一般现在时与现在进行时用法小结

★一般现在时常用于以下情况：

1. 表示经常性或习惯性的动作，常与usually, often, always, sometimes, every day

等表时间的状语连用。如：

He usually wakes up at 7:00 am.

The store often stays open until late on Sunday.

2. 表示主语现在的状态、特征、感受或观点。如：

　She works for an engineering company.

　She admits to being strict with her children.

3. 表示按规定、计划、安排发生的动作，通常有一个表示未来时间的状语，这类动词主要有go, come, leave, arrive, start, begin等。如：

　The train leaves at six tomorrow morning.

　When does the bus start? It starts in ten minutes.

4. 表示客观事实、客观规律或客观真理。如：

Light travels faster than sound.

The Earth goes around the Sun.

★现在进行时常用于以下情况：

1. 表示现在（即说话人说话时）正在进行的动作，常与now, at present, at the moment, these days等时间状语连用。如：

　Where are you living now?

　They are travelling in France these days.

2. 用于表示不断发展、变化的情形。如：

　The cat is growing bigger and bigger.

　It's becoming warmer.

3. 表示现阶段正在进行的动作，但此刻不一定正在进行。如：

　Cindy is teaching English in middle school.

　My sister is writing a paper about British education.

4. 表示经常性的动作，常与always, constantly, forever这类副词连用，表示厌烦、批评或赞美等情绪。如：