{"id":3033,"date":"2025-06-25T17:22:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/?p=3033"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:35:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T13:35:40","slug":"present-simple-vs-present-continuous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/present-simple-vs-present-continuous\/","title":{"rendered":"Present Simple e Present Continuous: quando si usa uno e quando l\u2019altro?"},"content":{"rendered":"  <section class=\"section blogHeader\" id=\"blogHeader-block_7e2d1bc78de7153e9eb7189debd40c94\">\n      <div class=\"blogHeader__wrapper\">\n                              <div class=\"blogHeader__image\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/present-simple-vs-present-cont.png\" class=\"glightbox\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/present-simple-vs-present-cont.png\" alt=\"Present Simple e Present Continuous: quando si usa uno e quando l\u2019altro?\" class=\"blogHeader__imageItem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/present-simple-vs-present-cont-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/present-simple-vs-present-cont-768x400.png 768w, https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/present-simple-vs-present-cont.png 960w\" style=\"width:100%; aspect-ratio:960\/500;\"> \n              <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n          \n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n      <section class=\"blogContentTable\" data-toc-section>\n        <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__toggle\" \/>\n        <label for=\"blogTocToggle\" class=\"blogContentTable__header\">\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__heading\">\n                Indice dei contenuti            <\/span>\n            <span class=\"blogContentTable__arrow\"><\/span>\n        <\/label>\n        <div class=\"blogContentTable__wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"blogContentTable__heading blogContentTable__heading--sidebar\">\n                Indice dei contenuti            <\/div>\n            <ol class=\"blogContentTable__list\">\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">I tempi del presente in inglese<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Quando si usa il Present simple e il Present continuous<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Present simple vs present continuous: schema di confronto<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Quando non si pu\u00f2 usare il present continuous \ud83d\udeab<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                                    <li>\n                        <span class=\"toc-item\">Differenza Present simple e Present continuous: esercizi<\/span>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ol>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <script>\n        \/\/ Use DOMContentLoaded for faster TOC initialization\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {\n            const tocSection = document.querySelector('[data-toc-section]');\n            if (!tocSection) return;\n\n            const headings = document.querySelectorAll('.blogHeadingText');\n            const tableContainer = tocSection.querySelector('.blogContentTable__list');\n            if (!tableContainer) return;\n\n            \/\/ Clear the container\n            tableContainer.innerHTML = '';\n\n            \/\/ Count valid headings with h2\n            let validHeadingsCount = 0;\n\n            \/\/ For each heading, create an item in the table of contents\n            headings.forEach((heading, index) => {\n                const h2 = heading.querySelector('h2');\n                if (!h2) return;\n\n                validHeadingsCount++;\n                const title = h2.textContent.trim();\n                const itemHtml = `<li><a href=\"#${heading.id}\">${title}<\/a><\/li>`;\n                tableContainer.innerHTML += itemHtml;\n            });\n\n            \/\/ Hide TOC if no valid headings found\n            if (validHeadingsCount === 0) {\n                tocSection.style.display = 'none';\n            }\n            \n            \/\/ Dispatch custom event to notify that TOC is ready\n            document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('tocReady'));\n        });\n    <\/script>\n  \n\n\n\n <section class=\"section blogTakeaways\" id=\"blogCrossPost-block_6a6a826d5df65399671677998801a6ef\">\n    \n      <div class=\"blogTakeaways__wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"blogTakeaways__header\">\n            In sintesi          <\/div>\n          <ul class=\"blogTakeaways__content\">\n                          <li>\n                  \nSi usa il Present Simple per esprimere azioni che accadono regolarmente o sempre, per  descrivere verit\u00e0 generali, stati permanenti e abitudini.\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nIl Present Continuous descrive ci\u00f2 che sta accadendo nel  momento in cui si parla oppure una situazione non abituale, temporanea o programmata nel prossimo futuro.\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nNon tutti i verbi possono essere usati al Present Continuous. Alcuni verbi, detti stativi (come know, love, have, believe), indicano stati piuttosto che azioni e non si usano nei tempi progressivi: si usa quindi il Present Simple anche per le azioni che accadono nel momento in cui si parla.\n\n              <\/li>\n                          <li>\n                  \nEntrambi i tempi possono indicare il futuro, ma con sfumature diverse. Il  Present Simple si usa per eventi futuri fissati da orari o calendari (The train leaves at 5), mentre il Present Continuous serve per piani personali o azioni programmate (I\u2019m meeting Sarah tonight).\n\n              <\/li>\n                      <\/ul>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogText\" id=\"blogText-block_aa1b36fcdb30f54aae4f7db6f443cfd9\">\n    <div class=\"blogText__wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"blogText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Immaginiamo di dover tradurre una frase semplice semplice come <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vado a scuola<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Devo dire <\/span><b>I go to school<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> oppure <\/span><b>I\u2019m going to school<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? Mhm\u2026 dipende.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allora la frase semplice semplice forse tanto semplice non \u00e8, perch\u00e9 noi che parliamo italiano ci troviamo di fronte un interrogativo molto comune per chi <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">impara l\u2019inglese<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: quale presente usare?