“I work” or “I am working”? In this easy English lesson, you will learn the difference between the PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE (“I work”) and the PRESENT CONTINUOUS (PROGRESSIVE) TENSE (“I am working”). Many students get confused, because these two tenses do not exist in all languages. Here, we’ll review when to use each tense, how to form it, and what common mistakes to avoid. We’ll do practice exercises together, so you can understand the differences clearly. Then, you can check what you’ve learned by taking the review quiz on engVid. When you’re ready, move on to the past simple tense, the next class in my engVid series on English verb tenses. Keep taking your English to a higher level, step by step!
Test your understanding of the English lesson by answering these questions. You will get the answers and your score at the end of the quiz.
132 COMMENTS
I got 10 correct out of 10.
This kind of lesson is what I need to study or l was looking for .
Thank you, Rebecca.
You are wonderful !
:D
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rcamilia09
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Terrysam
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Terrysam
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Akuaghana
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Annie
Thank you so much. I have a big reques to you. Could you please explain clearly what is the difference between past continues tense and past perfect continues. I confuse very much because they are almost similar. I hope to see your video soom
novichek
Thank you very much madam
Jenranjith
wow 7 of 10 well need to study, thanx
chatogarcia
great
time learning !!!!
lempenglish
Me to, thanks for this now I´m learning and practicing because Iam an English teacher and neither I sometimes I forget some words or I have grammar mistakes, thanks and kisses and hugs to Canada , my sister lives there , thanks Teacher Rebeca.
loeraschool
Thank you.
rodrigopamodiaz
Hello every one, I have a question, what is the differences between get in and get on? When you want to enter in the car, plane, bus,etc. Which one do you prefer to use? Which one is correct, get in or get on?
Mohammad Hossein
Generally, if you can stand up in the vehicle, we say get on. If you can not stand up in it, we say get in. So we get in the car or taxi but get on the bus, bicycle, plane, train, etc.
stasnich
Thanks for explain
Komendant89
Thank you, Rebecca! I got 9 correct out of 10.
BenPeng
I got 9/10…. Thank you so much!
Aillin
Rebecca thank you for understandable lesson!
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Theone703
That explanation is so well deitailed that I got a 9 Mr.Rebecca. Thank you.
Roberto
Thank you for the lesson, but I have a question. Is there a difference between future forms?
Mary Stan
i get 10/10
koeana
I got 9 out of 10.Thank you Rebecca
ARUNSGR
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Ghassanshbeeb
You got 10 correct out of 10.
:D
thnx
zorro007
Hi,
it’s been awhile since last lesson.
As always useful and pithy lesson. What will next lesson be about?
Maybe, present perfect? It’d be amazing, especially for me. I find it difficult to use that tense correctly.
Best wishes to everyone who learns English.
Take care and stay out of troubles.
Bye.
marcin95
thank you teacher
mokhtaro
thank you for teaching rebecca :)
dustyman
Thank you
Michidmaa
Dear Teacher,
Please tell me, the Spelling of Plural Nouns & Subject-Verb agreement rules are same to add s or es or other?
Thanks
Shekhar2019
Great Rebecca !! Thank you !
marcogalvao
9 out of 10
Thank you
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Thank you so much teacher Rebecca you is a very nice. God bless you day by day.
Denise da Silva
9/10. Thanks
arthurkomiyama
Thank you! I’m grateful
HoanNguyen
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HoanNguyen
you are awesome…………very helpful Rebecca…thanks a lot
bappi123
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Rosi27
Thankyou.. U’re very kind.. :) Godbless.. May God lead your way to success.. Amen..
Grace Prasetyo
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mzh0731
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Jean-MarcKabeya
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Little bear
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vincent1986
Thank u
Mayuran@kailash
Thank you Rebecca.
RimmaDo
I like how you teach.
rose1208
Hey Rebecca
You’re an excellent teacher.
tanerkamali
I got 80 marks out of 10.
amanjot kaur
Thank you rebecca! I like how you teach!
yanie0213
same here!
Atya Meilany
Hi rebecca I just confuse when we will use to’? For the last two examples, we listen to… we are listening” to”?thanks
Ovel
Got 10 out of 10, Thank you, Rebecca.
manojkumar24
Amazing experience
Iram363
You got 10 correct out of 10.Thank you!
Alenasimple
thank you teacher that’s really beneficial
Hamza Atbir
Thank you from Italy, I’m in quarantine because Covid19, your videos is very helpful for me.
