Present Continuous and Present Simple

Present Continuous :

- something that is happening now at the time of speaking.

 - Its form is ‘am/is/are + verb + ing’.

Verbs which are not used in present continuous (I am + ‘ing’):

Like	Love	Want
Know	Understand	Remember
Depend	Prefer	Hate
Need	Mean	Believe
Forget	Taste	Smell
Hear	See	Touch
Feel	imagine	believe
Know	Prefer	Realize
Understand	Belong	Consist
Deny	Agree	Promise
Surprise	Fit	Deserve

Present Simple:

 - The things that are true in general or always,

 - Things that happen sometimes or all the time

-  or something that is fixed in the future.

-  Its form is the ‘base’ form of the verb.

But the third person takes -s/. 

I	read	work	like
We	read	work	like
You	read	work	like
They	read	work	like
He	reads	works	likes
She	reads	works	likes
It	reads	works	likes

Examples of Present Continuous and Present Simple:

• Denise is reading a book. He reads a lot.
• She is watching Television. She loves movies.
• They are having their dinner now. They usually eat late at night.  
• He plays guitar very well but he is playing piano tonight.

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