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noi nella nostra lingua non facciamo tante differenze, ma la grammatica inglese invece s\u00ec: la <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">differenza tra Present simple e Present continuous \u00e8 grande<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. E alle orecchie di un madrelingua rischiamo di fare in grosso errore, oltre a non essere capiti.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nell\u2019articolo che stai per leggere parleremo proprio delle <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">differenze tra Present simple e Present continuous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, di quando si usa uno e uno l\u2019altro, con un utile <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">schema Present simple e Continuous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> e il link ai nostri esercizi online \u2013 sono tantissimi ! &#8211; per imparare a usare P<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resent simple e Present continuous <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">come un madrelingua.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questa mini guida alla <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">differenza tra Present simple e Present continuous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00e8 stata scritta per te dagli esperti Novakid, la scuola di<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inglese per bambini<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> presente in 49 paesi del mondo, con insegnanti madrelingua e programmi conformi agli standard europei QCER.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>\ud83e\udd29Cerchi lezioni di inglese per bambini?<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/registration\"><b>Prova gratis<\/b><\/a><b> Novakid! \ud83e\udd29<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ma adesso cominciamo il nostro viaggio alla scoperta delle differenze tra <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present continuous e Present simple<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_30cc20e002139256e1ed84005aef2d7c\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_30cc20e002139256e1ed84005aef2d7c\">\n                I tempi del presente in inglese            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present simple e present continuous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sono i soli due tempi che si utilizzano per descrivere azioni del presente in questa lingua. Attenzione infatti: il Present perfect, nonostante nel suo nome sia presente la parola \u201cpresente\u201d (scusa il bisticcio di parole!) si riferisce ad azioni del passato.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Un altro modo per indicare e descrivere azioni del presente sono i<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/modal-verbs-verbi-modali-inglese\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">verbi modali,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ma esprimono sfumature di significato diverse: dalla probabilit\u00e0 all\u2019obbligo, dalle capacit\u00e0 agli obblighi e molto altro.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Una cosa che ti anticipiamo qui e che vedremo poi meglio quando parleremo delle differenze di utilizzo fra questi due tempi, \u00e8 che sono entrambi utilizzati anche per parlare di eventi futuri. Ovviamente con sfumature diverse.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Come si forma il presente semplice in inglese<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questo tempo si forma dalla f<\/span><b>orma base del verbo senza il to <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e aggiungendo una<\/span><b> s alla terza persona <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">singolare:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I work<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you work<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">she works<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">we work<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you work<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they work<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ci sono poi alcune eccezioni:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f i verbi <\/span><b>to go<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> e <\/span><b>to do<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> alla terza persona diventano <\/span><b>goes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> e <\/span><b>does<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f i verbi che terminano in <\/span><b>consonante + -y<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aggiungono <\/span><b>-es<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>You cry, he cries<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0fi verbo che finiscono in <\/span><b>-ss, -x, -sh, -ch <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aggiungono <\/span><b>-es<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>she mixes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Il presente continuo come si forma<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A differenza del presente semplice, che consiste in una sola parola, il Present continuous in inglese \u00e8 un tempo composto, cio\u00e8 si forma dall\u2019unione di pi\u00f9 parole. Questa la sua struttura:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>il presente del verbo to be + la forma -ing (gerundio) del verbo principale.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quindi, ad accordarsi al numero (singolare o plurale) e alla persone (prima, seconda o terza) \u00e8 l\u2019 ausiliare essere:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m working<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are working<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She\u2019s working<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are working<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are working<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are working<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adesso che abbiamo rivisto rapidamente le loro regole di formazione, possiamo passare al cuore di questo articolo: la <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">differenza tra present simple e present continuous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> nell\u2019uso.