.
You'll meet these words again in Reading, Listening, Speaking and Homework.
Tap an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.
Sounds & saying · Step 3
5 minThe -ing ending
Say /ɪŋ/ at the back of your mouth — not 'ink'.
Keep it soft: work-ing, cook-ing, sleep-ing.
- • working
- • cooking
- • sleeping
- • I'm studying
- • she's reading
Language focus · Step 4
10 minI work ↔ I'm working
Quick rule
I work ↔ I'm working
🔁 EVERY DAY (habit) → present simple: I work.
She works. 📸 RIGHT NOW → present continuous: I am working.
She is working.
Clue words: every day, usually, always, on Mondays → simple now, right now, at the moment, today, look! → continuous
I usually walk to work. — Today I'm taking the bus.
She works in a bank. — She's working at home this week.
We don't watch TV in the morning.
He isn't sleeping — he's studying.
What do you do? — I'm a nurse.
What are you doing? — I'm cooking.
Rebuild each line, spot the natural chunks, then practise responding aloud.
1.'now' → which tense?
2.'every day' → which tense?
Question 1.Look! The baby ___.
Question 2.I ___ coffee every morning.
Question 3.She ___ to music at the moment.
Question 4.They ___ football on Sundays.
Reading · Step 5
7 minA different week
Dan is a teacher. 👨🏫 He usually works in a school in the city and he always starts at eight. He drinks two coffees every morning. But this week is different: he is working from home. ☕ Right now he is sitting at the kitchen table and he is talking to students online. His cat is sleeping on the computer! 🐈 He isn't wearing shoes and he is very happy.
Q1.Dan is wearing shoes right now.
Q2.Dan drinks coffee every morning.
Question 1.What does Dan usually do?
Question 2.Where is he working this week?
Question 3.What is the cat doing?
Listening · Step 6
10 minA phone call
Listening audio
Tap play to listen. Replay as many times as you need.
Lea
Hi Sam! What are you doing?
Sam
I'm cooking dinner. And you?
Lea
I'm on the bus. I always take the bus at six.
Sam
Do you work on Saturdays too?
Lea
No, I don't. But this Saturday I'm working — we're very busy.
Sam
Poor you! Come for dinner on Sunday.
Question 1.What is Sam doing?
Question 2.Where is Lea?
Question 3.Does she normally work on Saturdays?
Practice · Step 7
8 minChoose the word
1.I ___ TV every evening.
2.Be quiet! The baby ___.
3.She ___ in a hospital.
4.What ___ you doing now?
Q1.Right now I (study) → I am ___
Q2.Every day she (work) → She ___
Survival English · Step 8
4 minSpeaking — describing a photo
Task
Describe what people are doing in a photo (continuous), then say what they usually do (simple).
Strategy
Photo = right now → -ing.
Then add a habit sentence with 'usually'.
Example
The man is drinking coffee.
He probably drinks coffee every morning.
Writing · Step 9
5 minWrite a little
Your task
Write 6 sentences: 3 about your normal day and 3 about what is happening right now around you.
Your writing
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Show model answer
I usually get up at seven.
I work in an office.
I don't drink coffee.
Right now I'm sitting at my desk.
My phone is charging.
Outside it's raining.
Speaking · Step 10
12 minTalk together
Your teacher asks 'What do you do?' and 'What are you doing?' Answer both, then ask your teacher the same two questions.
How to do it today
Role-play it with your teacher: one of you starts, the other replies. Then swap roles and change one detail.
Useful phrases
- • I usually ___ every day.
- • Right now I'm ___.
- • What do you do?
- • What are you doing at the moment?
- • This week I'm ___.
Speaking notes & reflection
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- AWhat are you doing?
- B_______________
- AWhat do you do?
- B_______________
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Homework · Step 11
Take-homePractice at home
Send a 30-second voice note: what you usually do + what you're doing now.
Write 6 sentences (3 simple, 3 continuous).
Learn 10 clue words for each tense.
Recap · Step 12
3 minWhat you learned
- 🔁 Habit → present simple: I work.
- 📸 Now → present continuous: I'm working.
- 🔍 Clue words tell you which one.
- ❓ What do you do? ≠ What are you doing?
- 🗣️ You can describe a photo and a routine.
My notes for this lesson
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