PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE VS PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE

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We use the Present Simple Tense for: Things which are always true: • Water boils at 100 degrees. Permanent situations • Julie lives in London. Habits or things we do regularly: • I drink coffee every morning. Future events which are part of a timetable: • My plane leaves at eight tonight.

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We use the Present Continuous Tense for:Things which are happening at the moment of speaking.

Temporary situations

Situations which are slowly changing

Temporary or new habits

Annoying habits (usually with 'always')

Definite future plans:

I'm meeting John after class today.

To talk about people in pictures and photos

walking beside a lake.

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