UNIT 3. Present continuous and present simple (1) (I am doing and I do)

A.Compare:

Present continuous (I am doing) We use the continuous for things happening at or around the time of speaking. The action is not complete. I am doing   Past                    now                    future ¡ The water is boiling. Can you turn it off? ¡ Listen to those people. What language are they speaking? ¡ Let's go out. lt isn't raining now. ¡ 'I'm busy.' 'What are you doing?' ¡ I'm getting hungry. Let's go and eat. ¡ Kate wants to work in Italy, so she's Learning Italian. ¡ The population of the world is increasing very fast. We use the continuous for temporary situations: ¡ I'm Living with some friends until I find a place of my own. ¡ A: You're working hard today. ¡ B: Yes, I have a lot to do. See Unit 1 for more information.

Present simple (I do) We use the simple for things in general or things that happen repeatedly. I do   Past                    now                    future ¡ Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. ¡ Excuse me, do you speak English? ¡ It doesn't rain very much in summer. ¡ What do you usually do at weekends? ¡ I always get hungry in the afternoon. ¡ Most people Learn to swim when they are children. ¡  Every day the population of the world increases by about 200,000 people. We use the simple for permanent situations: ¡ My parents Live in London. They have lived there all their lives. ¡ Joe isn't lazy. He works hard most of the time. See Unit 2 for more information.

B.I always do and I'm always doing

I always do (something) = I do it every time:
¡ I always go to work by car. (not I'm always going)
'I'm always doing something' has a different meaning. For example:

More examples:

¡ You're always playing computer games. You should do something more active.
(=You play computer games too often)
¡ Tim is never satisfied. He's always complaining.
(=He complains too much)

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