User : 10485539 - Angel Rose Lariestan

Course : Introduction to English Grammar - Tenses and Sentence Structure

Module : Module 1: English Grammar - Tenses and Sentence Structure
Topic : Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Study Note :
Introduction to English Grammar - Tenses and Sentence Structure - Present Simple vs
Present Continuous

Present Simple --

I play tennis; You play tennis; He/She plays tennis; We play tennis; You play
tennis; They play tennis;

Present Continuous --

I am playing tennis; You are playing tennis; He/She is playingtennis; We are

playing tennis; You are playing tennis; They are playing tennis;

Usage -
Present simple --
Facts: I live in England / I like Ice Cream
Habits: He drives fast /She always drinks coffee in the morning/ I usually shop on
Saturday

Present continuous --
Action in progress: Iam talking to you; You\'re listening to me;

Common mistakes --
I come from Japan/ I am coming from Japan (just been to Japan);
Our company is producing glass (our company is producing glass only at the moment);
The economy grows again this year;