Present simple and continuous

Present simple 

The present tense is the base form of the verb:

I work in London. 

But with the third person singular (she/he/it), we add an –s:

She works in London.

 We use the present simple to talk about:

• something that is true in the present:

I'm nineteen years old.
I'm a student.
He lives in London.

• something that happens regularlyin the present:

I play football every weekend.

• something that is always true:

The human body contains206 bones.
Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometres per second.

We often use adverbs of frequency like sometimes, alwaysand never with the present simple:

I sometimes go to the cinema.
She never plays football.

Present continuous

The present continuous is made from the present tense of the verb be and the –ing form of a verb

We use the present continuous to talk about:

1-activities at the moment of speaking:

I'm just leaving work. I'll be home in an hour.
Please be quiet. The children are sleeping.

2-future plans or arrangements:

Mary is going to a new school next term.
What are you doing next week?