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The Present Simple and Present Continuous: Redesigned for 2026

Two comprehensive lesson packs for high elementary to pre-intermediate students

Peter Snashall
Feb 23, 2026
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Note: Paid subscribers can download all four complete lesson packages at the end of the post.

Students stream music, scan QR codes, and track their steps every single day. They’re also cooking at home to save money, juggling part-time work and studying, and waiting for the bus because the car broke down. The first set of actions are habitual — present simple. The second set are temporary, in-progress, or changing — present continuous. When the grammar describes your actual life, it stops feeling like grammar.

The present simple covers everyday routines, digital habits, and modern shopping. The present continuous covers changing trends, rising costs, and the real choices young adults are making right now.

These lessons follow the Present Perfect package in a new direction: merging grammar into the multi-modal, multi-exercise formats I’ve been developing over the past year.

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Moving Day: Present Simple Grammar Role Play

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