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A habit. Something normal. You do this every day or every week. PRESENT
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You are doing this right now.
You are in the process of doing it.
Present Continuous.
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I, you, we, they = run
He, she it = runs
He runs every morning.
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I am running.
We, you, they = are running
He, she, it = is running
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I, you, we, they = walk
He, she it = walks
She walks in the morning.
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I am walking
We, you, they = are walking
He, she, it = is walking
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I, you, we, they = stand
He, she it = stands
I stand in front of
the class every night.
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I am standing
We, you, they = are standing
He, she, it = is standing
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I, you, we, they = write
He, she it = writes
They write to their brother every month.
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I = am writing
We, you, they = are writing
He, she, it = is writing
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I, you, we, they = wait
He, she it = waits
You wait for the bus at 7:00 am.
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I = am waiting
We, you, they = are waiting
He, she, it = is waiting
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I, you, we, they = sleep
He, she it = sleeps
She sleeps for 8
hours every night.
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I = am sleeping.
We, you, they = are sleeping
He, she, it = is sleeping
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I, you, we, they = read
He, she it = reads
He reads a lot.
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I = am reading
We, you, they = are reading
He, she, it = is reading
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I, you, we, they = wash
He, she it = washes
We wash our hands after class.
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I = am washing
We, you, they = are washing
He, she, it = is washing
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I, you, we, they = sit
He, she it = sits
She sits at the table to eat lunch.
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I = am sitting
We, you, they = are sitting
He, she, it = is sitting
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I, you, we, they = ride
He, she it = rides
Jose rides his
bicycle to school.
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I = am riding
We, you, they = are riding
He, she, it = riding
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I, you, we, they = shop
He, she it = shopping
She shops at Target.
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I = am shopping
We, you, they = are shopping
He, she, it = shopping
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I, you, we, they = paint
He, she it = paints
We paint the house every year.
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I = am painting
We, you, they = are painting
He, she, it = painting
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I, you, we, they = watch
He, she it = watches
He watches TV at
night.
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I = am watching
We, you, they = are watching
He, she, it = is watching
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I, you, we, they = swim
He, she it = swims
We swim in the pool on the weekends.
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I = am swimming
We, you, they = are swimming
He, she, it = is swimming
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I, you, we, they = pull
He, she it = pulls
We pull the table into the house when it rains.
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I = am pulling
We, you, they = are pulling
He, she, it = is pulling
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I, you, we, they = smoke
He, she it = smokes
They smoke in the bathroom.
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I = am smoking
We, you, they = are smoking
He, she, it = is smoking
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I, you, we, they = push
He, she it = pushes
We push the chairs under the table after breakfast.
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I = am pushing
We, you, they = are pushing
He, she, it = is pushing
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I, you, we, they = drink
He, she it = drinks
I drink tea, and you drink coffee.
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I = am drinking
We, you, they = are drinking
He, she, it = is drinking
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I, you, we, they = dance
He, she it = dances
He dances at parties.
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I = am dancing
We, you, they = are dancing
He, she, it = is dancing
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I, you, we, they = cook
He, she it = cooks
She cooks dinner every night.
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I = am cooking
We, you, they = are cooking
He, she, it = is cooking
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I, you, we, they = cry
He, she it = cries
Baby
Maria cries every day.
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I = am crying
We, you, they = are crying
He, she, it = is crying
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I, you, we, they = eat
He, she it = eats
We eat
breakfast at 7:00 am.
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I = am eating
We, you, they = are eating
He, she, it = is eating
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I, you, we, they = smile
He, she it = smiles
He smiles at her friends.
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I = am smiling
We, you, they = are smiling
He, she, it = is smiling
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I, you, we, they = give
He, she it = gives
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I = am giving
We, you, they = are giving
He, she, it = is giving
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I, you, we, they = live
He, she it = lives
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I = am living
We, you, they = are living
He, she, it = is living
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I, you, we, they = get dressed
He, she it = gets dressed
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I = am getting dressed
We, you, they = are getting dressed
He, she, it = is getting dressed
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I, you, we, they = go
He, she it = goes
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I = am going
We, you, they = are going
He, she, it = is going
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I, you, we, they = buy
He, she it = buys
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I = am buying
We, you, they = are buying
He, she, it = is buying
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I, you, we, they = study
He, she it = studies
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I = am studying
We, you, they = studying
He, she, it = is studying
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I, you, we, they = listen
He, she it = listens
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I = am listening
We, you, they = are listening
He, she, it = is listening
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I, you, we, they = take
He, she it = takes
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I = am taking
We, you, they = are taking
He, she, it = is taking
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I, you, we, they = call
He, she it = calls
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I = am calling
We, you, they = are calling
He, she, it = is calling
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I, you, we, they = say
He, she it = says
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I = am saying
We, you, they = are saying
He, she, it = is saying
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I, you, we, they = count
He, she it = counts
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I = am counting
We, you, they = are counting
He, she, it = is counting
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I, you, we, they = have
He, she it = has
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I = am having
We, you, they = are having
He, she, it = is having
Use with some sickness. He is having a heart attack.
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I, you, we, they = own
He, she it = owns
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We don’t use the present continuous with “own.”
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