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PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS - Coggle Diagram
PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
AM/ARE/IS + (v) -ING
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FOR THINGS HAPPENING AT OR
AROUND THE TIME OF SPEAKING
The action is not finished
I'm in the middle of doing it. I've started it and I haven't finished.
With today, this week, this year
To talk about CHANGES HAPPENING AROUND NOW
Especially with these verbs: GET, CHANGE, BECOME, INCREASE, RISE, FALL, GROW, IMPROVE, BEGIN, START
FOR TEMPORARY SITUATIONS
To express that we do smth TOO OFTEN or TOO MUCH
I'M THINKING = I often think about it / I'm considering something
LOOK & FEEL (Present Simple or Continuous)
To say how somebody looks and feel now
SB + AM/IS/ARE BEING = How somebody is behaving at the moment
PRESENT SIMPLE
Something that HAPPENS REPEATEDLY or ALL THE TIME
To talk about things TRUE IN GENERAL
TO SAY HOW OFTEN WE DO THINGS
DO / DOES
DON'T / DOESN'T
I APOLOGISE / ADVISE / INSIST/ AGREE / REFUSE / SUGGEST / PROMISE / RECOMMEND
FOR PERMANENT SITUATIONS
Normally used in P. Simple
LIKE / WANT / NEED / PREFER
KNOW / REALISE / SUPPOSE / MEAN / UNDERSTAND / BELIEVE / REMEMBER
BELONG / FIT / CONTAIN / CONSIST / SEEM
SEE / HEAR / SMELL / TASTE
(Often with CAN --> Can you hear it?)
Present Simple or Continuous
LOOK & FEEL (Present Simple or Continuous)
To say how somebody looks and feel now