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Present Simple tense for repeated or habitual actions. How
to respond...
In English, we frequently talk about habits and
repeated actions in the Present Simple tense (She plays volleyball every weekend,
Dad gets up at 6am most days, etc). Students often confuse the Present Simple
tense with the Present Progressive tense (I am walking, he is living, etc),
as this latter tense exists in very few other languages. When referring to present
actions, the Present Progressive tense is used to talk about actions - often temporary
- which are happening at the time of speaking (Sally is washing her hair, Paul
is fixing the car, etc). The
student in the example above needs to know that habits are normally referred to
with the Present Simple tense.
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