Let's go through each sentence and determine the correct tense to use: Present Simple, Present Continuous, or Future Simple.
‘When does he get up every day?’ ‘He gets up at 8 o’clock.’
- The Present Simple tense is used for habits or routines.
They are not drinking coffee now. I think they are watching TV.
- Present Continuous is used for actions happening at the moment of speaking, and Present Simple for thoughts or opinions.
When he returns to London next week, he will call us.
- Present Simple is used for future events in time clauses, and Future Simple for the main clause.
Our friends always go to the country for the weekend.
- Present Simple is used for habitual actions.
Look! The kitten is playing with its tail.
- Present Continuous is used for actions happening right now.
What does your brother usually do in the evening?
- Present Simple is used for habits or routines.
We are having an English lesson now.
- Present Continuous is used for actions happening at the moment of speaking.
‘Listen! Who is speaking in the next room?’ ‘I am listening very attentively, but I hear nothing.’
- Present Continuous is used for actions happening right now, and Present Simple for things that are generally true or perceived by senses.
If it does not rain tomorrow, we will not stay at home.
- Present Simple is used in the 'if' clause for future events, and Future Simple in the main clause.
Don’t go out: it is raining heavily. You will get wet through if you do not take an umbrella.
- Present Continuous for actions happening now, and Future Simple for the result of a condition.
‘Have you done your homework?’ ‘Yes, I have. And now I want to watch TV.’
- Present Simple is used for desires or wants.
I have no time now, I am having dinner.
- Present Continuous is used for actions happening at the moment of speaking.
‘Where is your sister now?’ ‘She is doing her homework in the next room.’
- Present Continuous is used for actions happening at the moment of speaking.
Why will she come home so late tomorrow?
- Future Simple is used for definite future actions.
What are you doing now? I see that you are not sleeping.
- Present Continuous is used for actions happening at the moment of speaking, and Present Simple for stating what is observed.
These sentences showcase the different uses of Present Simple, Present Continuous, and Future Simple tenses in English, each serving specific functions such as describing habitual actions, ongoing activities, and future plans or predictions.