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Present tenses - Coggle Diagram
Present tenses
Present Simple
Maria works in a hospital.
(
Present habits
)
My plane leaves at 10:00 on Sunday morning.
(
Timetables
)
The Sun rises in the East.
(
Something that is always true
)
Present Perfect Simple
I have known John for two years.
(
Action starting in the past + continues in the present
)
Mat has seen this film twice.
(
A past action whose time not definite
)
It hasn't rained for over a month.
Present Continuous
Tim is cleaning his room.
(
Something happening now
)
I'm having a party on Saturday!
(
A future arrangement
)
More and more people are moving abroad.
(
A changing situation
)
Present Perfect Continuous
Mum has been working in the bank for ten years.
(
Expresses the duration of an action from past to present
)
Hey! I have been waiting for you for over an hour!
(
To show annoyance
)
Why are your eyes red? Have you been crying?
(
Past action with a visible result in the presen
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