I am currently a beginner level French student. In continuation to this post French present continuous vs English present continuous, I am curious about how French speakers deduce the meaning behind the French present tense to be either simple present or present continuous?
I notice that French present tense can be translated into both forms, for example:
Je mange une pomme
CAN BE
I eat an apple OR I am eating an apple
I am learning French with English in mind, so I'm curious about how French speakers comprehend this while using it in day to day life?
I am a beginner in French language so it might be a trivial question for you all, but it's worth putting it out here to clear the concept for once and all.