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PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
USE IT TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT HAPPEN REPEATEDLY, REGULARLY, AND HABITUALLY:
I ALWAYS READ IN THE EVENING.
I WRITE A REPORT EVERY MONTH.
SHE PLAYS THE GUITAR.
USE IT TO TALK ABOUT PERMANENT SITUATIONS:
THEY LIVE IN DUBLIN.
I WORK ALL THE TIME
IT IS USED TO TALK ABOUT PEOPLE IF THEIR PLANS, LIKE TIMETABLES, ARE FIXED:
I START MY TRAINING NEXT WEEK
USE IT TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT OR AROUND THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING:
I AM READING NOW.
I AM WRITING A REPORT THIS WEEK.
SHE IS PLAYING THE GUITAR.
USE IT TO TALK ABOUT TEMPORARY SITUATIONS:
I AM STAYING AT MY FRIEND'S HOUSE
SHE IS WORKING IN THE GARDEN
IT IS USED TO TALK ABOUT AN ACTION THAT IS CHANGING OR DEVELOPING:
THE BEACH IS GETTING CROWDED
ALWAYS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS
ALWAYS IN THE PRESENT SIMPLE EXPRESSES THINGS YOU DO EVERY SINGLE TIME:
I ALWAYS GO TO MY LOCAL CAFE ON THE WEEKENDS
SHE ALWAYS SMILES
THEY ALWAYS ARGUE
ALWAYS IN THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS EXPRESSES ANNOYANCE REGARDING SOMEONE'S HABITS:
YOU ARE ALWAYS COMPLAINING
SHE IS ALWAYS LEAVING THE LIGHTS ON
THEY ARE ALWAYS ARGUING