Английский язык. Ильичева Н.А - 52 стр.

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a) for permanent states, repeated               a) for actions happening now or for
    actions and daily routines.                     temporary actions.
He usually gets up at 9 o’clock.                She is working hard these days.
b) For general truths and laws of               b) for fixed arrangements in the near
    nature.                                         future.
The total energy of an isolated system          I am going to my doctor this
remains constant.                               afternoon.
c) For timetables (trains, planes, etc.)        c) with always when we want to
    and programs.                                   express our irritation at somebody’s
The train for Manchester leaves at                  action.
11:45 on Sunday.                                They are always shouting at each
                                                other.
                                                d) For changing or developing
                                                    situations.
                                                The population of the world is rising
                                                very fast.

The present simple is used with the             The present continuous is used with
following time expressions: always,             the following time expressions: now,
usually, sometimes, never, often, on            at the moment, these days, at present,
Mondays, in the evening, etc.                   tonight, nowadays, still, etc.

Sate Verbs
State verbs are verbs which are normally not used in the continuous tenses.
These include:
a) verbs of the senses: hear, see, smell, taste, feel, seem, etc.
The soup tastes salty.
b) verbs expressing feelings and emotions: love, like, desire, prefer, dislike,
   hate, enjoy, want, etc.
I want to read this book now.
c) other verbs such as: agree, believe, suppose, understand, forget, know,
remember, think, have, own, need, etc.
I have a dog.
Some state verbs have continuous tenses, but there is a difference in meaning:
THINK – I think you are wrong. (= believe)
          - What are you thinking about? (= are considering)
SEE – I can see an aeroplane in the sky (= perceive with my eyes)
      - I am seeing Susan tonight. (= am meeting)
HAVE – He has two cars. (= owns, possesses)
         - He is having breakfast. (= eating)
SMELL – The room smells of perfume. (= has the smell)
           - The cat is smelling its food. (= is sniffing)
TASTE – The soup tastes awful ( = has an awful flavour)