Yous lessons is very simple and in the sime time complete.
I have just a question about TO HAVE verbs in present continuous, can I never use it ? Expression I’M HAVING is it completly wrong?
marcowhat
I wish you a speedy recovery.
Gerd
Thank you and goodbye.
Gerd
Thank you Rebbeca your lessons are always clear !
Brigitte
Thank you very much
bybiochem
I love this lesson…the teacher speaks slowly and I can learn easily. I like the exercises too. Thanks very much.
Youraw
Excellent job, thank you very much Ms. Rebacca
junwei
Thank you so much,Rebecca.
Tetiana Markova
Thank you
Phongsavath
I’ve got 9 out of 10. Thank you for easiest explanation about this topic. It is very useful for speaking and writing. I really appreciate your effort.
Well done!
Natheng
I have got 10 out of 10. Thanks for your explanation.
juangiraldop
9 out 10 thank you Rebecca.
Jizel Montalan
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Ekoca
I like your videos, Rebecca. Thanks!
Diablys228
Thank you so much ma’am Rebecca… I’ve got 100% correct answer… This site helps me a lot in preparing my English Subject…Thanks God I’ve found this site..
Ramram123
Thank you so much Rebeca I always study English.I am learning English now.I will be studying English forever…
bakcay44
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ersjunior
It’s lovely.!
Thengal
Mrs. Rebecca, the way how you are teaching English is very easy for me to understand. thank you very much.
Sparky813
Thank you so much Rebecca . we need also present perfect and the present perfect continuous (PROGRESSIVE) , and the lesson of passive and active voice
sarito yoki
Thank you so much!
Cami.ssoares
Madman, I learned lot,But I have small doubt in your example
If it’s possible to write this way
Usually I drink tea, but today I have drunk coffee.
Thank you
Ravi
Ravindrarajah
8/10
Thank you
imseraj
Why did you uses ” We listen to rock music” and not We listen rock music”?
thank you
Alexander.pe
you need to use the prepostion to in that sentence…
Jeremiahrayos
Question 2.
“We are always sleeping late”, it is a bad habit.
Alexander.pe
I got 9 out of 10 thank you.
Nadeeshani
Thanks, Rebbeca. I can get 10, for your help
Silvain
Thank you very much, Rebecca! I like your lessons)
I got 8/10.
I have question:
6.Are you going home now?
Right is – Yes, I am.
But why it isn’t correct I’m?
Kamila Wanderer
I learn so much from this lesson.
And and not learning “I learn”.
faraz akhtar
Thank you
kenge
Rebecca, I am confused of the answer in #2 in the test question. I thought to sleep late is a negative statement so my answer was the second option but I was incorrect. Is the word ‘sleep’ a stative verb? Please help me. Thank you.
Nalyn
thank you ! 100!!!
RICARDO ALEXANDER ROMERO RODAS
You rock, Rebecca! Thank you so much.
dianapradom
Thank you so much mam!you are explained very well and it’s so clear.
Prasunan
thank you
Sananto
thank you
saiqa
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SUN-DE-HAS
Hi Ms Rebacca, it was awesome to learn with you. Thanks
Msnayani
Thank you wery much, Rebecca! <3
Lubalove
lesson was excellent, the way you teach that was awesome. explanation of verb like main verb and helping verb also good that i understood. I got 9 out of 10.
PRUVIP
9/10 thanks Rebeca, you are the best english teacher
drmonclus
thank you dear teacher you are the best
Arlex Leonardo Ruda
Rebbeca always teaches on YouTube but now she is teaching on Engvid😝 Am i right?
Moctatomas
thank you
thuytrag8
Thank you so much Rebeca
bakcay44
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Komendant89
thanks teacher, for this great lesson I got 9 good answers
Argos64
Amazing lesson, thanks…
Reena Boby
I got 10 out of 10.
God bless you Rebecca.
Mis@1998
Thanks a lot
Klam2020
Thank you.
Jasms
Thanks!!
LizzyHoll
You are a awesome teacher.
jfdogar
Thanks
SJ
Thanks so much Rebecca! It was nice lesson!
I have a doubt… In quiz question number 2. Is it ok if we say “We are always sleeping late” (as a way of complaining)?? Kind regards
Chris.Ian
wow! Thank you teacher.
