We use the present simple because this is a fact or is generally true. Next month I plan to live in a different city. I used the present continuous because this situation is temporary. I plan to live in England for a long time and I don’t plan to change soon. We use the Present Simple for things that don’t change for a long time. It is a temporary action because in a moment I might start speaking in Spanish. We say I am speaking English because it refers to what I am doing now. We say I speak English, because it is a fact. Here are the sentences from the beginning of this lesson. Now let’s compare the two tenses together… NOTE: Sometimes the present continuous is called the present progressive in some workbooks or lessons. It refers to this moment of his life.)Ĭommon time expressions used with the present continuous are: (It doesn’t necessarily mean he is learning the language right now at a desk with all of his language books. Maybe they are at work right now or somewhere else. (It doesn’t necessarily mean they are at the hotel right at this moment.
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