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Study this explanation and compare the examples: Present continuous (I am doing) Simple present (I do) Use the present continuous to talk about Use the simple present to talk about something that is happening at or close things in general or things that happen to the tinie of speaking: repeatedly: lam doing ~ I do ~ past now future The water is boiling. Could you turn it off, please? Listen to those people. What language are they speaking? "Where's Tom?" "He's playing tennis." (you find a stranger in your room) What are you doing here? Maria is in Canada for three months. She's learning English. Use the present continuous for a temporary situation: I'm living with some friends until I can find an apartment. Mary usually has a summer job, but she isn't working this summer. past now future Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. Excuse me, do you speak English? Tom plays tennis every Saturday. What do you usually do on the weekend? What do you do? (= What's your job?) Most people learn to swim when they are children. Use the simple present for a permanent situation: My parents live in Boston. They have been there for 20 years. Jack doesn't work during the summer. He always takes a long vacation. Some verbs are used only in simple tenses. For example, you cannot say "I am knowing." You can only say 1 know. Here is a list of verbs that are not normally used in continuous tenses (but there are exceptions): want like belong know suppose remember need love see realize mean forget prefer hate hear believe understand seem have (meaning "possess"; see also Unit 23) think (meaning "believe" / "have an opinion") _ Do you like Rome? (not are you liking) _ He doesn't understand the problem. (not he isn't understanding) _ These shoes belong to me. (not are belonging) - What do you think Tom will do? ( =What do you believe he will do?) _ Do you have a car? (not are you having) but: _ What are you thinking about? ( =What is going on in your mind?)
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