Present Simple & Continuous

To talk about actions happening at the moment and current projects we use

• Present Simple (I do)

• Present Continuous (I'm doing)

To talk about regular and repeated actions we use

• Present Simple (I do)

• Present Continuous (I'm doing)

To talk about temporary situations we use

• Present Simple (I do)

• Present Continuous (I'm doing)

With state verbs (know, need, want, remember, etc.) we use

• Present Simple (I do)

• Present Continuous (I'm doing)

To talk about trends and changing situations we use

• Present Simple (I do)

• Present Continuous (I'm doing)

To talk about general facts we use

• Present Simple (I do)

• Present Continuous (I'm doing)

Auxiliary verbs 'DO' and 'DOES' are used in

• Present Simple (I do)

• Present Continuous (I'm doing)

Mark signal words for Present Simple

• almost always

• this month

• hardly ever

• currently

• rarely

• today

Mark signal words for Present Continuous

• right now

• presently

• sometimes

• at the moment

• every year

Answer the questions: 1) What are you working on at the moment? (around now) 2) What is your team working on at the moment? (around now)

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