Mapolluz
this issue is not too easy as it look likes
vilson fileti
thank you
2001909@
I got 10 out of 10. Thanks Madam
AhsanSiddiqui
Thank you Rebecca. I got 10/10
clartje silvia
Thank you soo much Mam Rebecca for such a marvelous lesson and you know i got 9/10 in quiz
wicki jutt
Thank you! I got it.
Mariam100
thank you. very easy to learn with you.
10/10
iren.uzhgorod
wow i got 10 out of 10.Thank you teacher so much.
simenesh Abrar
thank youREbecca!
Mikesyndrom
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Mikesyndrom
thanks Rebecca ,it is very good this lesson.
Axillis
Thank you
Srinathraju.CE
very helpful. thanks Rebecca
mirkinoid
Yes, yes yes 100/100
Bodek29
Thanks Rebecca, I found this lesson very inspiring and informative. You’re such an amazing teacher .
Nglizzy
I got 10
Nglizzy
You are amazing teacher Rebecca, also you smile so beautiful, I hope you will always be happy
Thank you
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132 COMMENTS
I got 10 correct out of 10.
This kind of lesson is what I need to study or l was looking for .
Thank you, Rebecca.
You are wonderful !
:D
Thank you very much, it’s really good lesson.
It was terrific. Thank you.
Thank you I got 8 out of 10 that was a great exercise. Thank you
Thank you so much,Rabecca.
This lesson really good for me.
Thank you so much,Rebecca.
This lesson really good for me.
Thank you Rebecca, I learned a good lesson.
Got full! Thank you Rebecca. Your teaching is always superb!
Thank you so much. I have a big reques to you. Could you please explain clearly what is the difference between past continues tense and past perfect continues. I confuse very much because they are almost similar. I hope to see your video soom
Thank you very much madam
wow 7 of 10 well need to study, thanx
great
time learning !!!!
Me to, thanks for this now I´m learning and practicing because Iam an English teacher and neither I sometimes I forget some words or I have grammar mistakes, thanks and kisses and hugs to Canada , my sister lives there , thanks Teacher Rebeca.
Thank you.
Hello every one, I have a question, what is the differences between get in and get on? When you want to enter in the car, plane, bus,etc. Which one do you prefer to use? Which one is correct, get in or get on?
Generally, if you can stand up in the vehicle, we say get on. If you can not stand up in it, we say get in. So we get in the car or taxi but get on the bus, bicycle, plane, train, etc.
Thanks for explain
Thank you, Rebecca! I got 9 correct out of 10.
I got 9/10…. Thank you so much!
Rebecca thank you for understandable lesson!
lol i got 8
That explanation is so well deitailed that I got a 9 Mr.Rebecca. Thank you.
Thank you for the lesson, but I have a question. Is there a difference between future forms?
i get 10/10
I got 9 out of 10.Thank you Rebecca
thank u
You got 10 correct out of 10.
:D
thnx
Hi,
it’s been awhile since last lesson.
As always useful and pithy lesson. What will next lesson be about?
Maybe, present perfect? It’d be amazing, especially for me. I find it difficult to use that tense correctly.
Best wishes to everyone who learns English.
Take care and stay out of troubles.
Bye.
thank you teacher
thank you for teaching rebecca :)
Thank you
Dear Teacher,
Please tell me, the Spelling of Plural Nouns & Subject-Verb agreement rules are same to add s or es or other?
Thanks
Great Rebecca !! Thank you !
9 out of 10
Thank you
Thank you so much teacher Rebecca you is a very nice. God bless you day by day.
9/10. Thanks
Thank you! I’m grateful
10/10 thank for lesson. I’m grateful
you are awesome…………very helpful Rebecca…thanks a lot
Thanks Rebecca :) A good lesson.
Thankyou.. U’re very kind.. :) Godbless.. May God lead your way to success.. Amen..
Thank you so much. Mrs Rebecca its a really good lesson.
very interesting thank you
Hi, Rebecca one more time thank you very much you are an amazing teacher.
I got 10\10 .thank you Rebecca,,Thanks for your understandable lessons.
Thank u
Thank you Rebecca.
I like how you teach.
Hey Rebecca
You’re an excellent teacher.
I got 80 marks out of 10.
Thank you rebecca! I like how you teach!
same here!
Hi rebecca I just confuse when we will use to’? For the last two examples, we listen to… we are listening” to”?thanks
Got 10 out of 10, Thank you, Rebecca.
Amazing experience
You got 10 correct out of 10.Thank you!
thank you teacher that’s really beneficial
Thank you from Italy, I’m in quarantine because Covid19, your videos is very helpful for me.
