Eezee English Zone Present Continuous Or Present Simple Confused

Eezee English Zone Present Continuous Or Present Simple Confused Eezee english zone tuesday, 15 july 2014. present continuous or present simple confused which one to use? by ranjana s. Present simple: commonly used with state verbs (verbs that describe a state rather than an action), such as “know,” “believe,” “like,” “own.”. example: i know the answer. present continuous: generally not used with state verbs. instead, it is used with action verbs (verbs that describe actions). incorrect: i am knowing the answer.

Eezee English Zone The Simple Present Tense To talk about what happens in books, plays and films: at the end of the book, the detective catches the killer. to talk about people in pictures and photos: in this photo, my mother is walking beside a lake. remember: we use the present simple with stative verbs. we can't use any continuous tense (including the present continuous tense, of. Present simple or present continuous? english grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. Correct: they have a house. mixing up the form of the two tenses. students often forget the auxiliary verb be when using the present continuous or add ing when to the base form of the verb when using the present simple. also, sometimes students use the base form after the auxiliary when using the present continuous. The spelling is the same for all the other persons. present simple – use. we use the present simple for actions that we do (or we don’t do) regularly: permanent situations or things that are usually or often true. once every three months, twice a week, every other day, etc. present continuous – form and spelling. present continuous – use.