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Present simple or continuous
Present continuous
1. NOW: something is (not) happening now, at this very moment. |
She is cooking |
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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