habits / routines (present simple) - I play football after school every day., (present continuous)actions happening at or around the time of speaking - Dad's listening to music at the moment, (present simple) permanent states and facts - Lorry lives in Athens. Pete has blue eyes, (present continuous)temporary situations - We're staying with some friends these days, (present simple) timetables - The plane leaves at 8 a.m., (present continuous) fixed arrengements in the near future - They're going fishing this weekend, ( present perfect) for action which started in the past and continuous up to the present - Alex has been friends with Ben for 10 years., (present perfect) to talk about past action which has visible result in present - Monica has died her hair., (present perfect) For actions which happenned in the unstated time in the past - She has watched the film Titanic, (present perfect) For recently finished actions - Sara has just finished her test., (present perfect) For the first experience - It was the first time I have travelled to Asia., (present perfect continuous)To place emphasis on the duration of an action which started in the past and continues up to present. - Micle has been browsing his phone all day long., (present perfect continuous) action that started in the past and lasted for some time. - She has been working non-stop for ten hours,

Present Simple vs. Present Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous Rules

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