16160 present simple or continuous

-is used when you tell about:
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a habit, a fact
something that always happens
a thing that happens regularly, repeatedly

-is used when you tell about:
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Something that happens right now and
that has a limited duration

or all the time.

1. The sun sets in the west.
2. I always bike to school.
3. He often visits his grandma on Fridays.

1. I am typing a letter to my boyfriend.
2. He is reading the book he got from me.
3. Are you smiling at me?

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I _________________ my room every Friday afternoon when I get back from school. (clean)
He _______________________ dinner for his parents tonight. (prepare)
Dad ___________________ his car once a week. (wash)
Tom and Julie ________________ animals. (love)
My father ________________________ English very well. (speak)
I ________________ a letter to my teacher every Christmas. (write)
We _______________ camping to Italy every year.(go)
__________ it _______________ right now? (rain)
It _______________ dark right now. (get)
My children _________________ soccer every Tuesday and Thursday. (play)
Look out! You ______________________ stepping on a banana peel. (step)
Every year __________________ some bad experiences. (have)

After work I _________________________ by bus to my home. (go)
The queen _________________ 30 cigarettes every single day. (smoke)
He __________________ to the neighbor right now. (talk)
They _____________ a drink together on Fridays. (have)
She _____________ the door. (paint)
Hurry up! I _______________________ for you. (wait)
What ___________you__________? (do)
We _______________________ this wine. (like)
Why ___________he_____________ the dog?
House prices ______________ up again. (go)