Present simple 

author

EMAN ALASAM

 what is present simple 

The present simple is used for the main sequence of events (i.e. the things that happened). The present continuous is used for events which are a background to others, as in the example above (“While we are standing there …” – it seems that “standing there” was the background action to another action that happened). In that way, the use is similar to the use of the past simple and past continuous in a conventional past narrative.

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