Thread: Swim?

Originally Posted by BappaBa

Originally Posted by Platinum

Dumb question. What is the difference between:
Они плавают. Они плывут.

Они плавают - They used to swim.
Они плывут - They swim.

Нет, used to как раз значит, что они больше не плавают.

I'd say
Они плавают. - They swim.
Они плывут. - They are swimming.
But
Они плавают can also be translated as They are swimming.

Could you think of a paticular situation?