- We can use the present simple or continuous to say how somebody feels or looks now: 'How do you feel now?' OR 'How are you feeling now?' 'I feel tired now' OR 'I'm feeling tired now.' But 'I usually feel tired in the morning.' (NOT I'm usually feeling) - 'He usually protests against his stepmother's behaviour.' (We use the present simple to talk about things in general. We use it to say that something happens all the time or repeatedly, or that something is true in general.) 'She's protesting against her father's decision not to give her pocket money.' (We use the present continuous to talk about actions happening 'NOW' at the time of speaking. We also use it with 'today/this week/this year etc, or to talk about changes happening round now). - 'You are silly' (You are silly generally, not only at the moment). 'You are being silly' You are being= you are behavinng / you are acting (Being silly = behaving or acting in a silly way at the moment (now) )