Present continuous and present simple

• by Cambrige University Press book 2011;
• by An English Grammar by W.M. BASKERVILL & J.W. SEWELL 1895;
• About me here;
• by Cambridge dictionary too;

Wow. Title show that PS and PC as one ... Terms present some conditions how to use it usually. It's common about comparison. Hm... Simple conservation here ... Are they equal? Can I change dialog?

Dialog

They are speaking about ... What is mean here? What is defferent for each sentence?

Original

• He: Excuse me, do you speak English? // begin dialog
  
• She: Yes, I do. // apply it
  
• He: I'm going to the Eiffel Tower but I'm lost. // he enjoy
  
• She: Are you walking or driving? //she too
  
• He: I'm walking - I don't have a car. //he enjoy
  
• She: Good. I never drive in Paris. The traffic is terrible. // she change theme ...
  

Mirror

• He: Excuse me, are you speaking English? // he enjoy from begining
  
• She: Yes, I am. // she apply
  
• He: I go to the Eiffel Tower but I'm losing. //he no need tower ... he like exploration
  
• She: Do you walk or drive? // formal question
  
• He: I walk - I'm not having a car. //he enjoy without car's obligation
  
• She: Good. I'm never driving in Paris. The traffic is terrible. // she thinking about driving in positive way
  

 

Formal

Hmm... if I look for it I can see where he or she enjoyed and where is formal. Maybe it's only one here ...formal present simple for say, question for begin dialog. Negative for stop it isn't present here.

Many different ways is possible here, but:

• Present simple is easy formal, it's for neutral sentiment;
  
• Present simple question not for regular, it's for begining, negative is for stop;
• Look as 3th person isn't easy;
• Any verbs is more difficult than other;

 

• Present continuous for positive talk;
  
• Present continuous don't set obligations;
• It's include very difficult exceptions;
• It's include other exceptions too;

Common

 

• Present simple for regular, repeated events. With frequency adverb before verb, also;
• Present continuous for describe unfinished activity or that is in progress now;
• We rarely using present continuous for verbs which are about states, not actions: know, love, like, etc;
  

My opinion

 

If present simple is possible without ends under terms or present continuous with simple +ing, use it one or both. Don't use any verb that no right for both.