Present simple or continuous

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Present simple or continuous

   Present continuous

1. NOW: something is (not) happening now, at this very moment.
She is cooking

She is taking a bath

She is dancing

She is drinking water

They are eating

He is reading

He is running

He is sleeping

She is using a computer

He is watching TV
2. NEAR FUTURE: something will (will not) happen in the near future
David is going to New York next week.
3. REPETITION AND IRRITATION
I'm not sleeping well these days.

                                    Simple present

1. REPEATED ACTIONS: something that often happens.

Sue gets up at 7.30, then she has a shower
and eats breakfast. At 8.30 she goes
to school by bus. On Saturdays she goes
to the swimming pool. She often plays tennis
on Sundays.
2. Facts
John works in a circus.
3. Generalizations
It rains a lot in winter.
4. WHEN clauses
What will you do when you are on holiday?


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To express facts, things that are always, or generally, true we use the
To talk about something happening at the time of speaking we use the
To describe an action which is in progress for a limited period of time we use the
To talk about things we do regularly (habits, routines) we use the
After some conjonctions of time in a future sentence we use the
To talk about activities planned for the future we use the

2.
          Where is Jenny? She a bath.
According to scientists, the Earth around the sun.
Cats sometimes mice.
Quiet please! I a letter.

3.
           Tom, usually, to school. But this morning he by bike.
           Listen, Bob the violin. His brother the piano as often as he can.
             Mark sports. He rugby every Monday and Friday.
            Today Fred a yellow T-shirt and blue shoes. He the ball at the moment.

4.
           I ill this evening. I to London tomorrow.
            I'll talk to Sonia as soon as she .

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