Use Present Simple for FACTS, or things THAT ALWAYS HAPPEN.: Babies EAT, CRY, and SLEEP., Water FREEZES at 32 degrees Fahrenheit and 0 degrees Celsius., Sea water CONTAINS on average 2.7% salt by weight., Use Present Simple for ROUTINES and HABITS.: I always LEAVE home at 7 in the morning., The birds RETURN to the island every spring., Fiddler crabs TURN red when they become angry., Use Present Continuous for actions HAPPENING at the moment of speaking, and not finished.: Look! They ARE HAVING a fight., Sorry, I'm busy at the moment. I'M DOING my homework., Stop talking! We ARE HAVING a meeting here., Present Continuous for actions HAPPENNING GENERALLY AROUND THE TIME OF SPEAKING rather than exactly at the same time.: I'M READING an interesting book., We'RE HAVING lots of fun these days., Our school IS ORGANIZING a tript., Present Simple for TIMETABLES/SCHEDULES: The plane TAKES OFF at 19.00., The lesson BEGINS at 8 am., The bus LEAVES at 6 pm., Present Continuous for Arrangements in the FUTURE: We ARE GOING to Greece next week., My sister IS GETTING married next month., I'M HAVING a test tomorrow.,

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