Thepresent simple tense is used to indicate present habits, while the present continuous tense is used to express annoying habits (+ always). You're always forgetting to pay the bills. (present continuous) The present simple tense expresses timetable events; the present continuous tense is used to describe future arrangements.

1 Future events in a timetable or schedule use the present simple. The train leaves at 5 pm. The course starts in September. 2. Future arrangements or plans can use present simple or present continuous (be + verb+ 'ing) I go to the office next Monday; I'm leaving France tomorrow afternoon; 3. Official reports on TV, radio and in newspapers

Thepresent continuous tense is used to talk about plans for the future, or specific arrangements that people have made for future events. The school is having a sale next week; I 'm running the bookstall.

With"these days", can I use present simple and present continuous? If the answer is "yes", when can I use the present simple, and when can I use the present continuous? Here are two sentences. These days, this newspaper is criticizing the government's new foreign policy. Sam plays basketball these days. Thank you very much.

^{1 "The shop is closing for good" means: the owner has decided to close the shop soon. But it is not because of the usual opening/closing hours of the shop. You can use Present Simple for planned future actions if you speak about something that has a predictable schedule. "The festival finishes tomorrow" is a predictable event.} Thepresent tense is used to describe things that are happening right now, or things that are continuous. The future tense describes things that have yet to happen (e.g., later, tomorrow, next week, next year, three years from now). The following table illustrates the proper use of verb tenses: Simple Present.

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