@BRSwartz - the last sentence "that's a fact and it makes me mad because i don't have to work" do you mean you "don't" or "can't" - They mean two different things and I do not know too many people who would be mad that they 'don't' have to work!

Situation 1: "Do you have internet?" "Do you have an internet connection?" "It's not working." "It doesn't work." Three verbs, "work", "study", and "live" can usually be used in either the simple or progressive tenses without a change in meaning. The slight difference is in whether you are physically in the situation or not. Situation 2: Depends on you your meaning. Does the computer break down regularly or has on just recently broken down (and it's unusual that it does that). My computer is in the condition that it doesn't work: is broken down My computer just now reached that condition: has broken down My computer breaks down often: that's a fact My computer is often breaking down: that's a fact and it makes me mad because i don't have to work

Situation 1: "Do you have THE internet?" "No. Something happend and it is not working (doesn't work?) - Either answer is fine. 'not working' does imply a temporary problem, one that you might be fixing, or the connection is bad at the moment, etc. Situation 2: "My computer breaks down very often. Now it is again out of order. "Where is the report you've been working on THE last two hours?" "I haven't finished it yet, because my computer is broken down (has broken down?). I do not know why it is always breaking down (breaks down?)”. - In the first one, the correct verb is HAS broken down. Telling someone that it already broke. The second one, either can be used but you will need to change the sentence a bit to use 'breaks down' - "I do not know why it always breaks down." Here the little helper "IS" is not needed. The helping verbs can get a little tricky sometimes! Let me know if you need extra help. I can provided extra information if needed.