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Unit 3 Present Continuous and Simple Present(1) ( I am doing and I do)




 A)


Present continuous ( I am doing)                               ...    Simple present (I do)                                              

We use the present continuous for                                     We use the simple present for thing in general 
something that is happening at or around                          or things that happen repeatedly.
the time of speaking. The action is not finished.
             I am doing                I do                                
                                                                                                                                                                     
past                        now                             future                 past                       now                            future
  • The water is boiling. Could you turn it off?            Water is boiling at 100 degrees Celsius.
  • Listen to those people. What language are             Excuse me, do you speak English.                                                       they speaking?
  • Let's go out. It isn't raining now.                               It doesn't rain very much in the summer.
  • Don't disturb me. I'm busy.                                       What do you usually do on weekends?
  • Why? what are you doing?                                       What do you do? (=What's your job?)
  • I'm going to bed now. Good night.                          I always go to bed before midnight.
  • Maria is in Vancouver now.She's learning                Most people learn to swim when they are                                            English.                                                                          children.
Use the present continuous for temporary                     Use the simple present for permanent situation                       situation
  • I'm living with some friends until I find                My parents live in Boston.They have lived                                                   an apartment.                                                          there all their lives.   
  • "Yor're working hard today." "Yes, I've                  John isn't lazy. He works very hard most of the                                           got a lot to do."                                                         time.


B)

I always do and I'm always doing
Usually we say "I always do something " (I do it every time):
  • I always go to work by car (not I'm always going)
You can also say "I'm always doing something," but this has a different meaning.
For example:

                         I've lost my key again. I'm always losing things.

                                                              "I'm always losing things" does not mean that I lose things every                                                                                                         time. It means that I lose things too often or more often than                                                                                                            than normal.
                                                               You're always -ing means that you do something very often , 
                                                               more often than the speaker thinks is normal or reasonable.

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