Present continuous vs. present simple – Exercise 324

Drag each element from the list below to the right gap.

The population of London

rapidly.

The population of London

by one hundred thousand people every year.

increases

is increasing

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Present Simple or Present Continuous — reference

Present Simple	Present Continuous
REGULARLY Actions on a regular basis — general facts, habits, preferences, abilities. # I read three or four books every month. # Kate speaks three foreign languages.	NOW Actions that are happening now, at the moment of speaking. # I'm reading a very interesting book now. # Kate is speaking to her colleague now.
Verbs that express thoughts and feelings: like, love, hate, want, need, know, think, understand, remember, depend, prefer. # A: Do you want to go out? B: No, not now. # What are you saying? I don't understand you.

Present Simple

Present Continuous

REGULARLY

Actions on a regular basis — general facts, habits, preferences, abilities.

# I read three or four books every month.

# Kate speaks three foreign languages.

NOW

Actions that are happening now, at the moment of speaking.

# I'm reading a very interesting book now.

# Kate is speaking to her colleague now.

Verbs that express thoughts and feelings: like, love, hate, want, need, know, think, understand, remember, depend, prefer.

# A: Do you want to go out? B: No, not now.

# What are you saying? I don't understand you.