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This page will help you if you can't remember the difference between the Present Continuous tense ("I am doing"), and the Present Simple tense ("I do").

Which tense you use depends on how you see the state or action. If you use the Present Simple ("I do"), you think something is permanent. This means we often use the Present Simple to talk about general and scientific facts, our routines or habits, to give definitions and to describe things.

The Present Continuous ("I am doing") means the action is happening now (or around now), is unfinished, or temporary. We use it to talk about trends and changes, or about situations happening now that are different from normal.

"I live in London." (This is my home.)

"I am living with my parents." (A temporary situation until I buy my own house.)

"Hot air rises." (A scientific fact.)

"House prices are rising." (A trend happening now.)

"I drive to work every day." (My routine or habit.)

"I am walking to work this week." (My car is being repaired.)

"At work I write letters to customers." (My job routine.)

"I'm writing a difficult letter." (This is what I am doing right now and I haven't finished yet.)

So the most important rule is that you use the Present Simple ("I do") for permanent states and the Present Continuous ("I am doing") for changes and trends.

Some verbs cannot be used in the Present Continuous tense. This is because they already suggest permanence.

These include:

Verbs of possession – own, have, belong. (Although you can say "I am having a party", it doesn't mean you own the party, it means you are hosting a party.) Verbs of the mind – believe, know, think, forget.

Verbs of emotion – love, hate, detest.

Verbs of the senses – see, hear, smell, taste. ("I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow"

means I am going to visit the doctor, but "I see the doctor" means "the doctor is standing in front of me".)

Verbs of geographical location – lie. ("London lies on the River Thames".)

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I am confused by the list of verbs that cannot be used with the present continuous eg Where is Anna? She is seeing her son. You can use "see" in the continuous form, but it doesn't mean to physically see someone, but that you have an appointment.

There's an example on the page: "I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow". I am thinking of going to visit her tomorrow. Yes, you can also use "think" in the continuous form, but it suggests a mental activity, rather than an opinion. I'm forgetting about the work I've still got to do. No: you either have forgotten, or you have remembered.

You can't use "forget" in a continuous form. They are hating every minute of this interview. This is also OK, but quite a new use of the verb "hate". To me it seems that it's used to describe a continuous feeling, rather than a permanent opinion. A similar use is "I'm loving it", the McDonald slogan. While we are lying on the beach, we are smelling the sea and we are tasting the salt in the air. You can use smell / taste (and other sense verbs) if they are an activity. But in your example above, they seem more like abilities to me. When you are at the seaside, you can taste the salt in the air. It's not as if you go around with your tongue out trying to taste the salt.

Q: I was reading a book and I came across the following structure. "I am

hopping.You can hopping."The second sentence sounds strange,doesn't it ?Because I have heard that after modals like "can" we cannot use ing-forms directly.

A: Correct. After modals, use the infinitive without "to".

Q: Is it correct to use: I am study English. I found this a little strange, but someone told me that it is grammatically right.

A: No, it's incorrect. It should be either "I study" or "I'm studying".

Q: please tell me about the exceptions of adding s of the third person singular and give me example of some verbs

A: I can't think of any exceptions, except for when you add -es for verbs ending in a vowel, such as "go".

Q: i usually hear a question like this" do you bring a camera?" is that right??

comparing with "are u bringing a camera?" which one is right?? and there's one more sentence "I come here to visit your mom" why we use simple present here, isn't the activities still happening at this moment of the speaking??

A: The first doesn't sound right, unless you are asking about someone's habits. "Do you bring a camera when you visit a different city?" Use the second if you are asking about someone's future plans: "Are you bringing a camera to the party?" (The party hasn't happened yet.) In the third, the sentence means that someone habitually comes here to visit - it's not happened at the time of speaking.

Q: I've heard about another use of will for present tense. Tell me if the definition is right.

A: Its used to talk about routines, sth that eventually happens.e.g . Rose invited me to her party, but I know that my father won't let me go ( my father is very strict).

Q: Is this sentence correct "Now you have done it." My teacher said that sentence but I dont understand why did he use now? What is the meaning of "now" here.

Thanks

A: It means that you have done something (correctly) now - as he / she is talking to you. It can also be a sort of warning that you say to someone when they do

something that is wrong or which will cause repercussions.

Q: How about the verb "possess"? Is it a verb of possession or not? Thanks.

A: Yes, it is, but we're more likely to use "own" instead of "possess".

Q: I suppose a situation, two friends, A and B, come together to an attraction.

Standing in front of it, A suddenly wants to know whether B has camera or

not(maybe, he wants to get a photo of the amazing one and realised he doesn't take camera with him). So,in this case, how should A ask B to get appropriate

information?

A: Have you got your camera with you?

Q: How can the verbs of senses suggest permenance?

A: Because if you have a sense, the sense is permanent. When you open your eyes and see, you always see - it's not as if you see one second and not the next.

** I just would like you to know that there is other verbs that only suggest

permenance: agree suppose realize contain consist and there are other verbs. Also, I want you to know that if you want to use this website effectively, use a book with it called "Grammar in Use Intermediate". They complement each other and can help you learn this beautiful organized language more quickly. And I would like you to know that if you would like to know whether a verb only suggests permenance or not, you have to keep in mind whether the verb you use is not an action or

happening. If it is not, then that verb only suggest permanence (paraphrased from the book I mentioned above").

