Present Simple and Continuous PDF - English Grammar

What's the difference? Present Simple and Present Continuous Present Simple Present Present Continuous...

What's the difference? Present Simple and Present Continuous Present Simple Present Present Continuous Continuous Things which are always true: Things which are happening at the moment Water boils at 100 degrees. of speaking: The water is boiling now, so you can put in the pasta. Permanent situations (or nearly permanent; Temporary situations: true for a few years at least): Julie is living in Paris for a few Julie lives in London. months (usually she lives in London). Situations which are slowly changing: I'm getting better and better at speaking English. Habits or things we do regularly: Temporary or new habits: I drink coffee every morning. I'm drinking too much coffee these days because I'm so busy at work. Annoying habits (usually with 'always'): My flatmate is always leaving the kitchen in a mess! Future events which are part of a timetable: Definite future plans: My plane leaves at eight tonight. I'm meeting John after class today. To talk about the future after certain words ('when' 'until' 'after' 'before' 'as soon as'): I'll call you when I get home. To talk about what happens in books, plays To talk about people in pictures and photos: and films: In this photo, my mother is At the end of the book, the walking beside a lake. detective catches the killer. Remember: We use the present simple with stative verbs. We can't use any continuous tense (including the present continuous tense, of course) with stative verbs. © www.perfect-english-grammar.com May be freely copied for personal or classroom use.