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Present Simple vs. Present Continuous vs. Past Simple
🧠 Present Simple vs. Present Continuous vs. Past Simple
🔹 Present Simple (Gegenwart – regelmäßig / immer)
👉 Dinge, die immer, oft oder jeden Tag passieren
I play football.
She goes to school.
📝 Signalwörter: always, often, every day
🔹 Present Continuous (jetzt gerade)
👉 Dinge, die im Moment passieren
I am playing football.
She is reading a book.
📝 Bildung: am / is / are + verb + ing
📝 Signalwörter: now, at the moment
🔹 Past Simple (Vergangenheit)
👉 Dinge, die schon passiert sind
I played football.
She watched TV.
📝 Signalwörter: yesterday, last week, ago
💡 Kurz-Merkhilfe:
Present Simple → immer / regelmäßig
Present Continuous → jetzt gerade
Past Simple → früher / vorbei
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