Every Day or Right Now?
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🧩 Supplementary Practice
Extra practice — Every Day or Right Now?
Need the words to stick? Recognise, recall, then use them.
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Step 1 · Let's Understand
Present simple vs present continuous — words & phrases
Recognise it, remember it, then use it.
Recognise the meaning
RecogniseMatch each word with its meaning.
Answer, then check.
Group the words
NoticeHabit clue or now clue?
- Habit (simple)every day · usually · always · on Mondays · twice a week
- Now (continuous)right now · at the moment · Look! · today · this week
Words in real phrases
ChunksSay each one aloud. Copy the rhythm.
I study every day.
every day
I'm studying right now.
right now
She's busy at the moment.
at the moment
Look! It's raining.
Look!
I work late on Mondays.
on Mondays
Can you remember?
RecallSay the word first, then check.
Use it
Use itWrite 3 sentences about you using words from present simple vs present continuous.
Step 2 · Let's Practise
Extra speaking practice
Model first, then say it yourself.
Model language
ChunksListen, then say each phrase twice.
I usually ___ every day.
Right now I'm ___.
What do you do?
What are you doing at the moment?
This week I'm ___.
Guided speaking
SpeakYour teacher asks 'What do you do?' and 'What are you doing?' Answer both, then ask your teacher the same two questions.
- Use: "I usually ___ every day."
- Use: "Right now I'm ___."
- Use: "What do you do?"
- Use: "What are you doing at the moment?"
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.
Complete the conversation
PractiseChoose the natural reply.
B: …
B: …
Answer, then check.
Challenge
SpeakNow do it again with no notes. Speak for 60 seconds.
- Talk about present simple vs present continuous without stopping.
Step 2 · Let's Practise
Common difficulties
The parts learners usually find hard in this lesson.
Pronunciation: The -ing ending
ChunksSay /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
Tricky ones — say it, then check
RecallThese are the parts beginners often get wrong.
Common difficulties
PractiseSlow down and choose carefully.
'now' → which tense?
'every day' → which tense?
Answer, then check.
Step 3 · Let's Use It
I work ↔ I'm working
Strengthen the grammar from this lesson — a different route into it.
Quick explanation
Understand🔁 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.
Notice the pattern
NoticeRead the sentences. What is the same in each one?
- 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.
Choose the right form
PractiseOne answer only. Take your time.
Look! The baby ___.
I ___ coffee every morning.
She ___ to music at the moment.
They ___ football on Sundays.
Answer, then check.
Fix the mistake
Common mistakesEach sentence has one wrong word. Write it correctly.
I am watching TV every evening.
Be quiet! The baby sleeps.
She is working in a hospital.
Build the sentence
Build itPut the words in the right order.
Answer, then check.
Make it yours
Use itWrite 2–3 true sentences about you using i work ↔ i'm working.