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REGULAR REGULAR HABITS HABITS or or routines. routines. Permanent Permanent situations, situations, scientific scientific facts facts or or general general truths. truths. Personal Personal facts facts or or preferences preferences State State verbs verbs (non-progressive (non-progressive verbs) verbs) Timetables, Timetables, headlines, headlines, jokes. jokes. Signal Signal Words: Words: always, always, never, never, usually, usually, sometimes, sometimes, often, often, hardly hardly ever, ever, seldom, seldom, rarely, rarely, on on the the whole; whole; on on Tuesdays, Tuesdays, in in the the mornings, mornings, at at night, night, on on Saturday Saturday afternoon, afternoon, in in summer, summer, at at New New Year’s Eve; every… Year’s Eve; every… (day/Saturday/August/winter); (day/Saturday/August/winter); once once a… a… // twice twice a… a… // three three times times a… a… (day/month/year) (day/month/year)

Actions Actions HAPPENING HAPPENING NOW NOW or or around around now. now. Temporary Temporary actions. actions. Actions Actions in in progress. progress. Annoying Annoying habits habits or or complaints complaints (+ (+ always) always) Fixed Fixed plans plans for for the the near near future. future. (appointments, (appointments, arrangements) arrangements) Signal Signal Words: Words: at at the the moment, moment, at at present, present, now, now, right right now, now, today, today, tonight, tonight, these these days, days, this this year, year, currently currently Listen!, Listen!, Watch Watch out!, out!, Look!, Look!, Excuse Excuse me me tomorrow, tomorrow, next next month, month, at at 55 o’clock, o’clock, this this afternoon, afternoon, tomorrow tomorrow morning. morning.

ItIt emphasizes emphasizes RESULT. RESULT. For For completed completed actions actions at points at unspecific unspecific points in in the the past past (=experience). (=experience). (How (How long?) long?) Completed Completed actions actions that that started started in in the the past past and and continued continued in in the the present present or or that that have have aa connection connection with with the the present. present. ItIt expresses expresses that that the the action action is is permanent. permanent. (Non-progressive (Non-progressive verbs) verbs) To To express express that that aa completed completed action action led led to to aa desired desired result. result. Signal Signal Words: Words: already, already, yet, yet, still, still, just, just, so so far, far, lately, lately, recently, recently, for, for, since, since, never, never, ever, ever, all all my my life life How How many many times? times? once, once, twice, twice, 33 times,… times,…

ItIt emphasizes emphasizes DURATION DURATION ItIt emphasizes emphasizes continuous continuous course course of of an an action. action. (How (How much much time time is is spent?) spent?) ItIt expresses expresses that that the the action action is is temporary. temporary. To To express express the the action action had had an an unwanted unwantedside side effect. effect. Signal Signal Words: Words: How How long? long? since since // for, for, all all (day, (day, week, week, morning), morning), the the whole whole (day, (day, week, week, night) night)

Complete the sentences with the correct present form. 1. A: Can I borrow your calculator? B: Sorry, but I ______________________ (still / use) it. A: Ok, it _______________________ (not matter). I’ll ask for it to John. 2. See you in the morning. I __________________ (leave) in a minute. 3. I ______________________ (never / wear) a tie to work and I _________________ (refuse) to start now! 4. If you drop it, it will explode! What _________________ (you / do)? 5. You are a great cook! This cake __________________ (taste) wonderfully. 6. Excuse me, but ________________________ (this bus / stop) outside the Post Office? 7. Henry _________________________ (still / not find) a job. 8. I ___________________ (drive)! You can sit in the back with Martin. 9. How long ________________________ (you / wait) for the bus? You __________________ (look) really annoyed! 10. Ugh, don’t show me that picture! I ________________ (can’t stand) spiders! 11. Joan _____________________ (seldom / sit) next to Eve. 12. I’ve finished my exams so I _________________ (lie) on the beach the rest of the summer. 13. Stop doing that! You __________________ (be) very silly today, Paul! 14. It’s ages since I ________________ (not be) to an Indian restaurant. ____________________ (you / fancy) coming today with me? 15. In winter, what _______________________ (you / wear)? 16. Why _________________________ (you / look) at me like that? Have I done something wrong? 17. The coat _____________________ (not fit) me. I need a larger size. 18. Thanks for this great time. I ___________________ (have) a lovely evening. 19. This is an exam. Why ____________________ (you / talk)? 20. I _______________________ (not decide) about buying a new bike yet. I _____________________ (think) about it. 21. The dog ______________________ (dig) all the morning but it _____________________ (not find) any bones yet. 22. Every Easter my granny ___________________ (visit) us and my mum and her _____________________ (argue) angrily all the time. 23. We ________________________ (walk) the whole day. Let’s have a rest. 24. How many books ________________ (she / edit) so far?