PRESENT SIMPLE VS

PRESENT CONTINUOUS
PRESENT SIMPLE PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Habits or things we do regularly: Things which are happening at the moment

ex. I drink coffee every morning. of speaking or near the present time:
ex. My family and I celebrate Christmas ex. The water is boiling now, so you can put
every year. in the pasta.
ex. These days I’m studying really hard.

Permanent situations Temporary situations :

ex. Paul lives in a small city. ex. Julie is living in Paris for a few months.

Things which are always true. Definite future plans:

ex. Water boils at 100 degrees. ex. I’m meeting John after class today.

Time expressions: every Wednesday, Time expressions: now, at the moment.,

twice a week, usually, often, on Fridays, this week/ year/ month, these days, this
each year, in summer etc morning/ afternoon/ evening, today, right
now, tonight etc
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EXAMPLES :

We use the present simple with stative verbs. We I am not fat.

can't use any continuous tense (including the present
Why are you so beautiful?
continuous tense, of course) with stative verbs.
Stative verbs do not describe action. They describe Ram is tall.
state, and are verbs such as: like, sound, belong to,
need, seem. We can use these verbs with the I want a coffee.
Present Simple tense to talk about a situation at the
That sounds interesting.
present time, not general.
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