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>\ud83d\udca1Per approfondire<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prima di andare avanti, se hai voglia di saperne di pi\u00f9 ti consigliamo di leggere questi nostri articoli come riferimento:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/present-simple\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present simple<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/present-continuous\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present continuous<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/present-perfect\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Present perfect<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_eb690e247ca2fa85cd8b2439529e9373\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_eb690e247ca2fa85cd8b2439529e9373\">\n                Quando si usa il Present simple e il Present continuous            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In linea generale sappiamo che:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Il Present simple viene utilizzato per parlare di <\/span><b>eventi stabili, costanti e abituali<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><b>Giovanni speaks French very well..<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f Si utilizza il present continuous per indicare un\u2019azione che sta succedendo nel momento in cui si parla, oppure una <\/span><b>situazione temporanea o eccezionale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, diversa dalla routine<\/span><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8230; <\/span><b>but he\u2019s speaking Italian now.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Sempre vs Adesso<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Le sfumature le vedremo tra poco, ora osserviamo che nell&#8217; uso il <\/span><b>Simple present \u00e8 il tempo del sempre<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, il <\/span><b>Present continuous \u00e8 il tempo dell\u2019adesso<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Per tornare all\u2019esempio con cui abbiamo iniziato:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mary goes to school<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vuol dire che va a scuola sempre, tutti i giorni perch\u00e9 \u00e8 in et\u00e0 scolare, \u00e8 la sua attivit\u00e0 abituale.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mary is going to school<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vuol dire che sta andando a scuola in questo preciso momento, adesso.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vediamo un ottimo esempio. Se ti chiedono:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>What do you do? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ti stanno chiedendo quale sia la tua attivit\u00e0 abituale. E quindi devi rispondere specificando la tua professione: <\/span><b>I\u2019m a doctor, a fireman, a teacher <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(sono un medico, un pompiere, un insegnante).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>What are you doing?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Stanno usando la forma progressiva per domandarti cosa stai facendo in questo momento: I<\/span><b>\u2019m reading, I\u2019m eating, I\u2019m watching a TV series<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (sto leggendo, mangiando, guardando una serie TV).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_0f8c4c44926363996e27d7a6357f6e67\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_0f8c4c44926363996e27d7a6357f6e67\">\n                Present simple vs present continuous: schema di confronto            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nella tabella che segue analizziamo a un maggiore livello di dettaglio le caratteristiche e le differenze d\u2019uso di <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">present continuous e present simple<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, con i relativi esempi. Se sei uno studente di <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/programs\/movers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inglese in quinta elementare<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> o di <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/programs\/flyers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inglese prima media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> siamo sicuri che ti sar\u00e0 utilissima!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Present simple vs Present continuous<\/b><b> nel presente<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Present simple<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Present continuous<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fatti generalmente veri, che avvengono sempre o costanti<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evento o azione in svolgimento nel momento in cui si parla<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Earth is round (la Terra \u00e8 rotonda)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her eyes are blue (i suoi occhi sono blu)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It snows in Chicago in the winter (A Chicago d\u2019inverno nevica)<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m working out (sto facendo ginnastica)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s snowing in Rome (sta nevicando a Roma)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The plane is landing (l\u2019aereo sta atterrando)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Situazioni permanenti, azioni abituali, lavori, hobby<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Situazioni temporanee, che avvengono ora, per un periodo di tempo, sono diverse dal solito<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I live in London (vivo a Londra, \u00e8 la mia citt\u00e0)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She studies philosophy (studia filosofia).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I usually go to work by bus (di solito vado a lavorare in autobus).<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m living with my parents (vivo con i miei genitori in questo periodo, ma di solito vivo solo).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She\u2019s studying at Columbia university this year (quest\u2019anno studia alla Columbia, ma di solito no).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am driving to work today (oggi vado al lavoro in macchina, magari c\u2019\u00e8 sciopero dei mezzi di trasporto).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abitudini, azioni di cui si indica una certa frequenza<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azioni di cui si sottolinea la ripetitivit\u00e0 in senso negativo (sempre con avverbi di frequenza)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My grandmother goes to the swimming pool three times a week (mia nonna va in piscina tre volte a settimana).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I visit my grandparents every summer (vado a trovare i miei nonni tutte le estati).<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jane is always speaking out loud (Jane parla sempre a voce alta).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My father is constantly complaining about everything (mio padre si lamenta sempre di tutto).