50.Continuous / Simple forms
CONTINUOUS
SIMPLE
focus on activity
focus on its execution
speaker visualizes the moment
neutral
factual
result more important than activity
He is texting a friend.
[at the moment]
He texts his friends
[every weekend]
He was texting a friend.
[at this time tomorrow]
He texted his girlfriend.
[before going to bed]
He’ll be texting his friends.
[when I called]
[as soon as he gets home]
He’ll text her.
He’s
been texting.
He has
[all morning]
[since he got his smartphone]
He’s
He has
texted loads of messages.
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