Compléter I1 U3 Present Tense Contrast: Simple vs ContinuousVersion en ligne Read the phone conversation to complete the Learn this! box and the sentences. par Andreina Farias Monasterios 1 Neil : Hey , Celia , where are you ? Celia : Hi , I'm in a clothes shop in town . I'm looking for a new coat . But I'm not having much luck . They're all really expensive . Neil : Then go to the department store . They don't cost very much there . Celia : OK . Thanks for the suggestion . Neil : No problem . Is Joe with you ? Celia : No , he's at home . He never comes to the stores with me , he hates that . Neil : Well , do you and Joe want to go to the cinema on Saturday ? Celia : Maybe . Our parents are decorating the house these days , and we're helping them . What time does the film start ? Neil : 7 : 30 in the evening . Celia : That sounds OK . Can I phone you later about it ? Neil : Sure . Good luck with the shopping ! Try the department store . Bye ! Activity 1 : Read the phone conversation and complete the Learn this ! box with the words 'simple' or 'continuous' : Learn this ! Present Tense Contrast We use the : a . Present for something that happens regularly , always or never . b . Present for something happening at this moment . c . Present for something happening around this time ( these days , this week , etc ) . d . Present for a fact that is always true . e . Present with some verbs that we don't usually use in continuous tenses : believe , know , hate , like , need , prefer , understand , want , love , etc . Activity 2 : Complete the sentences with the present simple or continuous form of the verbs in brackets . Then match each sentence with rules a - e from the Learn this ! box . 1 . 'Let's go out ! ' 'No , it's raining ( rain ) . ' b 2 . This week ( learn ) about the Second World War in history class . 3 . you ( know ) what time is it ? 4 . Dolphins ( live ) in oceans and seas . 7 . How often Fred ( help ) with the housework ? a