[영어][문법] Present continuous and present simple

Present continuous

I'm reading the book you borrowed.

It's raining now. You can use my umbrella.

 

※ 일시적인 상황에 대해 말할 때

I'm living with some friends until they go to their homeland on vacation.

 

 

Present simple

The moon goes around the earth.

I go to the gym every Sunday.

 

※ 영구적인 상황에 대해 말할 때

They live in Canada. They have lived there all their lives.

 

always do vs be always doing

always do : 항상 do 한다.

I always go to school by subway.

 

be always doing : 너무 많이 또는 평소보다 더 자주 do 한다.

He's always complaining.

I'm always forgetting what I have to do.

 

 

※ 다음 동사들은 present continuous로 쓰지 않는다.

like, want, need, prefer, know, realize, understand, recognize, believe, suppose, remember, mean, belong, fit, contain, consist, seem

 

think

※ '믿음'이나 '의견이 있다'의 의미로 쓰일 때에는 진행형으로 쓰지 않는다.

    I think he has a girlfriend, but I'm not sure.

    What do you think of the government's scheme?

 

※ '고려하다'의 의미로 쓰일 때에는 진행형으로 쓸 수 있다.

    I'm thinking about the emigration to Australia. I often think about it.

    He's thinking about joining the army next year.

 

see/hear/smell/taste

현재형으로 쓴다.

I hear the movie is good.

I see the photo hung in your room.

The pizza tastes good.

I smell the flower.

 

look/feel

현재형, 현재 진행형 둘 다 쓸 수 있다.

She looks well today. or She's looking well today.

I feel loneliness. or I'm feeling lonely.

 

am/is/are being + 형용사

'지금 형용사 하고 있다'의 의미로 해석된다.

I can't understand why he's being so rude.

She's being so nervous. I think she doesn't have to be nervous.

 

주로 어떤 행위를 컨트롤할 수 있는 경우에는 진행형을 이 표현을 쓸 수 있지만 그렇지 않은 경우에는 쓸 수 없다.

He is ill.

I'm tired.