I was wondering why in story telling or in newspapers, the simple present tense is often used. Some sources say that using the simple present tense helps to add a sense of immediacy. But I could not get this idea because to me the simple present continuous tense can do the job better of providing a sense of immediacy. For example consider the two sentences: The lion's crouching down ready to launch the attack. The lion crouches down ready to launch the attack. The first sentence seems to evok...
