Is present and progressive tense are same?

Answer 1

There is:

present simple -- I like ice cream -- has one verb (like) in the present tense.

and

present progressive -- I am eating ice cream -- has two verbs, a be verb (am) this tells us the sentence is present and a present participle (eating).

So present and present progressive are not the same.

Answer 2

No, the present tense and progressive tense are different. The present tense expresses action happening in the current moment (e.g. "I walk to school"), while the progressive tense shows ongoing or continuous action (e.g. "I am walking to school").