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I'm taking a course in Mandarin at the moment.
The speaker means at the exact moment s/he is speaking.
The speaker is talking about a temporary action around this time in his or her life
I live in Hong Kong
This is a temporary situation.
This is a permanent situation.
I'm living with my sister unitl I find a flat of my own
This is a temporary situation.
This is a permanent situation.
The course finishes at the end of next month.
This is a permanent situaiton
We are talking about the future.
I'm meeting David on Thursday.
This is a future arrangement.
This is a repeated action.
I meet David on Thursday afternoons.
This is a repeated action.
This is a future arrangement
The weather is getting warmer.
This is sentence refers to this exact moment.
This is a changing situation.
Jack and Rose fall in love while travelling to America on a luxury liner.
This is a repeated action.
We are describing the plot of a movie.
He often plays mahjong.
I think he shouldn't.
No opinion is given in this statement.
He's always playing mahjong.
I think he shouldn't.
I have no opinion.
A : 'Let's have a party' B : 'I don't think that's a very good idea.'
This refers to the moment of speaking - now.
This is a general truth.
A : 'Let's have a party' B : 'I don't think that's a very good idea.'
The present simple tense is used to refer to the moment of speaking because 'think' is a stative verb and doesn't take the continuous form when referring to an opinion.
The present simple tense is used to refer to an opinion that the speaker holds always.
