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English is unusual in having three present tenses for most verbs.

1. Simple present - I talk (used mainly when the meaning is habitual).

2. Present continuous - I am talking (meaning now).

3. Emphatic present - I do talk (used either for emphasis, for example, yes, I do talk a lot; also to form questions and negatives).

Note. The present continuous of some verbs has a future meaning, for example, I'm visiting them this evening. We are flying to Paris tomorrow.

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