eli5 the difference between the present simple and the present participle? Isn’t the present participle basically the present perfect?

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eli5 the difference between the present simple and the present participle? Isn’t the present participle basically the present perfect?

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tom comes to the mall-present simple

bill is coming to the mall-present participle

joe has come to the mall-present perfect

notice that joe is already *at* the mall, while bill is in transit.

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