The difference between present simple tense and present continuous tense
The present tense is generally used to express the regular or habitual actions or states of people or things. It can also be used to express the current state of people or things or to express the subject's current character. or ability etc. The present continuous tense is generally used to express actions that are happening or taking place now (at the moment of speaking) or to express actions that are taking place or taking place at the present stage.

1The difference between the two
Concepts with different meanings
Simple present tense: expresses regular and habitual actions or states of existence, as well as the speaker's abilities and natural phenomena.
Present continuous tense: indicates the action that is ongoing when speaking, and also indicates the action that is currently or has been ongoing at the current stage.
Simply put, the present simple expresses things that often happen, while the present continuous tense expresses things that are happening now.
Different predicate structures
The predicate verb in the simple present tense has the following three situations:
1. Simple present tense of the verb be: am, is, are
2. Simple present tense of the verb have: have, has
3. The simple present tense forms of other action verbs include the verb base form or the third person singular form. The predicate verb in the present continuous tense: am/is/are + the present participle of the verb (-ing form) .
Different time adverbials
The time adverbials of the present tense are related to the meaning of "often", mainly on Sundays (every Sunday), in the morning/afternoon/evening (in the morning/noon/evening) ), etc.; and there are often adverbs of frequency always (always, always), usually (often), often (often, often), sometimes (sometimes), never (never), every day (every day), etc. appearing in the sentence.
The time adverbials of the present continuous tense are related to the meaning of "being", mainly including: now (now), at the moment (at this moment, at that time), etc. Sometimes the present continuous tense needs to be used after the short sentences "Look! (Look)" and "Listen! (Listen)".
Different tone and emotion
The present tense expresses objective truth and natural phenomena, emphasizing facts, so the tone is more affirmative.
The present continuous tense emphasizes what is happening now. When used with always, it often contains emotional overtones such as praise, disgust, and blame.
Special words have different usage ranges
want (want), like (like), know (know), and have and other verbs that express "have". These verbs are frequent, so they are generally not used in the present tense. time, and can be used in the present simple tense.
Parents have now seen the five differences between the present simple tense and the present continuous tense. The fundamentals are meaning and structure. As long as these two points are distinguished, everything else will be easy.
2 The present simple tense is used for
facts & truths. Facts and truths
habits & things that we do regularly. Habits and things that we do regularly
Permanent situations. Examples of permanent situations: Margaret works at the bank. Margaret works at the bank.
regular activity. Regular activity. Example: I check my email every day. I check my email every day.
3 The present continuous tense is used for
things that are happening at the time we are speaking.
temporary situations. Temporary situations Example: Julie usually works in an office, but she's working from home this week. Julie usually works in an office, but she's working from home this week. (Temporary situation)
activities that are in progress. Examples of ongoing activities: I'm studying Economics. I'm studying Economics.
now Example: Just a minute. I'm checking my email. Please wait. I'm checking my email.
4Supplementary
1. For the understanding and analysis of tense, we should understand it from the two categories of time and voice, and also need to combine contextual analysis.
2. The present continuous tense can also express the future, and is mainly used to express actions that will occur as planned or arranged. Use the structure of is/are/am+momentary verb. These verbs mainly include: arrive, come, do, get, go, have, leave, meet, play, return, see, spend, start, stay, wear, work, etc.
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