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We use continuous tenses only for actions and happenings (they are eating / it is raining etc.). Some verbs (for example, know and like) are not action verbs. You cannot say 'I'm knowing' or 'they are liking'. you can only say 'I know' , 'they like'. The following verbs are not normally used in continuous tense: like love hate want need perfer know realise suppose mean understatnd believe rememb..

Present continuous (I am doing) Use the continuous for something that is happening at or around the time of speaking. The action is not finished. - The water is boiling. Can you turn it off? - Let's go out. It isn't raining now. - I'm going to bed now. Geednight! Present simple (I do) Use the simple for things in general or things that happen repeatedly. - Water boils at 100 degrees celsius. - E..

I am doing something = I'm in the middle of doing something; I've started doing it and haven't finished yet. Please don't make so much noise. I'm working. (not I work) Let's go out now. It isn't ranning any more. (not it doesn't rain) But the action is not necessarily happening at the time of speaking. Tom and Ann are talking in a cafe. Tom says: I'm reading an interesting book at the moment. I'..