Present continuous
I am doing
- doing sth now, action is not finished - now
I am driving to work.
- Started doing sth, not finished yet. – now
I am taking a shower.
- Started doing sth, not finished yet. – not necessarily now
I am reading a really good book at the moment.
- Today, this week, this year, etc.
It’s raining today. Not-it rains today!
- Plans and arrangements
I am leaving tomorrow. I’ve got my plane ticket.
- Get, change, become, increase, rise, fall, grow, improve, begin, start
Your English is getting better. Not-Your English gets better!
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Present simple
I do
- General use
Ann plays tennis. I work in a bank. Remember! I work but she works
Do you…? but Does she…?
- Use do/does to make questions
Do you work?
- Do as a main verb
What do you do?
- to express how often
Ann plays tennis every morning.
- Timetables
My train leaves at 6.30.
- promise, suggest, apologise, advise, insist, agree, refuse, etc.
I promise I will not be late. Not – I am promising.
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