Present Simple vs Present Continuous

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Basic differences in use

Permanent situationsczynności i sytuacje rutynowe

Temporary situationschwilowe, trwają przez pewie czas)

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Present Continuous

Present Simple

Permanent situation 2(nie oczkujemy zmiany)

Something that is changing (coś, co się zmienia)

Time expressions:usually often every day always from time to time once a month twice a year three times a day at the weekend hardly ever seldom

Time expressions:today this week at the monent now

Regular actions, habits, routines

Actions happening now or around now

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To describe events in a book, play, film.

To describe what is happening in a picture.

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like, love, dislike,hate, prefer,need, want, wish, enjoy (enjoy jest często używany w continuous)

Present Simple vs Present Continuous

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Action verbs

State verbs

opisują stany, nie czynności; zwykle nie są używane w formach ciągłych-continuous.

opisują czynności i akcję; zwykle mogą być używane w obydwu czasach

hear, see, smell, taste

believe, doubt, forget, know, mean, realise, recognise, remember, think, understand

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belong, contain, have(got), own, possess

appear, be, seem

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State verbs and the continuous form

I I have a son.

I'm having breakfast right now.

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State (Present Simple)

Action (Present Continuous)

What do you think of it?

What are you thinking about?

have - jeśćthink - mysleć o, rozważać appear - wystepować taste - smakować (indywidualny smak, gust) see - spotykać się

have - posiadaniethink - opinia appear - wydawać się, wyglądać jak taste - smak, jakość potrawy see - spostrzec

The great actress is appearing at the local theatre next week.

It appears that they're going to close the shop.

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I'm testing the soup to check if it need any more salt.

Your soup tastes wonderful.

Are you seeing your friends a lot at the moment?

Do you see the difference between the two pictures?

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