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The present

I can usethe present simple and the present continuous to talk about present and
future time.

Present simple or present continuous?

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ou telli.kv0

Because they loo\z beautiful

oh, yes ... Isuppose you're right.

We use the present simple to talk about events that are We usethe present continuous to talk about events
repeated or true for a long period of time.This includes: that are true for a short period of time.This includes:

habits and routines actions in progress at the time of speaking
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Pete cleans nis room every weekena. e isn r wearing a rial
scientific facts temporary situations
Lemons don't growincoldcountries. She's helpingHenry a lotthis week.
permanent situations We aren't learning Frenchthis year.
We liveon Baker Road. changing situations
opinions, beliefs and states The lessons are gettingmoredifficult.
Heloves talking aboutfilms. The leaves are turning orange.
This productcontains nuts. There are some expressions that mean'now'or'about

now'that we often usewith the present continuous:
We often use adverbs of frequency and other time
expressions when we use the present simple to talk these days, this week, at the moment,nowadays.
about habits and routines:always, usually,often, These expressions can go at the beginning or the end
sometimes, rarely,hardlyever, never; every hourI dayI of the sentence.
week/month/year;once/twice/three times an hour¡dayI He's livingin Spain nowadays.
week/month/year. At the moment the computerisn't working.

We put adverbs of frequency before the main verb We can usethe adverb still before the mainverb
or after be. with both tenses to emphasize that a situation hasn't
He'salways late.
changed or continues longer than expected.
We put other time expressions at the end of the They stillplay tennis every day.

sentence. Why areyoustillsitting there?
Heneverwastes money. We also usethe present continuous to talk about
Suzy comes hereon Wednesday afternoons.
future plans and arrangements. In these sentences
We also use the present simple to talk about we use a future time expression.
timetabled future events. I'mmeetingAlison on Fridayafternoon.
The next busleaves at6. 15p.m. 'Areyoucomingon Thursday?' 'Yes, I am.'

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