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Present simple vs Present
continuous
- I speak English
- Present simple tense
- For fact or things
that are always true
or generally true.
- For example
- It rains a lot in
winter
- A dog has four
legs
- For regular habits or
repeat actions
- For example
- I brush my teeth
three times a day
- She walks to
school every day
- Common times expressions used
with the present simple tense are:
- Always
- Sometimes
- In the morning
- Often
- Never
- Generally
- Every day
- Every week
- Every year
- Once a day
- Twice a week
- Three times a month
- In the afternoon
- At night
- On Monday
- On friday
- I am speaking English
- Present continuous
- For an action happening right now at
the moment of speaking
- For example
- Lía is washing her hair
- You are watching a video
- To talk about something that is
happening Around the time of
speaking but not necessarily at this
exact moment.
- For example
- I'm reading a great book
- It doesn't necessarily
mean that I am reading
a book right at this
moment.
- It refers to this
moment of my life.
- Marlon is learning Italian
- Common time expressions used
with the present continuous
tense
- Now
- Right now
- Still