Presente- classi prime

🤓 We use the Present simple for:

A facts and general truths

B routines and habits

C state verbs (e.g. want, know, prefer, remember, understand, mean, imagine, sound, appear, seem, own, belong to)

Time expressions: always, every day, regularly, most days, usually, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never 

🤓 We use the Present continuous for:

D actions happening right now

E temporary situations happening around now

F changing situations

Time expressions: now, at the moment, these days, nowadays, this year

State verbs are usually only used in the Present simple because they express states, beliefs, opinions or feelings.

However, a small group of these verbs can be used in the Present continuous with a change of meaning, 

e.g. think, have, look, see, for example:

We think proms are a great idea. (think - opinion)

I'm thinking of going home. (think - mental activity)