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    The document compares and contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses. [1] The present simple is used for habitual actions, permanent situations, general truths, and timetables. [2] The present continuous is used for actions happening now, temporary situations, and plans or future arrangements. [3] Examples are provided to illustrate the uses of each tense.

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    The document compares and contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses. [1] The present simple is used for habitual actions, permanent situations, general truths, and timetables. [2] The present continuous is used for actions happening now, temporary situations, and plans or future arrangements. [3] Examples are provided to illustrate the uses of each tense.

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    The document compares and contrasts the present simple and present continuous tenses. [1] The present simple is used for habitual actions, permanent situations, general truths, and timetables. [2] The present continuous is used for actions happening now, temporary situations, and plans or future arrangements. [3] Examples are provided to illustrate the uses of each tense.

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    PRESENT

    SIMPLE
    VS
    PRESENT
    CONTINUOUS
    PRESENT SIMPLE
    Watch the following video about the
    present simple:

    http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/gram
    mar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/present-simpl
    e
    PRESENT SIMPLE-USES
    1. 1. For habits.
     I usually get to school by
    bus.
     I have tennis lessons on
    Thursdays.

    Time expressions:
    Always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely,
    never
    2. Permanent situations

     My dad works in an
    office.
    3. General truths

     The sun rises in the east


    and sets in the west.
    4. Itineraries and timetables

     The bus leaves from


    Larissa at 8 o’clock
    and arrives in
    Thessaloniki at
    10 o’clock.
    PRESENT CONTINUOUS

    Watch this video about present continuous:

    http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/gramm
    ar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/present-continuo
    us
    PRESENT CONTINUOUS-USE
    1. For actions happening NOW

    Time expressions:
    now, right now, at
    the moment

     Look! The dog is chasing


    the cat!
    2. For temporary situations

     Angela usually goes ice-


    skating at the weekends.
    This week, she isn’t
    going ice-skating,
    because she has broken
    her leg.

    Time expressions:
    this week/month/year/
    tonight/these days
    3. For plans and future arrangements.

     We are flying to
    New York next
    Time expressions:
    week.
    Next week/ month/year/
    today/tonight/tomorrow
    SPEAKING
    What do you usually do in the week?
    What do you usually do at the
    weekends?

    What are you doing this week/this


    weekend?
    THE END

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