Yous lessons is very simple and in the sime time complete.
I have just a question about TO HAVE verbs in present continuous, can I never use it ? Expression I’M HAVING is it completly wrong?
I wish you a speedy recovery.
Thank you and goodbye.
Thank you Rebbeca your lessons are always clear !
Thank you very much
I love this lesson…the teacher speaks slowly and I can learn easily. I like the exercises too. Thanks very much.
Excellent job, thank you very much Ms. Rebacca
Thank you so much,Rebecca.
Thank you
I’ve got 9 out of 10. Thank you for easiest explanation about this topic. It is very useful for speaking and writing. I really appreciate your effort.
Well done!
I have got 10 out of 10. Thanks for your explanation.
9 out 10 thank you Rebecca.
10/10 wonderful. Thank you Rebecca
I like your videos, Rebecca. Thanks!
Thank you so much ma’am Rebecca… I’ve got 100% correct answer… This site helps me a lot in preparing my English Subject…Thanks God I’ve found this site..
Thank you so much Rebeca I always study English.I am learning English now.I will be studying English forever…
It’s a great lesson. Thanks a lot.
It’s lovely.!
Mrs. Rebecca, the way how you are teaching English is very easy for me to understand. thank you very much.
Thank you so much Rebecca . we need also present perfect and the present perfect continuous (PROGRESSIVE) , and the lesson of passive and active voice
Thank you so much!
Madman, I learned lot,But I have small doubt in your example
If it’s possible to write this way
Usually I drink tea, but today I have drunk coffee.
Thank you
Ravi
8/10
Thank you
Why did you uses ” We listen to rock music” and not We listen rock music”?
thank you
you need to use the prepostion to in that sentence…
Question 2.
“We are always sleeping late”, it is a bad habit.
I got 9 out of 10 thank you.
Thanks, Rebbeca. I can get 10, for your help
Thank you very much, Rebecca! I like your lessons)
I got 8/10.
I have question:
6.Are you going home now?
Right is – Yes, I am.
But why it isn’t correct I’m?
I learn so much from this lesson.
And and not learning “I learn”.
Thank you
Rebecca, I am confused of the answer in #2 in the test question. I thought to sleep late is a negative statement so my answer was the second option but I was incorrect. Is the word ‘sleep’ a stative verb? Please help me. Thank you.
thank you ! 100!!!
You rock, Rebecca! Thank you so much.
Thank you so much mam!you are explained very well and it’s so clear.
thank you
thank you
Mrs. Rebecca, the way how you are teaching English is very easy for me to understand. thank you very much.
Hi Ms Rebacca, it was awesome to learn with you. Thanks
Thank you wery much, Rebecca! <3
lesson was excellent, the way you teach that was awesome. explanation of verb like main verb and helping verb also good that i understood. I got 9 out of 10.
9/10 thanks Rebeca, you are the best english teacher
thank you dear teacher you are the best
Rebbeca always teaches on YouTube but now she is teaching on Engvid😝 Am i right?
thank you
Thank you so much Rebeca
Yess, i got 10 corret answer of 10 ^_^ . Thanks you teacher!
thanks teacher, for this great lesson I got 9 good answers
Amazing lesson, thanks…
I got 10 out of 10.
God bless you Rebecca.
Thanks a lot
Thank you.
Thanks!!
You are a awesome teacher.
Thanks
Thanks so much Rebecca! It was nice lesson!
I have a doubt… In quiz question number 2. Is it ok if we say “We are always sleeping late” (as a way of complaining)?? Kind regards
wow! Thank you teacher.
this issue is not too easy as it look likes
thank you
I got 10 out of 10. Thanks Madam
Thank you Rebecca. I got 10/10
Thank you soo much Mam Rebecca for such a marvelous lesson and you know i got 9/10 in quiz
Thank you! I got it.
thank you. very easy to learn with you.
10/10
wow i got 10 out of 10.Thank you teacher so much.
thank youREbecca!
you are good Rebecca!
thanks Rebecca ,it is very good this lesson.
Thank you
very helpful. thanks Rebecca
Yes, yes yes 100/100
Thanks Rebecca, I found this lesson very inspiring and informative. You’re such an amazing teacher .
I got 10
You are amazing teacher Rebecca, also you smile so beautiful, I hope you will always be happy
Thank you
I got 10/10. Thanks Rebecca!