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Il P<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resent simple e Present continuous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> si usano anche per parlare del futuro. Anche in questo caso con usi differenti.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Present simple vs Present continuous<\/b><b> nel futuro<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Simple<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Continuous<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azioni che avvengono sempre e quindi avverranno secondo un orario, un calendario<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azioni ed eventi pianificati o per cui abbiamo fatto dei programmi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schools close for Christmas holidays (le scuole chiudono per le vacanze di Natale).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bus leaves at 7 a.m. (l\u2019autobus parte alle 7).<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linda is leaving for Berlin in two weeks (Linda parte per Berlino fra due settimane, ha gi\u00e0 il biglietto).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m going out tonight (stasera esco).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_4d7ba3cd389ba17bf0bb14787aa249a3\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_4d7ba3cd389ba17bf0bb14787aa249a3\">\n                Quando non si pu\u00f2 usare il present continuous \ud83d\udeab            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Esistono dei casi in cui il presente continuo non si pu\u00f2 usare, ma bisogna ricorrere per forza al Simple present.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si tratta dei verbi cosiddetti stativi, che cio\u00e8 indicano non un\u2019azione ma una condizione permanente, un\u2019attitudine, affetti, emozioni. Ma anche possesso, capacit\u00e0 e misura.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Con questi verbi non si possono usare i tempi progressivi. Eccone qualcuno.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\uddef\ufe0f <\/span><b>Pensieri e opinioni<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean, recognise, remember, suspect, think, understand<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83e\udd0d <\/span><b>Sentimenti ed emozioni<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc41\ufe0f\u200d\ud83d\udde8\ufe0f <\/span><b>Sensi e percezioni<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: appear, be, feel, hear, look, see, seem, smell, taste<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udccf <\/span><b>Possesso e misurazione<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: belong, have, measure, own, possess, weigh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quindi dirai:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f It seems to be great <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">non<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u274c*it\u2019s seeming to be great<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f I own three cars, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">non<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u274c*I\u2019m owning three cars<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2714\ufe0f She loves her cats <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">non<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u274c*she\u2019s loving her cats.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Present simple e Present continuous <\/b><b>di To be<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Un caso un po\u2019 a s\u00e9 lo fa il verbo To be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49Si usa il <\/span><b>Simple present <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">per descrivere <\/span><b>condizioni permanenti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (quindi nella maggior parte dei casi, dato il significato del verbo): She is kind and polite (\u00e8 educata e gentile, tratti caratteristici e costanti della persona).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\ud83d\udc49Ma si usa il <\/span><b>Present continuous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> per indicare un <\/span><b>comportamento momentaneo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Why is she being so rude? (perch\u00e9 \u00e8 cos\u00ec sgarbata adesso, si sta comportando da maleducata?).<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n  <section class=\"section blogHeadingText\" id=\"blogHeadingText-block_1a7355cd26fb975ad8e06d3a388a2bc4\">\n    <div class=\"blogHeadingText__wrapper\" >\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__heading\">\n            <h2 class=\"blogHeadingText__headingItem\" data-blog-heading data-section-id=\"blogHeadingText-block_1a7355cd26fb975ad8e06d3a388a2bc4\">\n                Differenza Present simple e Present continuous: esercizi            <\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"blogHeadingText__content\">\n            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Come diciamo sempre <\/span><b>practice makes perfect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \ud83d\udcaa<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Allora cosa c\u2019\u00e8 di meglio di fare un bel po\u2019 di esercizio su questi tempi verbali per capire se \u00e8 tutto chiaro, cosa dobbiamo capire meglio, quali lacune andare a colmare o dove invece la nostra conoscenza \u00e8 sicura e completa?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Qui di seguito trovi i link a numerosi esercizi per avere un&#8217;utile <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">verifica present simple e continuous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puoi farli per conto tuo o in gruppo, a casa o a scuola\u2026 buon divertimento!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/100-esercizi-sul-present-simple\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 esercizi<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sul Simple Present<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Differenza Present simple vs Present continuous:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.novakidschool.com\/it\/blog\/present-simple-and-present-continuous\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 esercizi<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E con questo abbiamo concluso. Adesso la<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> differenza tra present simple e present continuous<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00e8 un po\u2019 pi\u00f9 chiara, che ne dici?<\/span><\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quando usare il present simple e quando il continuous? 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