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Present simple vs Present Continuous - Coggle Diagram
Present simple vs Present Continuous
Present Simple
Uses
Facts or general truths.
The sun sets in the west.
Routines or habits (often with adverbs of frequency).
I sometimes go to the theatre.
time expressions that are often used:
every
day, /week/month/summer, every other day, once a week, twice a month, at the weekend, in January, in the morning /afternoon/evening, at night, on Tuesdays
We rent a house next to the sea every summer.
Permanent states.
Stan is a great-grandfather.
Timetabled events in the future.
The bus to Oxford departs at 10 am on Friday.
Narratives
(a story, a joke, a film, and sports commentaries,
etc.).
Spanoulis passes to Printezis who shoots and scores!
Present Continuous
Uses
actions that are in progress at the time of speaking
.
I'm reading a book at the moment.
situations that are temporary.
We're travelling around Mexico for a week.
describing what is happening in a picture.
Some children are playing with their friends in this picture
plans and arrangements for the future
.
We're moving to a bigger house next month.
Time expressions
at the moment, now, for the time being, this
morning/afternoon/evening/week/month/year, today, etc.
I 'm working at a bank for the time being.
Stative Verbs
Stative verbs are not usually used in continuous tenses because they describe states and not actions. To talk about states, we use the Present Simple tense.
agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean, recognise, remember, suspect, think, understand.