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3.
Happening now
now
I am learning English tenses now.
at the moment
The kids are watching TV at the moment.
currently
Please call back as we are eating dinner currently.
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.annoying habits
always
Why is it always raining in Germany?
forever
They are forever being late.
constantly
Why are you
criticizing
:question: me constantly?
about future
2.
Definite future plans
tonight
He isn't going to party tonight.
this weekend
I am meeting my friends at the airport this weekend.
later
I am going to buy cigarettes later.
tomorrow
We are going to Shwe Thit Pin tomorrow.
next week
Do you know if he is going to the dance with me next week?
Near Future
I am meeting my friends after work.
He is not going to the party tonight.
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.Temporary situations :
at the moment
We are learning Maths at the moment.
for a few days
I am staying with a friend for a few days.
this +time
this month.
Julia is working in Chicago this month.
this year
I am working in Pathein this year.
these days
He is eating a lot these days.
5.
Changing situations
little by little
His level is changing little by little.
gradually
The number of people who prefer to marry is gradually rising.
Long actions in progress now
Now can mean: this moment, today, this month, this year, this decade etc.
However it may not be taking place at the moment of speaking.
example
I am learning French.
She's studying to become a doctor.
I'm reading 'Gone with the Wind'.
Are you still working in London?
state verbs) cannot be used in any continuous tenses.