Q: I'm wandering which tense to use in such situation: There's a projects and I know that this project will last for 10 years. Should I say: I'm working on this project or I work on this project ?

A: "I'm working on" would probably be better, but you can also say "I work for X company and for the next ten years I'll be working on..."

Q: If something is happening right now we use present continous: 'She is sleeping at the moment' but as far as I remember one can use 'She is asleep now' - is that correct? If it is then why present simple for current action?

A: "Asleep" is an adjective, not a verb.

Q: I confused with this word ...has/have and has/have been.what is situation it should be use. tq

A: With the verb "have" in the present tense, you only use "has" for third person singular (he, she or it) I / you / we / they have He / she / it has For the present perfect tense of the verb "to be", we use "has been" for third person singular, and

"have been" for I / you/ we / they.

Q: From what I understand between present continuous and simple, e.g. I'm going to work in five minutes (continuous) and I go to work in five minutes (simple), which one is a proper usage to describe my action? Thanks for your help!

A: If you're describing action happening now, then use the present continuous. If you're describing habitual action, use the present simple. But your sentence describes the first scenario, so present continuous is correct.

Q: Little confuse here.. you mean whatever that I think someone will acheive something before that time in the future I should use "he will have won.." She will have got 3 kids next time i see her. He will became a manager 2 years from now.

THANK YOU so much.. for your time!! I really appreciate it so much! I always wanted someone to help me imporve my english..

A: Yes. "She will have had three children the next time I see her" = she will give birth three times before a time in the future.

Q: I have a question regarding the situations in which the verb "own" should be used instead of "Posses". Is there a particular grammar for this? Thanks a lot

A: Own is more informal than possess, but otherwise the grammar of the two verbs is the same.

Q: I have a question: we can not use 'love' in continuous, it's OK. But why can we say: ' I'm lovin' it.' McDonalds... Can you explain me what does it mean in this situation? Thanks

A: This is a good question. Maybe they mean that you always love going there, but I don't really know!

Q: i wanted to know if the verbs that cannot be used in the simple present,if these same verbs cannot be used in any continuous other times and forms. Thank you a lot

A: As far as I know, they can't.

Q: what's different between I fear Iam fear Iam fearing

A: We don't generally use emotion verbs in the present continuous, so only your first sentence is correct. (2 is incorrect.)

Q: In class, we are study about plants and animals to correct this sentence should say: we study or are studying

A: It depends. If you always study this, you can say "we study plants and animals".

But if your study about plants and animals is only one part of your class, and you're doing it now, you can say "We're studying plants and animals".

Q: Are these tenses correct, please? "Are you smelling the roses?" - "Yes, they smell wonderful."

A: Yes, but the sentence itself seems strange. Why would you ask someone if they are smelling the roses if you can see them doing it?

Q: "Can you smell the roses? - Yes. They smell wonderful." Is this really English (and not Czenglish)? :-)

A: Yes, correct. I suppose there are situations when you'd ask someone if they could smell something - especially if the smell was unusually strong.

Q: in the following sentence: I´M SORRY I CAN´T HEAR WHAT YOU ARE SAYING BECAUSE EVERYBODY IS TALKING SO LOUDLY. is it possible to use the simple present after: i´m sorry i can´t hear what you... instead of the present continuous?

A: It's OK, but not 100% correct: I can't hear what you say because I'm deaf. (I can never hear what you say.) I can't hear what you're saying because people are talking loudly. (On this occasion.)

Q: What is the difference between NAME and CALL as verbs and when to use them.

Many thanks JOSE LUIS

A: We normally say "her name is..." or "she is called..." People / animals are called something, while places are named something.

Q: WHAT IS THE POSITION OF THE ADVERB "SOMETIMES" WITH THERE IS/ THERE ARE IN SENTENCES. MANY THANKS JOSE LUIS

A: It's like other adverbs of frequency: it goes before the main verb, but after the verb "to be" and other modal verbs: I sometimes go to the cinema. I am sometimes angry with my boss.

Q: DEAR CLARE IF I SAY: THE BOY'S HAT and I want to translate it to any language especially " spanish", the article THE refers to the hat or to the boy?

A: The boy's hat = the hat of the boy. You'd need an article for both.

Q: If someone has a baby.Could u please explain the sentence given below for

"have".While discussing can she says like "I am having a baby". Is this correct?

A: I'm having a baby = I'm expecting a baby (pregnant).

Q: I often have problem when I describe the routine action for example, he does not write if you ask hime to stop doing that and pay attention on your writing he will want another pencil or will ask for something else he will not listen or he will do this or that. my question is if I start any sentence with present simple can I end it with simple future.

A: In short, yes. We can use "will" to talk about people's habits, but we mean to say that this person insists on doing this. "If you ask him to stop writing, he'll always ask you 'why'". Here, you're showing exasperation that he always insists on asking you.

If you just use the present simple to describe habit, then there's no extra meaning - you're just describing habit.

Q: "I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow" does this mean you've made an appointment with the doctor??

A: Yes.