Prezentul simplu exprima actiuni obisnuite, repetabile.
Exemplu:
I do my homework every day.
You go to school every day except Saturday and Sunday.
He writes a letter to his mother every Saturday.
She drinks coffee every morning.
We visit our rich uncle every summer.
Prezentul continuu exprima actiuni care se intampla in momentul vorbirii, adica "acum".
Exemplu:
I am writing all these sentences for you, Mike.
You are listening to me with open ears.
He is going to school now.
She is not drinking coffee, she is drinking tea.
We are looking at the moon.
