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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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