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Present continuous and present simple (1) (I am doing a nd I do)
Study the explanations and compare the examples: Present continuous (I am doing) Use the continuous for something that is happening at or around the time of speaking. T he action is not finished. I am doing past • • • • • • now future past • • Present simple ( I do) Use the simple for things in generál or things t hat happen repeatedly.

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T he water is boiling. Can you rum it off? Listen to those people. What language are they speaking? L eťs go out. It isn't raining now. ' Don't disturb me. I'm busy.' 'Why? What are you doing?' Pm going to bed now. Goodnight! M aria is in Britain at the moment. She's learning English.

W ater boils at 100 degrees celsius. E xcuse me, do you speak English?

• It doesn't rain very much in summer. ° W hat do you usually do at weekends?' • W hat do you do? {= Whaťs your job?) • I always go to bed before midnight. • M ost people learn to swim when they are children. Use the simple for a permanent s ituation: •
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Use the continuous for a temporary s ituation: • I'm living with some friends until I find a fiat. • ' You're working hard today.' 'Yes, I've got a lot to do.' See Unit 1 for more information. I always do and Pm always doing

My parents live in London. They have lived there all their lives. J ohn isn't lazy. He works very hard most o f the time.

See Unit 2 for more information.

Usually we say 'I always do something' (= I do it every time): • I always go to work by car. (not ' Pm always going') Y ou can also say 'Pm always doing something', but this has a different meaning. For example: I've lost my key again. Pm always losing things.) ' Pm always losing things' does not mean that I lose things every time. It means that I lose things too often, more often than normál. ' You're always -ing' means that you do something very often, more often than the speaker thinks is normál or reasonable.

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• Y ou'rc always watching television. You should do something more active. • J ohn is nevěr satisfied. He's always complaining.

P resent continuous and simple (2) ->HH

P resent tenses for the future