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Present Simple and Continuous

Present Simple and Continuous. Present Simple. - Where do you live? - I live in London. - What does he do? - He’s a doctor . => for something that is permanent (e.g. a job, the place where you live). - Do you smoke? No, I don’t.

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Present Simple and Continuous

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  1. Present Simple and Continuous

  2. PresentSimple - Where do you live? - I live in London. - What does he do? - He’s a doctor. => for something that is permanent (e.g. a job, the place where you live)

  3. - Do you smoke? No, I don’t. - I never/hardly ever/ rarely/ sometimes/ often/ usually/ alwayshave breakfast before I start working. => for habits (= actions that happen again and again) => we often use ‘adverbs of frequency’ with the Present Simple

  4. - The world is round. => for general truths (= facts that are always true) - The train leaves at 7.30 on platform 3. => for timetables - Do you understand what I mean? - I love you so much! => with state verbs e.g. know, understand, love, like, hate…

  5. Present Continuous - What are you doing now? I’m cleaning the kitchen. - What are you studying this year? Arabic. => for something you’re doing at the moment (not permanent), but not necessarily happening at the moment of speaking - It’s raining/freezing/snowing… => for duration (e.g. weather)

  6. - Why are you always calling me? => for repetition and irritation - I’m seeing the dentist at 6 p.m. - We’re having a party next Saturday. => for arrangements in the future (everything is fixed, e.g. an appointment)

  7. - Peter is a student, but he’s working as a waiter during the holidays. => only with action verbs e.g. work, walk, play, cook,… ( state verbs)

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