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[indigo chasm]

Please be patient

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[glossy spruce]

Yes, both tenses are represented by "le présent simple" in French.

So

J'étudie
= I study and I am studying

You could say "Je suis en train d'étudier" to emphasize you're doing it right now. But it's not mandatory

[pseudo mauve]

Not only is it not mandatory, but it's quite specific and emphatic to use the structure "être en train de"

it's akin to saying "I'm in the middle of X"