Exploring Present Simple Continuous Tense

She is pregnant.

She is reading a book.

She will read a book.

She was reading a book.

He is exercising before work.

He usually exercises before work.

He exercised before work.

He will exercise before work.

To describe future plans.

To describe temporary situations.

To describe permanent states.

To describe past habits.

More and more children will get ill.

More and more children got ill.

More and more children are getting ill.

More and more children get ill.

Nowadays

In general

At the moment

Currently

Every day

From time to time

Generally speaking

At present

To describe positive emotions.

To emphasize a negative reaction to a regular activity.

To describe past habits.

To describe future plans.

My roommate has always left her clothes on the floor.

My roommate will always leave her clothes on the floor.

My roommate always leaves her clothes on the floor.

My roommate is always leaving her clothes on the floor.

At the end of the sentence.

Between the subject and the verb.

At the beginning of the sentence.

After the auxiliary verb.

Only after the auxiliary verb.

Only at the beginning of the sentence.

Only at the end of the sentence.

At the start or the end of a sentence or clause.