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    This document discusses the differences between the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. The present simple is used for permanent situations, habitual actions, truths, timetables, and narratives, while the present continuous is used for temporary situations, actions happening now, repeated actions with "always", near future arrangements, changing situations, and unfinished actions like working or learning.

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    This document discusses the differences between the present simple and present continuous tenses in English. The present simple is used for permanent situations, habitual actions, truths, timetables, and narratives, while the present continuous is used for temporary situations, actions happening now, repeated actions with "always", near future arrangements, changing situations, and unfinished actions like working or learning.

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    Present Simple/Present

    Continuous
    Present Simple

     Permanent situations or states


     Repeated, habitual actions (especially with

    frequency adverbs
     Permanent truths or laws of nature
     Timetables, programs with future meaning
     Reviews, sports commentaries, dramatic

    narratives
    Present Continuous
     Temporary situations
     Actions happening at or around the moment

    of speaking
     Repeated actions with “always” expressing

    annoyance or criticism
     Fixed arrangements in near future
     Changing or developing situations
     For unfinished actions which are not actually

    happening at the moment of speaking , with


    verbs like work, learn, read, study

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