Fergana State University, Faculty of Physical Education and Culture. Ii-course 19. 48 Group student Malik Mirzaboyev on "present simple and present continuous" Independent work

Signal words for present continuous tense:

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  Actions happening at the time of speaking:
  
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    at the moment, now, just now. right now, listen.., look..
    
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  Actions going on now:
  
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    at the moment, now
    
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  Actions depicting current trend/taking place for a given time period/temporary situation:
  
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    this week/this month/this year
    
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  Actions planned in the near future:
  
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    in the morning/afternoon/evening, at noon/night, tonight, tomorrow, next week/month/year/session
    
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  Continuous series of repeated actions/development/changing situations:
  
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    more and more
    
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  Non-Continuous verbs:
  
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  Some actions are used only in the simple present form, even if they are happening in any of the situations discussed above.  This is when these are actions happening but we can’t see somebody really doing it.  Abstract verbs, possession verbs and emotion verbs are rarely used in the continuous tenses.
  
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zSimple present Vs. present continuous

 

Differences between Simple Present Tense and Present Continuous Tense
Basis of differences	SImple Present Tense	Present Continuous Tense
Basic	Talk about things we see as permanent, that always hold true: facts, routines, habits and so on	Talk about things that are happening at the time of speaking – temporary or unfinished
Repeated actions	Talk about neutral things that happen regularly or repeatedly	Talk about how often things happen
States	Talk about physical states such as appearances, qualities and possession and about mental states such as thoughts and desires	Show that something at that particular moment is temporary or yet to be complete.

Similarities:

Both Simple present and present continuous tenses are used to

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   Bring to life any events of the past and speak of it as if it is happening here and now.
   
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   Explain the plot of a story
   
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   Talk about the future.