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Present tenses - Coggle Diagram
Present tenses
Present Perfect Simple
USAGE
completed actions
actions started in the past and continue up to the present
past experience
past actions with visible results in the present
VERB FORMS
I/we/you/they
have(n't) V3
he/she/it
has(n't) V3
TIME EXPRESSION
since
for
just
already
yet
ever
never
Present Simple
USAGE
general facts
habits, repeated actions
schedules
present facts, states
VERB FORMS
I/we/you/they
V/don't V
he/she/it
V(e)s/ doesn't V
TIME EXPRESSIONS
always
usually
sometimes
rarely
often
every day/week/month/year
Present Perfect Continuous
USAGE
the same as in Present Perfect Simple but focus on the
duration
VERB FORMS
I/we/you/they
have(n't) been Ving
he/she/it
has(n't) been Ving
TIME EXPRESSIONS
for
since
how long
Present Continuous
VERB FORMS
I
am (not)
V
ing
he/she/it
is(n't)
V
ing
we/you/they
are(n't)
V
ing
TIME EXPRESSIONS
now
at the moment
always
USAGE
actions happening at the moment of speaking
present actions in progress
fixed arrangements
annoying repeated actions