Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Present Continuous

This is used to talk about action in progress at the moment we use it.

This used for temporary actions.

Now, outside of my window, a horse is eating directly from the landscape.

He wasn't there earlier today. And in a few hours, someone will come and get him to lead him home. Right now, he is eating and eating and eating.

Now, I am living in Morelia.

This is temporary. Why? I was living in San Miguel de Allende from mid-January to early August 2022. I will probably not stay at my current address in Morelia for very long. Officially, I am a resident of Guadalajara, and I have been traveling since mid November 2021. Both of these are correct: (a) I am living in Morelia. (b) I live in Morelia. Sentence (a) implies that I lived elsewhere before Morelia and/or I will live somewhere else after Morelia.

Simple Present

This is used for characteristics that are independent of time.

Example: Lilianita works at a major private university.

Subject + verb + blah blah.

This is used for habitual actions and routine.

Example: Nely almost always calls me on Skype every Sunday.

Subject + frequency adverb + verb + blah blah + time phrase

This is also used for characteristics.

Oh, by the way. with the verb "to be", an adjective, a location or a noun follows.

Example:

Ricardo and Rocio are at home. (at home is a location)

I am not a man. (man is a noun)

He is Mexican. (Mexican is an adjective)