Mum has been chopping onions. That’s why her eyes are red., past actions of certain duration with visible results in the present, We’re going out tonight., fixed arrangements in the near future, My dad usually goes to bed at midnight., repeated actions, Deborah has dyed her hair black., recently completed actions, The next train to Birmingham leaves at 6:15., timetables, Linda is staying with her parents this week., temporary situations, Brown serves the ball but Williams misses it., reviews and sport commentaries, Frank is reading a book at the moment., actions happening at the moment of speaking, The sun goes down in the west., permanent situations or states, I have put on weight., personal experiences, They’ve been working out for half an hour., actions started in the past and continuing up to the present, He’s always complaining about the weather., repeated annoying actions.

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