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Present Tenses - Coggle Diagram
Present Tenses
Present Simple
General truths and laws of nature
timetables
Sports reviews
Instructions
Daily routines
The present simple is used:usually, often, always,every day/ week/month/year, in the morning/afternoon/ evening, at night, at the weekend, on Mondays
S
usually
V
S am/is/are
usually
Present Continious
at the moment of speaking
arrangements
аnnoyance
temporary actions
for changing or developing situations
The present continuous is used: now, at the moment, at present, these days, still, nowadays, today, tonight, etc.
Present Perfect
with state verbs as be, have, like, know
with using for and since
an action whitch happened at an unstated time
finished action and whose result is visible in the present
time expressions
for, since, already, yet, always, just, ever, never, so far, today, this week/month, etc., how long lately, recently, still (in negations), etc.
news
action happened, time period hasn`t expiried
Present Perfect Continious
started in past and continuous up to the present
the annoyance
result is visible
The present perfect continuous is used: for, since, how long, lately, recently