What is the difference between simple present and continuous present?

Answer 1

Simple present has only one verb

in present tense. eg

I walk

to work.

Present simple is used to talk about some thing we do again and again = a habit.

I have

toast for breakfast.

Or something that is true now:

I live

in London.

Or something that is always true:

The sun rises

in the east.

Present continuous has two verbs a present tense

be verb + a present participle:

is walking, am listening, are going

Present continuous is used to talk about something that is happening now:

I am using

my computer.

Or something that is happening around now (maybe not right now):

She is reading

a good book.

Or something that is happening in the future:

We are going

to the beach tomorrow.

Answer 2

The simple present tense is used to describe actions that happen regularly or facts that are always true, while the continuous present tense is used to describe actions that are happening right now or around the current moment. For example, "I eat breakfast every morning" (simple present) vs. "I am eating breakfast now" (continuous present).