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TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENT - Coggle Diagram
TALKING ABOUT THE PRESENT
Abitudini
PRESENT SIMPLE
I
wake up
at 6.30 on weekdays
She
plays
tennis twice a week
My parents hardly ever
watch
TV after dinner
Situazioni permanenti
PRESENT SIMPLE
My brother is a cook; he
works
in a restaurant in London
We
live
in a terraced house in the city centre
Fatti sempre veri
PRESENT SIMPLE
Water
boils
at 100°C
Vegetarians
don't eat
meat
Azioni in corso di svolgimento
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
We
are revising
present tenses in English
I
am not studying
History right now
Azioni/situazioni temporanee
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
I live in Florence, but I
'm staying
in Monza with my cousins these days
They usually go horse riding twice a week, but they
're not going
this week
Azioni che si ripetono e ci infastidiscono. N.B. insieme all'avverbio "always"
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
My sister
is always borrowing
my clothes without asking me; we argue all the time
I can't stand Luke; he
is always complaining
about his job
Azioni/situazioni iniziate nel passato e ancora valide nel presente
PRESENT PERFECT
We have been
married for 4 years
They have lived
in Berlin for 30 years
She has written
three novels so far
PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS
Per sottolineare la durata o il protrarsi nel tempo di quell'azione
She has been watching
TV for 4 hours!
We have been running
since 10; we are bathed in sweat