- be - am;
- See - see;
- hear - I hear;
- Imagine it.
- believe - believe;
- want - I want;
- look - look;
- cost - cost;
- think - think;
- Miss - miss others.
- Action that occurs at the time of speaking; She is writing a letter /right now/. - She's writing a letter.
- Typically repeated action - in these sentences are usually used adverts such as "always" and "constantly"; She is always asking silly/stupid questions. - She always asks stupid questions.
- For actions planned to be carried out in the near future - tomorrow; next month.
Words with several meanings in English
Of course, as everywhere and in it there are words with more than one meaning. But in English, the same word can even be a different part of speech depending on its use and there are several meanings at the same time. Let's take the word -- LOOK:- As a noun it can mean - kind, look, view, expression;
- Like a verb -- I look, I look, I look.
Use of
Unlike the above example But we have already seen it as an example of a verb that expresses rather a condition, not action. However, quick reference to each dictionary will assure you that it has a lot of meanings. It is therefore important to know them and to understand what you want to use it in to determine the correct time of its use.- In the sense of seeing, understand use Present Simple or Present Perfect Tense; I see the difference between them every day.
- In the matter of looking, meet - Present Continuous.