Present tenses: simple and continuous
Mike usually drives to work.
Joe is flying to New York for a business meeting this week.
They are arriving at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The restaurant opens at 8.
Daily routines
Repeated actions (adverbs of frequency)
Habits
Permanent states
Timetables/Schedules (future meaning)
General truths and laws of nature
Reviews
Sports commentaries
Narrations
Actions happening now
Temporary situations
Actions around the time of speaking
Future arrangements
PRESENT SIMPLE
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I - You - We - They WORK. Aux. DO/DON'T.
She - He - It WORKS. Aux. DOES/DOESN'T.
He always leaves the office early on Friday.
We don't have time for a quick drink.
She doesn't speak French.
Verb to be (am/is/are) + main verb + -ING.
They aren't working on an important project
Joe is eating a sandwich at the moment.
We are getting a pay rise next month.
By Valentina Rodríguez Ramírez